Ethan's Role Models

It is so comforting to know that these are some of the male role models that Ethan will have as he is growing up to be a man...
(in case you can't tell - that would be Daddy and Uncle Dustin)

Can you sense my sarcasm???? Luckily, Ethan was sleeping and didn't see what was going on outside. :)

So here's the story...

We decided that we needed to cut back some of the limbs so we can have more sun shining on the pool in the summer. At the end of last summer, Lonnie tried to do this on his own by putting a six foot ladder on top of the picnic table (visualize that, if you will). Since that didn't work, we were going to borrow Dustin's scissor lift. But it was broken, so the boys decided to just use the tractor, by standing in the bucket.

Isn't it encouraging to know that these men will be around to help Ethan know right from wrong as he's maturing into manhood????

All I can say is this...

I'm glad Shad wasn't there! Who knows what kind of trouble they could've gotten themselves into with ALL three Lamp boys conspiring together. (and we all know Shad's the true trouble maker anyway)

Here's the great ending to the story - after cutting down one limb, they decided maybe this wasn't the safest way to cut down the limbs, so they're going to wait until the scissor lift is fixed and use that. Ha!

**And in case you're wondering about the trashcans in the pictures - they're there to protect the plants from falling limbs.