Fun Service Project!

We sure had a fun evening around here tonight! Josh told us Sunday on the way home from church that the Teacher's Quorum was doing a service project at our house tonight. They needed us to give them a list of what we wanted them to do. So, after racking our brains, we decided to have them remove some dead branches from trees & remove some suckers from around tree bottoms and move a whole bunch of dead limbs from a tree that was removed last fall.

So, we had three fine young men in our home this evening, along with two of their leaders. They did a great job--the trees look terrific! The yard they mowed looks wonderful, the branches are in the burn pile, and none of the trees have any suckers!

Ladies I grew up with--prepare to feel old when you see some of these kids, all of whom are 15!

Terrance Anderson looking up at the branches that needed to come down

Apparently, the best way to bring down a branch is to hang from it like a monkey!

Josh checking out the tree that needed work

Figuring out the best way to handle this tree thing was apparently a big thought process!

Terrance's work is finished in the tree
oLadd Carter and TerranceLadd taking down the final branch
Todd Woods trimming the apple tree
Josh & Mike left the tree trimming to Terrance and went & cut all the suckers

Of course, after all their hard work, we had to provide them with dessert. What 15 year old boy, or for that matter, grown Young Men's leader, doesn't like brownies & ice cream? I am not sure how it started, but the boys ended up using Colton Woods as a human barbell. Either Terrance or Mike won, but certainly not Josh.
Terrance in the background, Mike Wynn lifting Colton

Mike in the background, Terrance lifting Colton
Josh lifting Colton

Colton was loving it!