A leaf jumping getaway!

It was conferences week around here which means a few days off from school.  (Conferences were thumbs up for both kids, by the way!)  Since we had not been up to my aunt's house since August, it was time for a getaway.  Plus, she has leaves and we don't.  It does not seem like fall unless one can do some serious leaf jumping!!

 Posing while they waited for the pile to grow bigger and bigger.  I am working hard in the background!

 A successful jump right into the middle.

 And almost completely buried in the pile.  The leaves kept us busy for at least an hour of fun.  Jumping, sliding, hiding, throwing, raking...there is so much one can do with leaves.  The kids actually were a good help moving the pile of leaves onto the tarp so we could pull it to the front of the house.

 Besides leaf jumping, we enjoyed a trip to the dollar store to help pack Operation Christmas child shoe boxes, a trip to the indoor playground, watching some Halloween shows, and decorating a little bit for Christmas!  It is always fun to hang out with Aunt Mary (or Grandma, as Timothy calls her!)

The only bummer was Teresa coming down with pink eye and what we later found out was a sinus infection.  But despite that, it was a great couple of days!