On to November

This week, the leaves started dropping and they won't start stopping until at least December.
The raking is relentless.
Thankfully, at a dollar-a-bag, our Lili has become a workhorse with a rake.

She even came up with this clever invention to aid in the bag-filling.
(In case you were wondering, her parent-teacher conference went very well. Are you surprised? Me neither.)

Henry was helpful with today's raking session, too.
He whined for a rake, then raked for 30 seconds before discovering a dead mouse in the grass and gave up on raking all-together.
(No cash is given for finding decaying rodents. But he did receive cool points for the amount of grossness we all got to enjoy from his discovery.)

And this kid...

He earned a dollar for his raking contribution today.
Not to mention: He discovered the cutest way to pose for a picture inside the leaf bag.
He also happened to take the most creative photos of the afternoon.
(His parent-teacher conference also went well. He's bright, likes to chat and works hard, too.)

 

We stuffed seven bags full today. I'd say that was half -a-yards-worth, but we're on our way! Good thing it was so much fun. We've got miles to go before we sleep.