My well rounded son...thanks to PBS???

My oldest son has much to say this morning. I listen intently and can't help but smile. He did yoga this morning with Missy Cain on PBS. They did planks and stretches and "it didn't make him tired one bit!"

Now he is enjoying Greek Yogurt and apples. I can remember my Granny sharing her apples and Fritos with me when I was a child. I smile again knowing that as I slice my apple for breakfast and both boys ask for one of their own, this could be a childhood memory that fills them with the warmth that "apple time" with my Granny fills me. So, around a full mouth of apple X tells me that he wants to raise bees. 

Raise bees!? Where did that come from? Curious George of course. Apparently he knows all about raising them and collecting the honey. If only life were as simplistic as his beautiful mind believes. "You have to buy the bees at the store mommy, because they do not just show up." Two of my co-workers are bee keepers, so I may have a chance of helping him realize this dream. 

Now, the reason all of this is interesting to me is that he has participated in, or discussed, three things that make me worry about his and his brother's futures. My oldest was a lazy baby because he was such a big baby. I worried about his health. Add to this he only ate bread and corn and potatoes (only Granny's potatoes would do) until he was almost three. I worried about all those carbs. Now he eats Greek Yogurt and fruit, seeds and nuts, kale and broccoli, tilapia and salmon! He wants to swim and be a runner and play tennis. He aspires to learn karate and play baseball next spring. Two things that caused me to worry (healthy eating and exercise) are taken care of. 

The third, bees are disappearing and I am very aware that if bees disappear, our foods are soon to follow. Without provocation from me or his father, X wants to be a bee keeper. He wants to grow his garden too! As a parent, my well rounded child offers me a sort of peace for a healthy future for him and whoever comes after him!