Playing in the leaves

So yesterday we went to Jonah's counciling appointment and Simon didn't want to stay in the office while we were waiting so we decided to go outside and play in the leaves. There is a huge tree just outside the office door and beautiful golden leaves were everywhere. We have no trees in Eagle Mountain that are that big, let alone in our yard, so this was such a treat for us. We started to make a big pile of them and then Simon wanted to jump into them. Luke joined in as well. They just laughed and laughed! Then we had to pile them up again. As we were piling them up I started to throw them up into the air and it was so fun! I cannot remember the last time I felt like a child as much as I did at that moment. This week has been stressful to say the least and it was such a relaxing moment that made the stress just slip away.
Simon wanted to be buried in the leaves and so we did that time after time until Jonah came out. Then we played more in the leaves with Jonah. Jonah loved it as much as me and the other boys. It is such a joy to see my kids with true joy in their lives. It is such a simple thing to play in the leaves. It doesn't cost money, it doesn't take effort or much time. And somehow it will be a memory that I will cherish for the rest of my life. It was the joy in my kids faces that created the memory.