Leaf Piles and Pumpkins

We spent our weekend diving right in to some of our favorite fall duties and some of our favorite fall excursions!  First, we raked leaves upon leaves into to huge piles.  And pile by pile, we placed our leaves on a big, blue tarp and dragged said tarp to the street where the leaf vacuum will be making its rounds in the upcoming week.  Jack, of course, supervised our entire chore, so in between raking and piling we were also throwing the ball!  We were definitely happy to have cleared some of our leaves from our yard because we are still attempting to grow some grass, and we were slightly concerned that the leaves that had fallen may have hindered our grass from getting sunlight, water, air, etc.  Now, we are leaf free!  At least for the time being!  (This won't be the last time we rake and pile leaves this year!)

In addition to our pile o' leaves, we also headed to a local pumpkin patch called Kuhlwein's to pick out some pumpkins!  With all due respect to the Kuhlwein family, we were not that impressed.  We definitely picked out some winners, but the overall excursion could've been a little better.  Then again, we are used to heading out to Lynd's, which is a hard place to beat when it comes to fall activities!  We may still make a trip out to Lynd's.  Fall is not over yet!

Last but certainly not least, we added Monster Mash to our iTunes queue to start getting into the Halloween spirit!  And if you are looking for any sort of Halloween spirit, this song is your ticket!  It.is.so.much.fun!

Enjoy the album below, and Happy Fall!