He accepted the fact that the pool was dirty and that we couldn't swim in it. I elected not to tell him that we could get sick from swimming in the pool with algae in it. I am sure we wouldn't get sick, just itchy. He was playing peacefully when I decided that we should do something fun. I asked him if he wanted to go see a tree where there were apples growing and he could pick an apple. He looked at me like I was absolutely crazy. I know he was thinking that apples come from stores not trees. He took my hand anyway. I told him that I wasn't sure if it was an apple tree or a peach tree but we would pick a piece of fruit and eat it. I am absolutely positive he thought I was making the story up. He dragged his feet, and muttered about apples, peaches, fruit, and flowers. When we finally made it to the fruit tree, he was very excited. I wish there was still fruit on some of the lower branches because he really wanted to pick an "apple". When we got to the tree I could see that they were really green anjou pears. The one I picked for John was ripe and the one I picked for myself will be ready in a few days. He carried it with pride saying that fruit grew on trees. We have been talking about how trees change during the year. When the leaves first started coming back, I told him that the leaves meant that the trees were growing. I am going to try my best to explain to him about fruit in the summer and what seeds do. I don't know that he will really understand, but it will be fun listening to him explain what I said to someone else. I always laugh when he tells people about leaves and the trees growing in the spring. Plant reproduction should be even more fun.
When we went inside, he was so excited to watch me peel his "apple". I sliced it on his plate and he gobbled it up. It was a pretty amazing tasting pear. Now I have to slice and peel the store bought apple that he had before we went "apple" picking. He wanted to eat the "apple" he picked from the tree.
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