Travelingjenny

Yesterday, as Gracie and I made our now daily visit to the garden, baby Tess spotted us picking a small red tomato. She pointed at it and said “mo’?” (translation: more please, or, can I pleeease have some?) I handed it to her and she immediately took a bite. And then she held onto it, tightly, for about half an hour, taking the occasional bite, until she had eaten the entire thing. For some reason, it had never occurred to me to eat something immediately after picking it. I mean, shouldn’t you at least wash it first?? But that smart 15-month old knew something good when she saw it. So today, I took both girls out there with me to pick 2 ears of corn for dinner (obviously, we would have liked more, but that’s all that was ready!). When we sat down to shuck them, Gracie declared that she likes raw corn, and promptly took a bite. I suppressed my urge to stop her (I am trying SO hard not to pass my own issues on to her!), and instead, I encouraged her. Not one to miss a snack, Tess immediately started repeating (rather emphatically) “mo’?”. So she and her sister sat facing each other, taking bites of the freshly picked corn. It must have tasted really good, because Tess became impatient if Gracie took too long with her turn. Watching my little girls share BOTH ears of the corn we had grown in our family garden was one of the sweetest moments I have witnessed as a parent. But now what will we eat for dinner??