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365: Day 263- Apple Picking

9/21/13: This morning we hit the gym before heading outside to enjoy Derek's day off. It's been just over 2 months since we joined the Y, so I wanted to take another picture of myself (see the first picture here). I am so damn proud of our commitment to improving our health and setting a good example for Zoe & Silas. It was another 13,000+ step day for me!


After our workout we went apple picking, joining thousands of other New England families on this gorgeous fall day. We headed back to Shelburne Farms in Stow, which is where we went last year (walk down memory lane with me and see pictures from 2012 and 2011).

The best part of our visit was definitely the hayride around the farm!


Then it was time to get to work-


There was plenty of time spent sampling different varieties of apples too!


This year we picked a 1/2 bushel. Boy is that a lot of apples!

20 pounds of apples!

We missed the neighborhood Farmer's Market today so we stopped at a farmstand on our way home. They had beautiful produce and I picked up tomatoes, nectarines, peaches, beets, "cheddar" (orange-yellow) cauliflower, red onions, and cabbage. The kids wandered around outside and looked at pumpkins while I shopped.


We had a fun day celebrating a great New England tradition!

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