When we bought our house, one of the huge bonuses for me was the giant, beautiful tree in the front yard. I remember standing there marveling at it while the home inspection was going on, ignoring the house completely. At the time it was early spring and the leaves on only just budding. I knew that tree would be big and vibrant in only a month or two.
I never once thought about fall. It never crossed my mind that my giant, beautiful tree would succumb to the cooler temperatures that September brings. At the time it was months away and we still had summer to look forward to. But suddenly, the other day, we came home and noticed a few leaves on the lawn. And then, only a few days later, this:
I tried to make a game of raking the leaves. I thought Jaia would enjoy it. And enjoy it she did. I raked all the leaves that covered our front lawn and driveway into two piles which she jumped in, ran through and chased Humphrey around. It was an awesome way to spend a couple of hours.
But thankfully I wasn’t too serious about the raking because by dinnertime, the lawn was covered with more leaves than before I started just that afternoon. Lesson learned: Wait until the tree is completely naked before raking. Unless that is, you have a little bean who thinks messing around in the piles is better than Christmas.
KAtie - It’s so funny, I hardly knew fall was coming upon us – we have like no leaves! hehe..
Gosh -Jaia just keeps getting bigger and cuter with every picture!