Leaves!

Well it's that time again. We LOVE our huge yard, but it sure is a lot of work in the fall. It took us about 2 1/2 hours! It's a good thing we have such great helpers. Everyone helped and it went very quickly overall. There is so much joy in a family who works together and has fun doing it. There was very little complaining and everyone seemed to enjoy being together. We are so blessed! Praise God that we can find joy in His creation and in each other.

Here is our huge leaf pile in the front yard.

WOW! What are those that popped out of the leaves!

Ethan shoveling. He was such a real help this year.
He is getting strong enough to really make a difference.

Teresa and Tatianna were also big helpers with the rake.

Elayne posed for the picture. She helped for awhile, but she just got too tired.

Teresa and Elayne helping Edward bag the leaves from the cans.

See, we are still smiling after 2 1/2 hours.

Tonja was helping too!