5. Fall Family Time

Today I am grateful for an hour this afternoon spent with the ENTIRE family (Daddy included)

raking leaves.
Jumping in leaves.
Sliding in leaves.
and an altogether leaf palooza.

I am grateful for a beautiful fall day, with a slight warm breeze. (can you say, windows open bliss.) I am grateful for the ache in my back from raking pounds and pounds of leaves. I am grateful for the joy on my kids faces as they swung on the swings. I am grateful for my husband's work ethic. I am grateful for my husband's rippling pectorals. I am grateful for our home. I am grateful for the pride of ownership in our home. I am grateful for the responsibility our home is.
And last, but certainly not least, I am grateful for a cleaner bathroom (This potty trained boy is KILLING my bathroom's cleanliness. Seriously. Let's just say seat, floors, walls... nothing is safe from this boy's sharp shooter.) and a new and installed toilet seat, without pink nail polish and rusty hinges.

and that is what I am grateful for today.