leaf-pile

What can you spot in this picture besides a pile of leaves?

This weekend we had to take on the task of raking a ton of leaves in the backyard. Our yard is about medium size, but we had enough leaves on the ground to fill a football field. It.was.insane. We have been putting it off and I guess it was time to get it done. I suggested just waiting for the snow to cover it up. Why not?

Anyway, if you are going to spend an hour or so raking leaves, why not make it fun. We told the kids that after they raked them up, they could play in them. We let the kids jump in the leaves, hide in the leaves and basically get covered from head to toe with leaves. They had fun and the job got done.

My oldest son hid in the leaves and when a neighbor girl came over to join in the fun, she didn’t know he was in there and he jumped out at her. Yes, he scared the crap out of her. Good times, good times.