Fall Things Considered

Superfluous Esme picture:

Know what I miss about blog posts?  Posting them.  So from here on out, at least for a little while, we're going for quantity, not necessarily quality. 

We've had a busy, wonderful fall so far, and I do want it to be chronicled, if only in short snippets of photos.  What better way to start than with leaf pile pictures?

 Jumping in leaf piles is quintessential fall time fun to me.  I have so many great memories of doing it as a kid, and now I can really understand all the work Jason and Joel put in to keep raking up a big enough pile so that we could jump from the tree fort into a pile of leaves without snapping femurs.

 Esme hangs tough outside with us as we rake and jump.  The tough part really comes into play when she's wearing her hunting cap. 

The boys are quite helpful with the yardwork when they choose to be.  Caelum enjoys raking and Owen can rake, weed, and actually help me drag a tarp full of leaves to the backyard. 

 I rake the front yard for the sake of a good outdoor activity with the boys.  Not pictured: Zach raking the entire front and backyard this past weekend.  It was a lot of leaves! The leaves are dropping fast now.  I better get this Fall series moving, as winter will be here before we know it!