The Homemade Costume

I love Halloween! What other time of year do you get to run around your neighborhood dressed up in anythink you can imagine, begging for food and have people think you are cute doing it!? When I was a kid, I fondly remember making my own costume out of whatever I could dream up. No one had the same costume as I did and it was just what I wanted. This year, Quinn found the joy in making his own costume. We encouraged every last piece of paper mache, duct tape, elastic band and paint it took to get the job done. Happy Halloween!

What can you grow in just a 12" cube?

THIS!

Back in May when we finally started gardening at this house, I never expected to dig out almost 5 lbs of potatoes from ONE square. Quinn's blue potatoes just loved their spot in his square foot garden. He planted 4 potato plants which promptly took root and spilled beautifully over the sides of the box.  This weekend we decided it was time to harvest the long awaited potatoes.  When we pulled the 1st few out it was so exciting to see such big potatoes. After the 5th potato, we couldn't believe how many potatoes we had dug out. By the 20th one we were just hoping to find them all!

When I asked him if I could take his picture with his potatoes today, he responded "Sure! I already have my pose picked out." Who knew gardening could teach kids good eating habits with a side of self esteem and accomplishment?