Juglone hands and my new RIDE

So it's been awhile, but I figured it was time for a post since a few exciting things have happened recently. We have 2 black walnut trees lining our driveway, and since I love walnuts, I thought, "hey, let's gather them up...won't that be fun!" So we gathered, and we gathered, and we gathered some more, and we ended up with about 4 large boxes full of black walnuts. The black walnut itself is actually encased in a green hull that has to be removed. The hull is pretty difficult to remove and it contains a dye called juglone. It stains REALLY bad, so you want to be sure to wear gloves while un-husking the walnuts. I actually wore gloves, but when I rinsed the walnuts, another step to the precarious process of harvesting black walnuts, I did not wear gloves (genious, I know), so this is what my hands have looked like for the past 2 weeks.

Some of our many walnuts- unhusked

On Monday we purchased a new vehicle! it is a 2006 Pontiac Montana SV6, and I love it! It even has a built-in DVD player (which Eden and Owen love). For a 2006, it had pretty low miles--34,800, and we got a super sweet deal. Now we get to take it to California to see Julio for Thanksgiving, and mom and dad can ride with us too. I'm pretty stoked about it.
Here are a few pics of the kids at Halloween. Eden was a ghost, and Owen was a little pumpkin. Eden was not too excited about wearing her pillowcase because she thought it was going to mess up her face paint.

Owen is walking all over the place now, and he really gets around. He likes to run off while we are at church and finds a sick satisfaction in hiding from me. He has quite the personality. Well, that's all I feel like writing right now. Here are a few pictures of my beautiful babies.