Only on Monday

Well the annual rake-a-thon has begun!  This is what we will be doing for the next 4 weekends.  If anyone wants to come join us, I promise we'll let you rake some of these beautiful fall leaves...


After N raked the leaves the kids wanted to jump in them.  We had some friends over so they all got in on the action!  Sooo much fun.  Folks in Texas.  It doesn't get better than this.  I'll mail you some leaves so you can experience it :)





Then I had the realization...

The one where I agreed to make two piles of leaves...

To split the perfectly good huge pile into two little piles...

so there wouldn't be an argument...

I (ahem) used to think this was ludicrous.  Buying two of the same cups, a shirt for both kids, 9 grapes on each plate instead of two handfuls...

I'm sorry for judging you friends.

I'm so sorry for suggesting your kids just deal with it and reminding them that life isn't fair!

Ha Ha Ha...

I get it now :)

 The bike trail runs along side the potomac river.  There are fun bridges that the kids love that extend over some marshy water.
 Wait two more days and these leaves are going to be great!
 Beginning the ascent over the VA/MD bridge
 Oh my..cars everywhere and they were LOUD!
 Directly over the top

 Family picnic!
The weather has been gorgeous here and the fall leaves are an excellent backdrop for our drives around town.  I love living in the north because of the fall!!!  We went on a family bike ride over the weekend.  N thought it would be fun to go over the bridge to Maryland.  Hmmm.  I wasn't so sure.  But in the end I was glad to check it off the list.  It was pretty loud but I never felt unsafe.  The city is very bike friendly and they had an entire separate area for the bikers.  We stopped on the way home and had a picnic.  Great afternoon!  Love these people :)