Autumn leaves at the Ingham County Courthouse. This is where all events, large or small, take place in Mason.
This is but one pile of leaves in our yard. We have several trees that have yet to lose their leaves. It's a good thing we like to play in the leaves.
This is our neighbors yard. I just thought the lighting and colors were so pretty.
Our nice neighbors raked their leaves into a big pile at the bottom of the slide on their swingset for the kids to play in. We have great neighbors!
Hayes has this thing with climbing into things--like the warming drawer under the oven. It makes me feel like the witch in Hansel and Gretel. He also likes baskets, though they tip over much more easily.
In this one he's booking it for the road and he knows he's trying to get away with something he shouldn't be doing.
Dad, this one is for you! 
Hayes loves to help.
How did he get two of those?!
Everyone has to be in on the latest project, in this case, making sugar cookies for Lolee's preschool class. Of course we did some for us, too.
These photoes were snapped in one of the rare moments that Hayes wasn't headed for the street hauling his mower, mostly behind.
Given his tendencies to head for the road, we had to take drastic measures and put him behind bars. Such a moving plea for help!
Everyone in the city got to ride on the top of a fire truck, if they were willing to stand in line for long enough. (Suckers!) Upon finding out that all 25 fire-fighters are volunteers, David thinks maybe he would like to try it. I'm not so sure now is the time of life for him to do that; since we have a few other things going on right now.
Elyzabeth had fire safety week at school and has been a fire fighter all week. She was the one that convinced us we had to go the fire station. It was well worth the trip just for the pictures:)
Yes, Hayes is sitting on a chicken.
