"G" is for Goat!

This week we have been learning about the letter "G" and goats.  For this post I will spare you all the details of this week's lesson and get to the good stuff.
I had no crafts planned this week except for tomorrow. We'll try making a goat puppet out of a paper sack, but other than that it has been a slow week for crafts.  One thing I wanted to do with them was try goat's milk.  I didn't even look for it at a grocery store, but instead went straight to a little farm up the road that raising goats and sells the milk.  I just wasn't sure if they would have any available at this time of year.  I had heard during the Winter months they didn't have much to sell.  Regardless I knew we would head over to Homestead Farms for nothing else but to see the goats.
Homestead Farms is a little farm right in the middle of everything.  You would never know they exist down the little road.  They have a little store front that is open a few hours a day.  They sell fresh veggies, goat's milk(it goes fast!), goat cheese and other homegrown meats from other farmers around the area.  A young couple now owns the land that has been in the family since the late 1800s.
We pulled up around 2:15 and they had just opened.  The young man greeted us as we walked in the store.  I told him we were there for goat's milk.  He said they didn't have any, but to check back in a month. 
I quickly told him we homeschool and are learning about goat's this week and wanted the boys to taste it.  I was secretly hoping he would say I have a small amount you can buy, but he didn't.  I ask him where I could get some and he told me the grocery store, but it would taste awful......nothing like fresh.
I thanked him and told him we would check back in a month. 
As we were about to walk out he said, "I have an even better idea for your goat lesson this week.....what about seeing 30 minute old baby goats?"  Oh my gosh!!!  I jumped at the chance.  I think I was more excited than the boys!  So off we went following him to see these newborn baby goats.  As we got closer I could hear those sweet cries.  He invited us in the stall where there were about 20-30 goats, but right where we were standing was a big Momma goat and twin babies.  She had literally just had them.  She had two big bubbles hanging out "her area" which I am assuming was the sack, placenta or after birth.
(Mom, ask Judy for me.)
I was just waiting for the boys to start asking questions.  They did not and have not at this point. 
The twins were still a little wet from where Momma had cleaned them and there part of the umbilical cord  still hanging.  The nice young farm man now begins showing the boys the cord, but I didn't have the nerve to tell him they have no clue what you are talking about.  Again they didn't ask questions.  I think they were a little intimated by Momma goat who kept head butting the dogs when they got close to the boys.  Only because the boys were close to the baby goats.
I am SO happy we stopped by Homestead Farms today! What a great lesson on goats!
What a treat for the boys(and me)to see these precious newborn goats.  30 minutes old! 
G is for goat!

G is also for God and grateful!  I am so grateful to God for His perfect timing in our lesson today!