Timber!

The boys loved watching the dead trees being taken down in our yard.  They had a lot of questions, and we all agreed that the man climbing the tree was very brave!  The first tree came down on a Friday morning that we were home and playing outside.  We stood well more than a safe distance away, but if Oliver or Spencer even toed the imaginary line I told them not to cross, Owen would scream in panic and tell me they were getting too close.  The second tree was taken down during nap time and while Oliver and Spencer slept through it, Owen was caught peeking out the window the entire time.  As with the "stepping stones" in the side yard, we now also have another natural play structure, or mountain I should say, in the front yard.  The boys spend a lot of time climbing log mountain and just hanging out together at the top.  Daddy has a lot of ideas brewing for a tree house this summer...