Leaves

We took a break from our studies yesterday to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. The kids have found leaves that have fallen and raked them up for a good ole fashion jump leaf pile. They had fun taking turns jumping in and throwing the leaves all around. They then took turns burying each other in leaves and calling me over to come "find" the missing child. When I would get close the hidden one would jump up hollering. I would be shocked of course and they would all get a good laugh. I remember doing this same thing when I was little. What is it about a pile of leaves that just begs you to jump in it, or is that just me? They wanted me to jump in with them, but we needed more leaves before I could do that. I need lots of cushion for my tushion. ;) They would jump in a pile of 10 leaves if I let them. They have no fear of throwing their bodies head over heals to the ground. This is where my age comes into play I guess. Along with our leaf pile fun we are going to football 3 - 4 times a week. Through all these 1 1/2 - 2hr practices my 6yr old has learned to ride her bike without training wheels. We spend most nights just circling the paved track. Her on her big girl bike and my 2 yr old on her little Dora big wheel bike. She just scoots it around with her feet as she cannot quite manage pedalling and steering at the same time. Just when do us females learn all the multi-tasking that is required in life I will never know. :) < >

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Above is the big run and jump into the pile. < >

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The tossing of the leaves. She the joy on that face? < >

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The laughing after she tumbles from the pile. < >

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They stuffed themselves with leaves and became leaf monsters. This is the shaking out of the leaves that did in attempt to get rid of all those pesky leaves from inside their clothes. < >

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Here is my son after his practice one night this week. The quality stinks because I had to take it with my video camera as my other is in need of batteries. No fall blog post would be complete without the football pic. :)