Sunday, November 1, 2009

falling leaves...

Today was a gorgeous day... bright, sunny and warm. It was an absolutely perfect day for raking up a huge pile of leaves and watching the kids have the time of their lives. It's amazing... the littlest things bring about the biggest joys...

What started out as some family time in the backyard quickly expanded to include 5 families and 13 kids. All of these pictures were taken before the entire neighborhood realized that we were outside, and convened in our yard, but trust me... it didn't take long before they arrived! The kids played outside for almost 5 hours today!

The big hit of the afternoon was the pile of leaves at the end of the slide. Oh man ... the stunts those kiddos can come up with!! LOVE IT!







My little Andrew ... taking a break from the chaos and hanging out in his swing. He was still the center of attention though!!

My little poser!







Isn't this little monkey "body" coat thing adorable??

Caleb is still in his "I don't know how to/don't want to/can't remember how" to smile for the camera. Man ... this is getting old!

My little monkey.

This is Caleb's "best effort" smiling for the camera. See how he can't even look at the thing??? What's a mommy to do???

Here is his "I'm going to hide behind the pile of leaves so that Mommy won't notice me and try to take my picture" trick. Works well, don't ya think?? LOL!






It was a great fall day -- the kids playing in the leaves with their friends, eating tons of Halloween candy and enjoying a relaxing afternoon. Why can't every day be like today??














2 comments:

Danyel said...

It's about time!!!! Glad to see you blogging again. Love all the pictures. Miss you guys!

Crissy said...

Everytime I see more beautiful pictures, I want to say this to you like "Got Milk?" .... "Got Scrapbooks?" LOL So how is that scrapbooking coming? Are you totally caught up yet?