Gleaning

The boys took turns knocking the branches of the pecan tree.

Little Miss decided she would help document us gleaning by taking a picture of me & C searching for the pecans amongst the leaves.

We picked a five gallon bucket full of pecans

and then got crackin'. The dog stalks the kids, hoping they'll launch a nut his way. And they keep a suspicious eye on his thieving self.

Z shows off the meats.

Little Miss is in the midst of all this nuttiness too, hammering away at pecan shells. And I'm here too, sipping tea and taking advantage of prime read aloud time.

Some of the pecans will go into the freezer, and the others will go into "from our farm" Christmas gift baskets. An awsome way for the kids to take part in sharing the fruits of God's goodness with others. 

Merry Christmas!