In The Circle: Color-Fall

Our new house has an amazing yard, with lots of trees. And I mean lots. They are absolutely gorgeous as they change from green to yellow or orange and red,

This is the big tree in the back corner of our yard. It is absolutely lovely.
The leaves you see are round three of the raking extravaganza. Look at the beautiful tree.
Do the raking math. = Lots More Raking!!!

The yard makes for great fall photos and lots and lots and lots of leaf raking. We (and by "we" I mean Scott) have probably raked more leaves at this house in 2 weeks than we did at the old house in 12 years. The yard is totally worth it but now we're working off the beauty.

This might have to be an annual fall photo. The big tree with the kids.
That should be hilarious when THEY have to rake it all up!

Little Boo, under the tree she'll be climbing for the next few years.

Tagg wanted to fly his paper airplane (one of his all-time favorite
activities is making paper airplanes) into the leaf blower.
Fun for hours. Morgan didn't even mind it.

Cute kids. Fall leaves. Paper airplane. #love

You are so about to get leaf-ed, Sloane!

Throw leaves!!!

Cutest kids in a leaf pile...EVER!

Throw more leaves!

Do you see any super cute kids hidden in this picture? I do!

Impromptu family photo in front of the house.
Hair not brushed, filthy from raking and not a lick of makeup.
We might try to remedy that situation another time. Or not.

Me and Sloane. We had leaves in our hair for days.

Even Papa got in on the action.

Family photo.

Leaf throwing is fun for mommies too.

Sloane trying to rake more leaves onto the trampoline.

Sad but true. This cute. local pumpkin patch had great pumpkins but no wheelbarrows or wagons. Not good when you have 2 small kids and no helpers. So we took some cute pumpkin-pickin' photos...and then went to Harmon's where the carts were plentiful, the other groceries on the list in walking distance, and the pumpkins were 25% cheaper.