Knowing we were going out to garden, he insisted on grabbing his bucket from the kitchen. After having watched dad model eating kale, he remembered and wanted in on the action.

Perhaps not totally happy with his adventurous decision, he at least kept it packed back in his cheeks until dinner.

Picking the two habaneros that ripened

And after visiting the one ripened squash many times over the summer, he was proud to carry it inside. Until he realized it was too heavy (even for him) and swapped dad for his bucket ‘o kale.