LUMBERJACK PAT!!!!

Things around here are changing. We decided last year that we wanted more room in our backyard so we needed to take out the three trees behind the sunroom. Patrick took it upon himself to be the MANLY MAN that he is and be Lumberjack Pat and take the trees out!

 Well, the first two trees came down without a hitch but this third tree has proven a little more difficult. As you can see from the picture below, The Chainsaw got stuck in the tree. It is leaning toward our neighbor's house and started to act as though it was going to fall ont their house. Here is a picture of our neighbor, Ron coming over to watch. We accumulated quite a few more spectaters as the day progressed.

 Here is the only rope keeping the tree from going the wrong direction. In the left picture, you can see how much it is leaning. The towels were for our hands while we held the tree as Patrick was cutting.

Here is our friend Blythe (B:) clearing away some branches before the big show!!

 And DOWN IT CAME PERFECTLY WHERE PATRICK WANTED IT TO FALL~~~ The kiddos stayed inside with Cori's son JJ. He was a great Babysitter:)

 Good Job Lumberjack Pat!!!!

Here are the DRAMATIC BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES!!!

 Also that day, Patrick decided to rid our yard of all the Arborvitae, So here is the before and after of that project.

 No More Arborvitae in the front between our house and the neighbor's house. CRAZY!!! I can't wait to post pictures when it actually LOOKS GOOD!!! so STAY TUNED!!!