Young McFadden had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

...and on that farm he had a bean plant, E-I-E-I-O.

Last Friday, Eric and I planted some beans in an old chocolate milk carton, and as of this morning, they were already this tall!  They're in a milk carton because, although you can't tell from the picture, we planted them up against the side of the carton where a flap is cut so we can open up and watch them sprout, the roots going down and the shoot coming up; there's plastic wrap taped on to hold the dirt in when you're looking in the "window."

And the kids really do wear other clothes than these flag shirts; it just seems that every time I take a photo of them for the blog happens to be a day they're in them.