daddy day in oak cliff...

saturday is referred to as "daddy day" at our house. sadly, it is the only day of the week that we have a long, uninterrupted time with daddy. weekends that we are in town or don't have plans (which seems to be just a few) we try to do something fun, just our little family. today after olivia got her back-to-school haircut (shout out, missy!!) we loaded up and daddy took us down to his new favorite spot in dallas- oak cliff! yep, mark is officially in love with this part of town. he has a new business venture in this part of the city so he spends several hours a week down there and comes home raving about "the best cup of coffee" he has ever had or the "neat ambiance" and one of the many fantastic restaurants he has discovered.

we arrived on the streets of the bishop arts district around 11:00 am, and although we were all pretty hungry our spot for lunch wasn't open yet sooo, we walked in and out of the quaint little boutiques and ended up at the soda gallery...

this place was filled with nostalgic candy and every kind of bottled soda you can imagine! the kids shared a bottle of orange crush. mark chose a yummy grape soda. and i picked vernor's (ginger ale from my childhood in michigan, mmmmmmm!)

we had finally killed enough time and eno's was open!! we walked across the street to this italian kitchen.

everything on the menu looked delish and everyone was smiling when our food arrived at our table. every bite i put in my mouth was great!!

we were stuffed from lunch, but we had walked by this place...

dude, sweet chocolate

and thought it seemed like the perfect spot to grab something sweet.

the kids got these homemade marshmallows that were super tasty. can you tell o thought they were good?

we ended our trip at urban acres market store. it is a local, organic farm to market store with coolers filled with farm fresh eggs, milk, and cheese, bins overflowing with organic peaches, plums, oranges, and tons of veggies, plus freezers stocked with grass-fed beef, farm-raised chicken, and shelves lined with a great variety of gluten-free products.

our good friends own this business and mark has joined them in this business venture. you should should check it out if you are into local and organic food. :) we picked up a few things and can't wait to enjoy them this week.

what a great day!! can't wait for our next oak cliff experience. i am certain it will be more good food and great times with my little family. :)