Eli is officially old enough to give yard work chores to! We need to embrace this time before he starts asking for things in exchange for his toiling, like an allowance or some other such nonsense. Our yard was far overdue for a little raking and if I have a blister or two on my hands it was totally worth watching Eli swagger around the yard in those big gloves. He rakes in short bursts and then runs and jumps in the piles, which I guess is the whole point when you're 3. I love that we live in a place where there are big piles of leaves to jump in. I did it growing up and am glad he gets a shot too.
