Well how about that - today is National Watermelon Day!
Today we were going to have the happy engaged couple over for lunch to go over last minute wedding plans (only two more weeks - oh em gee!!!!). I called the other kids to see if they wanted to come and we had a rather impromptu family lunch - perfect afternoon for any mama!
Few things taste as good on a hot summer day as a grilled burger, so that's what we went with. I got a text that Brooklyn had picked out a watermelon, so they were bringing it over for dessert.
She really goes to the best summer daycare - I'm so impressed. Now that she is school age they have some truly unique and awesome field trips a couple of days a week. This week one such field trip was to the farmers market, where they learned about many different fruits and vegetables. One tidbit of knowledge that she came home with was how to choose a perfect watermelon. Well since this is not a great skill of ours Keith asked Brooklyn to tell him about it (he is such an awesome grandpa!).
First they had to wash the watermelon because it did have dirt on it. Then she told him that you put your ear on it while thumping all around. She said choose a watermelon that sounds hollow all around.
I wish I had taken a picture of the slices as they were the prettiest red and just dripping with juice. As tasty as it was Brooklyn really must have learned the secret to choosing a good watermelon! I think grandpa might have been a tad disappointed though when he found out it was seedless because he was wanting to teach her the fine art of watermelon seed spitting. But as they say, always leave wanting more.....
Deep Thoughts: "The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of their worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the every day moments."
