30 Days of Thankful: Day 20

Today I am thankful for beautiful fall leaves.

This is one of the first only years,  I can think of, that I have actually enjoyed raking leaves. I haven't enjoyed raking them because it is so much fun to do, but I have enjoyed raking them up into big piles for Claire to jump into and run through. She just gets so much joy out of the smallest little things.

The smile that "finding" some leaves and then finding "more leaves" brings to her face is priceless. I really cannot describe in words how amazing it is. So because of the smile and giggles that it elicits from my daughter I have joyfully raked the leaves from our trees into two giant piles.

Also, who doesn't love all of the colors the leaves on the trees turn during a beautiful fall. The trees in our yard turn a bright yellow and there is a gorgeous red tree down the street from our house. I love seeing all the different shades of red, green, yellow, orange, and brown mixing together to make one of my favorite landscapes: fall in a four season state.

So today I am thankful for the fall leaves and the gorgeous weather we have had that makes it possible to go out and enjoy them. 


I am also thankful for the fact that Claire's enjoyment comes from having the leaves to play in, so I haven't had to bag them and carry them to the curb yet. : )