Dreams Do Come True

We woke up yesterday morning to find this outside our window ...

I didn't think much of it, but the boys nearly wet their pants when this also showed up ...

Our next door neighbor was having a tree removed. Little did she know that she was simultaneously making two young boys' dreams come true.

We sat outside for close to two hours watching the tree come down. The kids didn't care that it was 45 degrees. I, on the other hand, had more than a few cups of coffee to stay warm.

Of course, we had to bring all of our construction vehicles and tools to the party. Just in case ...

Eventually, our patience paid off and we were left with only this ...

I must admit that it was pretty amazing to watch that last piece of tree finally exit the premises.

We really were sad to see the tree go. Technically it wasn't in our yard, but it shaded a large portion of our front lawn. Now we have a lot more sun peeking through and it looks a bit empty.

Later that day the kids and I went to visit the scene. They decided that, indeed, the tree was happy ... but not really (courtesy of one of their favorite books).