Today we joined several coworkers of mine and helped pick apples at a nearby orchard for charity. All of the apples that we picked, except for the one bag that we were allowed to bring home with us, are going to be distributed to local food banks throughout Ohio. It feels great knowing that we were able to donate our time and labor and help those that are less fortunate and we were extremely impressed when we saw how many apples we were all able to pick together! Those local food banks are definitely going to get a good stock of healthy, crisp apples!
The morning was cool and definitely felt like fall, so in addition to doing a good deed, we also checked off one of the quintessential fall activities: apple picking! Kate thoroughly enjoyed eating a whole perfectly Kate-sized apple! And I can assure you that we are going to enjoy eating our bag of apples!
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| Our first apple pickin' adventure as a family! |
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| Brian dons the apple bag and starts filling! |
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| While Kate and I get situated with a pint-sized apple! |
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| Apple pickers! |
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| Kate goes in for the pick of her very first apple! |
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| Brian starts to pick this plethora of apples! |
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| There were so many apples to pick from! |
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| The Hendu's at the apple orchard! |
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| The whole crew! |
In addition to our apple picking, we also had the pleasure of attending a very special backyard tailgate for the Ohio State game where Brutus himself and several Ohio State cheerleaders came and cheered on the Buckeyes! It was like a mini pep-rally in one of Brian's friend's backyards! The kids absolutely loved seeing Brutus and this was Kate's first legitimate meeting! We know her future holds many more Brutus photos but there is something so very special about the first one!
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Kate, meet Brutus. Brutus, meet Kate.
You can tell by her expression that she is
just thrilled to be in his arms... |
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| The Hendu's with Brutus. |
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| Brutus enjoys some free play before the game! |
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| Go Bucks! |
SO, apple picking? Check. A win for the Buckeyes? Check. Starting the autumn off right? Check, Check, CHECK! Fall is most definitely upon us!
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