Friday Morning: Soulard Farmer's Market

This morning, we took Noah to the Soulard Farmer's Market in the old, riverfront area of St. Louis. This is, hands down, one of my FAVORITE places in St. Louis. The market has been in existence since the late 1700's, and is full of color, hustle and bustle, every kind of person imaginable... and yummy, well-priced fresh produce!

Though we haven't been back here since last year, I have been itching to come here to pick out some good stuff to make Noah's baby food. Today was the perfect day: Joe is off work, the weather is gorgeous, and Fridays are not as packed as Saturdays so we could take Noah's stroller without feeling like we were in the way. Here-- take a look at some of our little jaunt:

{just inside the market}
{the stately, pretty outside}
{looking down one of the streets of the Soulard district}
{the busy, crazy, indoor food stands}{the butcher}
{Noah, just chillin' in his stroller}
{my boys. Joe looks REALLY interested, right? And see Noah's legs? He like to ride in his stroller this way.}{just a portion of the abundant fruit and veggie stalls. I love the clothespinned, handwritten signs}
{our haul:}
For $18, we got--

4 bananas
2 large heads of broccoli
1 lb. of green beans
1 eggplant
5 pears
2 avocados
4 peaches
3 golden delicious apples
4 yams
2 lil' cases of blueberries

Not bad! And much of it will be steamed/baked/mashed/blended into little frozen cubes for Noah, but I might just have to nibble on some if this myself. In non-pureed form. Yum!

{this little bird whistle came from Grandma and Grandpa (Joe's parents) in Korea-- you put a little water in it and it trills a lovely little sound. Noah loves it. It was on my stove in my kitchen when I was taking produce pictures, and it begged to be included. No reason.}