lynbert: autumn

09 November 2009

autumn

we have a huge maple tree in front of our house. due to the amount of leaves that fall this time of year i have decided that i don't ever want one of these trees when i someday have my own house. cleaning up all of the leaves is quite a chore.

the other day i was walking out of the house and the neighbor boys were playing in all of the leaves in our driveway, and when they saw me they ran away. i let them know they could keep playing and they came right back. it was really cute. i even got them rakes. the younger boy (not pictured) took the rake and said, "i love rakes. i want a rake for my birthday." so cute.

after i got rakes for the boys i got simon from the basement and let him play with them. i let him get dirty. i'm pretty sure this is the first time. here is simon sitting next to daniel in his big pile of leaves.

1 comment:

Megan D, said...: I love the fall season! You're a good neighbor to bring out the rakes for them. It sounds like a lot of fun playing in the leaves!; November 10, 2009 at 4:09 PM

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simon says

8/14/14 - on going home to nyc after vacation in utah and california, "i'm sweet and sour on it."
7/20/14 - "mom, this is a transformer, and guess who drives it. jesus."
7/16/14 - "it's not because of dinosaurs that i want to become a paleontologist, it's because of new discoveries."
1/4/14 - "i do not want to eat my burger, i love it." and then he kissed it.
8/10/13 - "let's call 911, just in case."
8/4/13 - dad: "i found a light saber on the floor." him: "oh, i think that's mine. (pause) oh, no, that's luke skywalker's."
7/11/13 - "i was daydreaming about when i was a firefighter and i was driving a motorcycle and it had all the numbers in the world fire holes."
6/25/13 - "mommy, i want to stay in new york forever. i never want to leave."
6/4/13 - "darth vader has white skin. because he never enjoys the sun."
6/2/13 - him, playing angry birds:"you made me lose a bird!" me: "it's not the end of the world." him: "it's the morning of the world!"
5/19/13 - "i couldn't see you, i'm just a kid."
5/17/13 - "miriam is wearing a muscle dress. it's like a muscle shirt, but it's a dress. i know a lot about muscle clothes."
5/11/13 - as we approach staten island on the ferry: "what kind of language do they speak here?"
3/17/13 - "it's like the vampire state building!"
11/5/12 - me: "i just don't get it." him: "that's okay, i get it."
8/5/12 - him, while watching bob the builder: "daddy, they're using varnish!" "why?" "ugh, to protect against rain and other weather. i don't like saying that all the time."
6/14/12 - "i love happy daddy and happy miriam and happy mommy. and i love my happy self."
6/10/12 - "my bones make me jump so high."
6/1/12 - him: "i'm full of it." (to be fair, he was talking about his lunch.)
4/30/12 - him: "daddy, i miss you. because you go to law school so much."
4/30/12 - him: "maybe i should add milk to my prayers."
4/29/12 - me, talking about the internet: "man, i'm still not connected." him: "just try harder, mom."
4/27/12 - him: "mommy, you know what I like about dogs? they bark. woof woof."
4/24/12 - him: "the cracks in the sidewalk are booby traps. i was just thinking about that in my head. that's where my dreams are."
4/10/12 - him: "does juice come out of people?" (translation: can you get pear juice out of clothes if you spill?)
3/19/12 - him: "right now i'm thinking about ambulances and fire trucks, and saving people."
3/11/12 - him: "mommy, sometimes i think about everything, that i know of."
3/8/12 - him: "if you say so." (he actually says this a lot lately. it's pretty funny.)
2/23/12 - him, talking to a friend: "this is miriam. i love her."
2/14/12 - him: "my muscles are good at putting things on."
1/29/12 - him: "you broke my muscle."
12/9/11 - him: "i thought my muscles were falling out."
12/2/11 - simon, after peeing his pants: "well, sometimes i can't get my pee pee to pay attention."
11/7/11 - simon: "when i was two i liked saabs. when i was three i like fire trucks."
11/6/11 - me: "simon, do you want to go to kindergarten next year?" him: "yeah." rob: "do you know what kindergarten is?" him: "no, i really don't."
10/17/11 - him: "when i get bigger i will have a baby."
9/18.11 - him, to me: " i love you, but i don't like you to pick me up."
9/6/11 - rob: "simon, you're good." him: "yeah, i'm the best guy."
9/6/11 - him: "i just put it there for safety."
9/6/11 - him: "i don't have a mustache yet."
8/28/11 - him: "i'm happy, because i'm not scared of something."
8/21/11 - him: "my baby girl is my friend."
8/20/11 - him: "no pee pee, just cocoa bean."
8/15/11 - him: "firefighters pull their pants up all by themselves."
8/12/11 - him: "come in my room. my room is soft."
7/30/11 - going to bed: "daddy, tell me sweet dreams."
7/24/11 - looking under the place mat at dinner: "yup, it's construction in there."
7/20/11 - him in bed: "i like the blanket up to my neck. it makes me so happy."
7/17/1 - him: "i'm thinking about garbage trucks."
7/5/11 me: "what did you do with your boogie?" him: "i just put it in my ear."
6/20/11 - him: "you are not silly!"
6/17/11- rob: "should we name the baby girl simon?" him: "what? i'm not in mommy's tummy. i was in mommy's tummy last week."
6/16/11- after every hiccough: "i'm still doing it!"
6/2/11- me: "i love you" him: "you're welcome"

mim's the word

5/22/15 - mim's response when we asked her to behave: "i'm being hāve. hāving is really sweet."
5/11/15 - mim: "it hurts." mom: "what does it feel like?" mim: "sour ketchup."
1/18/15 - "jesus christ made the moon, so he used a ladder."
9/13/14 - mim: "the clouds have eyes." mom: "who told you that?" mim: "i did, yesterday, when i was a baby."
8/15/14 - on the airplane, "how many more stops?"
8/3/14 - dad: "miriam, you're full of nonsense." mim: "oh no!"
7/16/14 - on eating a banana, "i want the 'who-men' way." (not the monkey way)
7/15/14 - "i'm mad at the thunder because it hurt me."
7/14/14 - "i will have a happy birthday hat on my head."