the trees are gone

Yesterday our 3 pine trees came down. Unfortunately, Tyler was at school, so he only got to see the very end of the project, so I took a lot of pictures so he could see what happened. We decided almost as soon as we moved in that we wanted the pine trees down. We live on a corner lot and so had a large front yard and a small backyard which is made even smaller by the large deck and tree in the middle of it. We wanted to have more yard space in the front -- and there are parts of the lawn that have been under the shadows of those trees for years. I have moss growing in areas because of all the shade! So, after getting a couple estimates from places around town, we scheduled with a company to come take them down.

Addie was fascinated! She and I stood on the front porch in the freezing morning air to watch the guys cut down the trees. I did convince her about 1/2 way through the project that it was warmer inside, and she could still watch them from either my bedroom window or the storm door. It only took about an hour and a 1/2 for the trees to cut cut down, and completely mulched. The part that took the longest was cleaning up all the landscaping stones and lava rocks that were under and around the trees. Tyler was able to see them grind the last stump just as he got home from school. And he's been watching our new patch of dirt for grass ever since!

Here is the before picture:

Addie outside to watch all the excitement.

All the in between pictures:

Addie watching through the storm door. I don't know why she decided she had to hold her nose.

Here's the after picture: