Pecan picking

Here in Texas where we live there are Pecan trees EVERYWHERE. This past fall our friends the Binghams who live on a ranch invited everyone to come and get pecans. The only catch was you had to pick them up yourselves. I thought this would be a fun thing for the kids and I to do. Actually just Hunter and Taylor were excited about it and went with me. The Saturday we decided to go was SUPER cold and of course we didn't have proper jackets or gloves and Hunter couldn't find his shoes so he put on the next best thing....swim shoes. Gay just shook her head when we got there and went inside and found him a pair of cowboy boots and gloves for me to wear. We had a fun time looking for pecans in their front yard, watching their wild dogs eat the pecans, shells and all and we got so many pecans we didn't even have to go back into their orchard. When going to the Binghams it's ALWAYS an adventure and there is ALWAYS something crazy in their yard!



Hunter was more interested in going out where the horses were and that is where he spent most of his time. He did manage to find a some pecans.


Taylor was really good at finding the pecans under the leaves.


Hunter checking out the dead rat we found by the tree and the cow's skull. AAAHHHHH!!!


WHAT THE HECK?! This was there to greet us! I don't know what was creepier...this dead rat that was laying there or this cow's head the dogs brought up....