Oh, Those Irresistible Leaf Piles!

We have had beautiful fall weather this week,and I was able to catch Maya and Eli as they had fun jumping

 in a couple of leaf piles in our yard and around the neighborhood.

(Leaf Pile song)

It was actually rainy and cool today, so I was glad we could enjoy time outdoors earlier in the week. 

Lauren made a pot of chili today and I made a few cinnamon raisin biscuits,and it was nice to have a somewhat lazy Saturday.Jack and Eli spent the night last night and we enjoyed a movie and macaroni and cheese.We all woke up early when the "Eli alarm" went off at 4:45 AM, although we managedto get him to doze a few more minutes. Then the "boys" were off at 8 AM to meet the boys' parents for Jack's soccer game, ( in the rain, so I wisely stayed home.)

 

I'll leave you with this poem by Elsie N. Brady

 

Leaves

How silently they tumble down

And come to rest upon the ground

To lay a carpet, rich and rare,

Beneath the trees without a care,

Content to sleep, their work well done,

Colors gleaming in the sun.

At other times, they wildly fly

Until they nearly reach the sky.

Twisting, turning through the air

Till all the trees stand stark and bare.

Exhausted, drop to earth below

To wait, like children, for the snow.