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the leaves are gorgeous right now- the yard was looking like we maybe needed to start raking- then we had a rain storm in the night and woke up to a yard full of leaves!


There was even a dandelion found for mommy :)


vibrant

I had this grand idea to take paper and glue outside and make leaf collages and.....


leaf people!


at first the boys scoffed and ran off with the football....


but pretty soon, they too wanted in on the fun. I cannot tell you how happy this made me- crafting on the driveway with my kids in the gorgeous fall air.









We taped the pictures on the wall and the next morning found the leaves all curled up- oops, should have pressed them first!

That poem reminds me of the poem my 2nd grader is learning...you'll love this:

December Leaves
by Kay Starbird

The fallen leaves are cornflakes
That fill the lawn's wide dish.
And night and noon
The wind's a spoon
That stirs them with a swish.

The sky's a silver sifter
A-sifting white and slow,
That gently shakes
On crisp brown flakes
The sugar known as snow.

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Oh! If you want to see some amazing fall leaf pictures- check out my mom's blog! Beautiful.