The Fruits of His Labor

Jake loves to help me water. He has his own watering can, but he prefers to use my big one. He'll also help manage the hose, although he likes doing that for about one minute, then "It's all done, Mommy! That's enough!"

We have some pots in the backyard with tomato plants and green beans. Everyday, Jake says "Let's check our 'mato plants!" He loves to be able to pick the tomatoes and beans and he's very critical of if they are ready or not. We'll talk about just how red a tomato is, or it it's still orange. "Oh no, Mommy, this one not ready."

Here is Jake proudly display the fruits of his labor. Now if we can only get him to eat them...he doesn't actually like tomatoes to eat, just to grow...