It was  a blustery, autumn day....

It all started when Mom drank 3 cups of coffee. She doesn't do that too often. Daddy was gone for the weekend, so she decided to get us donuts for breakfast. She doesn't do that too often either. The combination of caffeine and sugar got her all inspired to do some yardwork. She said it was because Daddy hates yardwork and we were doing him a favor. I think that she did it secretly because she enjoys it. Mom also said something about us having some energy to burn off. Either way, a leaf blower, a yard full of leaves, and us kids were a recipe for FUN!

Mom used the leafblower, but wouldn't share. She said we didn't know what we were doing, but I think secretly she was being selfish. Caleb and I ran around the yard, with leaves blowing into our hair and down our shirts. We solved that problem by taking off our shirts. Fall in Texas means it's not really cold enough for clothes. We had lots of fun running around, with leaves falling all over us. Being from Africa means we don't get to do this too often.

Imaginary snow

We also pretended it was snowing, because it might be the closest we are going to get to snow. As the leaves piled up, we realized Jordan was nowhere to be found. Caleb and I ran through all the piles of leaves, scattering them everywhere we went. We searched in the drainage ditch in our backyard to see if he ran away. We couldn't find and him and got a little scared. As Caleb began to bawl, which he does often, Mom finished blowing the leaves with a satisfied smile on her leaf and dirt-blown face. She took us by the hands, picking up our discarded clothes.  We went inside, and peaked in on Jordan, fast asleep in his bed. Oh. We finished off our blustery autumn adventure with a bubble bath, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and a nap. For Caleb, of course. I don't take naps- I'm five, you know.