The kindergarten tree

We have been planning to plant a kindergarten tree for Mathias. We've been thinking about it for most of the school year but haven't gotten around to it. The idea would be to plant the tree when he goes to kindergarten and watch it grow up along side the boy. By the time high school graduation rolls around they should both be quite a bit taller.  As it happens Mathias received a tiny little strand of a maple tree at school. So we, appropriately, made that the kindergarten tree. It is pretty small and I hope I don't accidentally run over it with the lawn mower.

Mathias comment was: now we don't have to buy maple syrup anymore! But it might be a while before we can tap this one for sap in the springs!