The Last of Fall

As we prepare to hunker down for the winter, we've been doing a lot of work around here lately, including installing a new, more energy efficient window in our family room to keep us toasty warm as the temperature drops. As fall comes to an end, we took one final step outside to prepare for winter and spent our day raking and burning the last of the fallen leaves. The first time I raked leaves with Nadija she didn't show much interest in playing in the pile, but this time it was a much different story. She discovered how fun the piles of leaves could be as she helped move hands full of leaves from one pile to the next, kicked them around and finally plopped her bundled self right into the middle! Ahh, to be small again!