It’s days like these that I feel so grateful to homeschool. The days where fun and learning occur simultaneously.
My friend, Grace, and I, took our boys to spend the day in Sacramento. Since she is from there, Grace had a few fun spots up her sleeve. I, however, was able to provide our finale, based on an article I read in Sunset magazine…
First stop…ABC Bakery. They make these wonderful asian pork buns, called “bao”. You can either get them baked or steamed. We opted for baked, per Grace’s suggestion. So good!
Next stop…Sacramento Zoo. A nice, little, perfectly manageable for a half day trip.
Breakfast!
They have a great reptile house, with quite a few I have never seen. I love this frog.
Hangin’ with da gator…
…and the roos…
The tiger exhibit had a ledge with a glass window. Mama and son were resting on the ledge. This picture does not do it justice, but I loved the pattern on mama’s back…
‘R’ took this picture. He’s pretty amused by it.
The gift shop sold ‘Salt and Vinegar Crickets’. Not one to shy away from a new culinary venture, ‘A’ asked me to buy some. Except for the prickly legs, he thought they were terrific! (I tried one. It reminded me of ‘Bugles’). ‘R’ wanted nothing to do with it.
Lunch time. An adorable vintage shop/cafe, with a charming back patio for dining. Bow and Arrows.
Last stop. Sunset magazine recently had an article on a Sacramento landmark. They are celebrating their 50th year in business. The article stated that Osaka-Ya has lines wrapping around the block during the summer for their snow cones. They are so popular they even have their own service window dedicated to the snow cones, so customers don’t clog up the small Japanese grocery store. I knew the boys would be totally into this for dessert.
Imagine my surprise when upon entering the store, ‘R’ shrieked, “MOCHI“!! This little grocery has a wide variety of homemade mochi. I gave the boys an option, and they all chose mochi over snow cones. (They were pretty yummy…)
It was a fun, fun, day!