The Leaf Pile
“WEEEEEE!” I screamed, as I jumped into a gigantic leaf pile. It was a cool November day. We were at the Toledo Zoo with Papa and Lala. I stood up and said, “You try it, Jacob!”
Jacob lurched into the colorful leaves. Some were still green! I joined in. Standing up, Jacob threw some leaves on me. Then, Dad pushed him in again, causing him to topple over me.
“Get off of me!” I squeaked.
“What?” he questioned.
“Get off of me! I yelled. He got up. I gasped for air, and then I wiped the leaves off of me. We kept on jumping and playing in the leaves for about 3 minutes. Luckily, Jacob didn’t fall over me again.
“Let’s take pictures now!”Papa said. ”You guys can go first.”
“Oh, the joy.” Jacob murmured.
We positioned ourselves in the pile of leaves. “1, 2, 3, CLICK!”Papa counted. The flash went off. He took 2 more. Next, Papa and Lala posed in the pile.
“Click!”The camera snapped the picture. Papa got up, but Lala just lay there, silently, gazing at the sky, with a sweet smile on her face. Then, Jacob threw some leaves on her. Lala finally got up, wiped herself off, and laughed. We went to the next station.
THE END
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4 comments:
"Oh, the joy". Jacob is a pre-teener, and a starving one at that. Well, he is going to get hungrier with each passing day. Emma, you captured your brother perfectly. Thanks for the great story of your family's trip to Kirtland and Cleveland. What fun for everyone.
Awesome writing Emma. You are such a wonderful author!
I love that you wrote about the leaf pile incident. That was a highlight of the trip! I really didn't want to leave. Great stories!
Hi Audrey,
Will you please email me your address? I can't find your envelope from your darling card.
Thanks. Cindy LaRose
cindylawoffice@yahoo.com
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