Jumping into Fall

I raked the front yard for the first time of the season, and Matthew was super excited. He had been asking for several days, but I wanted to wait until we had enough leaves to make a decent pile. The kids had lots of fun running and jumping in the leaves. What a difference a year makes. Last year, they were much more timid about playing in a pile of leaves. I'm sure they'll have plenty more chances since my neighbor's oak tree had lots of leaves still to fall.