Wa-Melon

Summertime. A time for lots of the best foods in the world. Tomato sandwiches, silver queen corn, squash casserole, and delicious "wa-melon".

Today, the chefs of 709 wanted in on the cutting of a watermelon action. This really resulted in me doing all the work and these 2 little loves eating the fruits of my labor. Literally.

At first, I thought the messy factor of cutting watermelon was the selling point for Charlie. Because that boy can find a mess and loves to be in the thick of it. However, after letting him learn to eat watermelon the ol' fashion way, his appetite became ravenous! Plus, he was still getting messy. It was a win-win for him!

In no time at all, Charlie learned eating watermelon is so much easier if you just use your muscles and lift it up!

This is pretty much what Charlie looked like through the duration of this morning activity!

My little mama was her usual good momma self and wanted to assist in the cutting up process. She would notify of any "mess" that she spotted and quickly grab her rag to clean it up for me! (Love that!) She was adamant that she would be using a fork to help me cut her piece of "wa-melon" up. Did I really expect less here?! Occasionally, she would take a nibble of a piece out of her bowl but she was having no part of the mess Charlie was a part of!

But finally, the peer pressure got to her and she dove in!

From the look on this sweet face, I think she loved the mess and taste of it all!

I love spending my summer days with these 2 messy chefs!