What is it about newly fallen, green, yellow and brown crunchy leaves that calls to children? Where did the tradition start of making leaf piles and then jumping into them? Ask any child on the planet what they love about the fall and almost all of them will say, "Making leaf piles and jumping into them!"
This is what my kids were doing just a few days ago. I love seeing them play together. There is 3 1/2 years between Noah and Joey, and 5 years between Joey and Anna. And yet they play together really well. Most of the time. Except for when Noah picks on Joey because he can, and Joey gets frustrated with Anna because she's 3, and then I get frustrated with the bunch of them! Anyway - that's off the subject.
So, after this day of playing in the leaves - the next thing we know this happens!
Although I'm not sure that I was ready for this weather - I am ready for all of the things that go with it. I am ready for cozy jammies (any time of the day), hot cocoa and snuggling on my couch reading a good book to my babies. I am ready for watching the snowflakes coming down thick while Anna shouts. "Look Momma! Hno! (remember, she leaves the S off most words beginning with S!) Winter time is the time our family spends more time in the house; playing board games, reading good books, drawing, coloring and watching good movies while eating popcorn (with butter and parmesan cheese!). It's time to cuddle and snuggle and be cozy. To be together. To slow down. To appreciate the opportunity to just enjoy being a family.
The thing is...I'm afraid this brief deluge of snow will be short lived. It's supposed to get into the 50's this week so most of this will probably melt away.....but that's okay because I know the 'real' cozy time is just around the corner anyway!
But for today, it's homemade chicken soup, homemade bread
and cuddling by the fire.
