We enjoy digging potatoes for a lot of reasons. Time spent with our Loertscher family. Satisfaction of working hard and accomplishing something great. Joy in digging the dirt on a sunny fall day. And of course, anticipation of eating yummy potatoes all winter long (at least for me and for Aaron....we're still working on the kids).
The kids also love potato planting and harvesting because they get to play in their great-grandpa's backyard, which doesn't happen often. They also like looking around his old house when they go inside for bathroom breaks. This time Nora was fascinated by the fact that the doors have actual keyholes.
We felt like we didn't get much accomplished in the potato-producing department because -as Aaron put it- we're growing kids. It was a constant teaching process. Showing them how to clean off the potatoes and where to put them, reminding Nora to walk where we had already harvested ('the fluffy dirt'), teaching Zeke to stay with the work even when he didn't want to, correcting Nora when she called the potatoes 'tomatoes', and showing Zeke how the potatoes grow off the roots of the plants. We talked to them about digging for potato treasure, and that made everything a little extra fun! The kids even got a turn to dig.
Zeke the scarecrow.
Nora in the house. I took this picture because she is just so cute, dirt and all. When I told her she was adorable, she said 'Yes, I am.' Then she pointed to her shoulder and added, 'Look I have beautiful dirt!'
