Picking Walnuts

Today we spent the day at our new friend's house out in the country. Remember, the story about William and the llama--- well it is the same family. Jumping ahead--- funny how I didn't even see it coming, but this family has become like our closest friends ever since they invited us to a bible study. They are such a blessing to us........ I am thankful that they reached out to us that first time over two months ago.

Anyway, we went to their house to pick-up walnuts----- at 30 cents a pound it was not a bad way to spend the day with the kids outdoors with friends in the beautiful sunshine.

In the field where all the walnuts were, there was also lots of animals.

I think all of us enjoyed chasing those poor geese, even John and I got in on the action! There is this one duck among all the geese------ I thought it must be having an identity crisis!

This llama wouldn't let us touch it..... probably still offended from the time William yelled at him.

The kids were ready to cash in their walnuts------ we thought it would be a good incentive for them to come back for a second round after they saw the cash that they had earned.

Rachel and I picked two big bags of pomegranates to take home. They won't go to waste at our house.

Here we are unloading the walnuts.

Each child had their own bag.

Between all of us, we picked nearly 300 pounds of walnuts. Not a bad way to spend family time on a Saturday.

While most of us picked up walnuts, William picked up sticks with the promise of a bonfire later. He is dare I call it "obsessed" with fire, something we are working on, so this was a real treat for him.

We actually stayed for dinner after the walnut picking----- Costco pizza and a veggie tray. All in all, it was a really nice way to spend our Saturday with a family that has become one of our favorite families to hang around with.

Needless to say, all of the kids were filthy and needed baths once we got home. Because we should try to keep Dennis' bandage on until the 13th, I had to give him a sponge bath. How fun, and yes Dennis still loved it even though he couldn't splash!

Anna and Annalyn seeded at least 7 pomegranates that were cracked open. The juicy seeds are so addictively yummy, that I think I ate way too many and now have a tummy ache. After Annalyn ate two huge platefuls of the seeds, which is way more than I did, I had to say enough is enough for tonight.

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By the way, check out God's Waiting Children new website. They are the agency we used to bring home Dennis.

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Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that poor Dennis got pecked by a mean ol' chicken. After that, the chickens were locked up. But don't worry, Dennis is okay.