We did read a book before we left for our trip this morning.....it seems like so long ago now! We read Now I Know Healthy Eating by Melvin and Gilda Berger. It was an easy, nonfiction text about what kinds of foods we should be eating. We learned that our bodies need lots of different kinds of foods to keep us healthy and growing! It was a great way to get our minds thinking about what things we might see at the market!

Where do you find loads of healthy foods??  At the farmer's market! Today we took an Out and About to Atherton Mills Market.  After a chilly walk along the Lynx tracks, we made our way to the, thankfully, indoor market to search for all the foods that help our bodies grow big and strong.

First item on the agenda at the market, was lunch!  We had planned a picnic.....and despite the gloomy weather....we had one!  Inside....and right next to one of Charlotte's old trolley cars!  The kids would only eat their lunch with the promise of getting to explore the trolley when everyone was finished!

They LOVED getting on the trolley!  Never mind that there was no hope of going anywhere.....they all took turns spinning the wheel (good thing it was stationary!), and hanging out the windows waving for pictures!  They were so cute.....and what a great way to begin our journey around the market!  Special thanks to Ms. Lynn for giving us complete freedom to explore and touch!

As we walked around the market we saw pumpkins, vegetables, soaps, nuts, eggs, dried fruit, honey, pickles, and SOOOO much more!  Garrett and Tucker bought us honey sticks.....a natural, good for you treat!  Everyone wanted a turn to touch the fish.....yes.....a whole fish!  The teachers were waiting with hand sanitizer right after!!  The pickle man sang us a song while he played the accordion.....he even lets us all play a note!  Each booth had something wonderful to touch and see!  It truly was a wonderful place full of excitement and memories!