Saturday, August 29, 2009

Grandson's First Tomato Picking Experience

I was very tickled and proud of our almost 20 month old grandson today when we picked grape tomatoes. I told him to pick the red ones, and showed him some, and he only picked 1 green one early on.



Look at that reach!


Going for the red ones:



I tried to take a photo of him holding the bowl, but he dumped them out. We got them picked up, then he dumped them again. I'll have to check them over to see if any are damaged.



I only picked a few of these. I think the little guy did quite a good job!


I ate a few cracked ones while we were picking, and offered him some. He said no the first couple times, then finally tried one, but spit it out.
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30 comments:

  1. donnaAugust 29, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    Oh, my gosh. What a cute post. I think you'd agree with me that he's the smartest 20 month old ever! (Don't we always think our grandchildren are the smartest and cutest?) The garden provides to many different learning experiences. Learning colors, counting and following directions, to name three.

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  2. Sandy KesslerAugust 29, 2009 at 4:51 PM

    will he be tasting them at dinner. You're right the reach is a true agricultural expert, and the concentration yay

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  3. Corner Gardener SueAugust 29, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    I went back and added that I ate some, but he didn't want to at first. When he finally did, he spit it back out. LOL He likes some kinds of vegetables, but this is the boy who said, "Yuck" and spit out yellow squash last week. Today, he picked the squash out of his soup without comment, but ate the rest, which had some chopped tomatoes in it.

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  4. Sandy KesslerAugust 29, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    cute little guy what is his bame how old??Mara grace my grandaughter has always loved a garden- so much so that was her birthday party theme 2 weeks ago..sk

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  5. Chloe mAugust 29, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    Sue,
    what a sweet little guy, and what a sweet grandma you are for letting him help out in your garden. He will learn to love gardening from you!
    Rosey

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  6. bopeepAugust 29, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    Sue, He is sooooooooo cute...looks like you have a great helper there.Nice looking tomatoes too.
    Prayers, Bo

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  7. inadvertent farmerAugust 30, 2009 at 1:45 AM

    What a sweetie pie! Great job little one...Kim

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  8. lynn'sgardenAugust 30, 2009 at 5:04 AM

    Simply Adorable! ;)

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  9. tinaAugust 30, 2009 at 5:35 AM

    He did a great job and is cute!

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  10. CanadianGardenJoyAugust 30, 2009 at 6:45 AM

    Hello Sue ! Thank you for leaving so many comments and really looking at my sky pictures : )
    Your grandson looks the picture of my son when he was that age .. too darn cute ! LOL
    I think he may grow up to loving veggies ? .. I wish I had done that more with my son now BIG sigh ! LOL

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  11. RacquelAugust 30, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    You'll make a gardener out of him yet Sue. ;)

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  12. Sunday GirlAugust 30, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    Very adorable and enjoyable post, Sue.

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  13. GailAugust 30, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    Sue, He's too precious picking out just the red ones! You have a smart and cute grandson. gail

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  14. JanAugust 30, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    He is adorable and following directions very well (except for the 'don't dump out' part!). Kids love to dump things out though, don't they! I loved this post, and it's nice to see how the garden can help him learn so many things!

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  15. Tatyana@MySecretGardenAugust 30, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    I love to see kids in the garden. My boys are so proud when they show our garden things to their buddies. Although, I am not sure they'll do that when become teenagers...

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  16. CherylAugust 30, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    I think you have a future veggie grower there....such a cute post. It is such a wonderful age.......

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  17. MissyMAugust 30, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    He is such a cutie! Start 'em young!

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  18. FrancesAugust 30, 2009 at 6:44 PM

    What a good worker! And so young too! I wondered if he would eat them, sometimes that squishiness and seeds are not the textures appealing to little ones. I wouldn't eat a tomato until an adult LOL What a cutie! :-)
    Frances

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  19. LeSanAugust 30, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    Oh Sue you have the cutest little grandson! What a delight he must be for you. Uh oh, I feel a cuddle urge coming on...gotta go.

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  20. Troy @ I Refuse to RecedeAugust 31, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    Sue, your blog always makes me smile. You seem to genuinely enjoy your garden, and I can't help but feel some of that myself as I read your blog, and I love all your pictures.

    I hope you don't mind, I nominated you for the Superior Scribbler Blog Award. You can read the details about it here:

    http://scholastic-scribe.blogspot.com/2008/10/200-this-blings-for-you.html

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  21. HecketySeptember 1, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    Oh this reminds me of when my girls were small and they would graze their way through the veg and fruit plants and then refuse their dinner! And then I'd go out next day and wonder how everything ripe had gone...I forget little snippets like that until I'm reminded, so thank you!

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  22. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    I want a grand baby to help me pick tomatoes. He is adorable and did a good job.

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  23. frugal southern momSeptember 1, 2009 at 4:13 PM

    He is so cute! This is my first time here. I love your pictures of your garden.

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  24. Bren HaasSeptember 1, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    What a wonderful entry. A DAY the children WILL NEVER forget. I still remember my garden experiences from childhood.
    I was thinking once the kids went back to school I would have more time to blog and visit my blogging friends. SO MUCH FOR THAT IDEA... I have been super busy canning.

    FORGIVE ME FOR Not stopping by like I should.

    Happy September Gardening friend!

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  25. Bren HaasSeptember 1, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    What a wonderful entry. A DAY the children WILL NEVER forget. I still remember my garden experiences from childhood.
    I was thinking once the kids went back to school I would have more time to blog and visit my blogging friends. SO MUCH FOR THAT IDEA... I have been super busy canning.

    FORGIVE ME FOR Not stopping by like I should.

    Happy September Gardening friend!

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  26. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    Awww, what a cutie, and smart too! Hope some caterpillars show up there soon. Now I have swallowtail cats! And guess what? You were right, what I thought were salvias were penstemons! I forgot I had planted them! Like you, winter is much too long, and never seems to end while summer flies by. Darn! The older I get, the worse I hate to see cold weather arrive.

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  27. Bangchik and KakdahSeptember 2, 2009 at 9:02 AM

    A very nice post on the little one. The bowl looks awfully heavy for him to hold.... haha.
    Cheers,
    ~bangchik

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  28. NamnetSeptember 2, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    He is so sweet! And is going to be a good hand for you and your garden:-)

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  29. PatSeptember 3, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    This has to be the sweetest post I've ever seen !

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  30. CarlaSeptember 3, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    Quite the little helper you have there!! Kids do love to dump things out don't they:)

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