So we planted a little garden, thinking that if they helped grow some veggies, they might take an interest in eating them. They haven't. Until today.
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| Yesterday, our daily inspection of our garden led to a surprise discovery. While we had found only a few tiny zucchini before, suddenly we had missed a growth spurt and we found two giant zucchini. |
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| Although they had pooh-poohed my yummy fried zucchini the night before, today's chocolate zucchini muffins hit the spot. |
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| While Ellie napped, Tommy had helped me mix the batter and fill the muffin tins. |
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| Then while we were watering tonight, Ellie and I found four more zucchinis a bit more than ready for harvest. The two smaller ones I will saute. But I see a few more chocolate muffins in our future with the two giant ones. (They are sitting on a 10" dinner plate for size reference.) |
Speaking of things that grow quickly...
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| Tommy measured 3' 1.9" at his 3 year check-up last week. That is a 9" increase since his 2 year measurements. He has also gone from 22.8 lbs to 31.6 lbs. |
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| A few days later at home, he appears to have grown another 3 inches. Until you notice that he is wearing shoes and standing on tippy-toes. Like father, like son. |
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| Ellie measured 3' 1.25" at her check-up. Her kitty chart agrees with this. This was an increase of 9.5" for her. Her weight increased from 21.8 lbs to 33 lbs! |
Looks like you have the perfect environment for fast growing kiddos as well as zucchini! My Greek Grandpa would tell you that the huge zucchini is a big No No! Enjoy those muffins! You could freeze grated zucchini to make bread in the winter....just sayin'
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your grandpa! I have always been critical of people who let their zucchinis get too big, but I never realized just how fast it happens!
DeleteI was given two HUGE zucchini which we shredded and froze. Tom tried to make sugar free zucchini bread. Don't ask me why - he's Mr. Healthy. Sometimes that gets on my nerves! But he cooks everything so I can deal with that. I just eat unhealthy when I go out to eat. We hardly ever go out to eat together. I usually go with my wonderful friends (including my buddy Vickie (and kids)).
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome, Vickie! What a great idea to help get them to eat veggies. Those muffins looked super delicious. The kids are growing like weeds!....well, beautiful weeds!
ReplyDeleteGreat job growing children and zucchini!
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