"Raking" leaves

Mr. 8 has been asking if he can help rake these all fall so last Saturday (between hockey practice, flag football, and soccer) we raked leaves together.  Really it was just an excuse to jump in the leaves over and over again but they had a grand time.  After they all jumped through the pile they buried each other in piles of leaves and then buried kids under piles of leaves in the wagon.  Their grand plan of jumping out and surprising someone walking by never actually worked out because of the need for a bit more patient waiting than they wanted to put in.  Fall in New England is really the best season there is!