Weekend of Firsts

It has been a great weekend! The leaves have been falling at a steady pace this week and so I took advantage of my weekend off to rake a few of the leaves into a large pile for me and Marcus to jump in. This was the first time Marcus has played in the leaves and he really wasn't too sure about those crunchy, itchy, things that were all over the ground. However, after I showed him how it was done by falling backward into the large pile he felt somewhat more at ease about touching them. He didn't really want to get into the pile, but he had fun tossing the leaves up in the air and feeling them fall on his head.
That was last night. This morning we were out side again playing and I felt I need to take care of the large pile of leaves I had created the night before. After removing the pile from the lawn and spending several minutes chuckling at our neighbor who was using a blower to clear his lawn (which took him twice as long as me) I decided to grab a drink from the hose. It didn't take long for Marcus to want to try it too.
What a wonderful weekend of firsts for the little guy. First playing in the leaves and then a drink from the garden hose. There are few moments that can make a father more proud than I was this weekend.
As I told Renee this morning, sometimes things like that just melt your heart. I couldn't be prouder of my little ragamuffin!