Thursday we were off to the Community Garden again. Milo's mum had schlepped plants, sun tea and a bean project (not to mention her 4 year old) all the way there and I again stood in awe of her awesomeness. The plot was much less crowded and P happily planted a few flowers, once he could commit to getting his hands dirty, that is :) Watering was, again, his favorite part, dragging a big bucket from the rain water containers spread around the garden. The day was warm and everything was green and gorgeous!
A new little girl joined us this time and, following the good faith Abby had built up the day before, P befriended her. He'd just gotten a new shipment of candy and offered some sweets up to his new sweetheart. They sat together in the shade to discuss her options and I felt like the paparazzi around Brad Pitt. I soooo wanted a shot of their sweet little hatted heads bent in concentration, but I was just a bit too far away, the sun was the wrong angle, and I didn't want them to notice me either :) Ahhh, well....
After we dug in the dirt, another homeschooler celebrated his 5th birthday with some yummy cupcakes, thrilling P. Dirt digging, cupcakes (With Sundrops!) and a sweet little girl? Ahhh, the bliss of it all.
"Grabbers" are one of P's favorite things in the world. He'd love to have a set of those sold in zoos everywhere, with the snake/rhino head at one end and a clamp you squeeze at the other, making the snake/rhino bite. But he knows how shoddily they are made (he's seen them broken) and wants one that Really Works. We've bought him a few sets of kitchen tongs as semi-replacements, but I can't believe I hadn't thought of trash grabbers! They're heavy duty and just the thing! One was just lying around and P happily did some damage to a few weeds:
To top off a top-notch day, we wandered the garden collecting treasures. P is a collector at heart (his rock collection is almost comical. Ditto the sea shell one.) and we've started a new project that requires lots of natural treasures, so we scoured the space. Elsie Mae followed us, occasionally sharing a find with P (thereby solidifying his growing trust in friends, of at least the female variety ;) while her wee brother chugged along behind. Under the green canopy, surrounded by the lovely east village rooftops, it was a perfect way to pass the day.
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We went through a phase when my kids liked these grabber things too. We found "the gopher", which was great except that we had to go to Walmart to buy it. It has held up for a long time and I even use it to grab things that fell behind the dryer! Amie
Thanks for the tip Amie!! I'll look for one - P'd love it :)
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