Busy, Busy, Building Boys!

Well, sure enough... the 26th came and Jake and Poppy had plans. (refer to previous post.)

The boys began with some practice. Putting in nails and pulling them out. Hammering the tree was a favorite.

 

Jake begins sawing all the steps for the ladder.

 

Assembly begins...
(notice the cousin's attire. Yes, it hit 100 degrees that day! I was laughing - but they all really were protected better with the long pants, and in his case, long sleeves.)

 

 

Finishing touches... while Poppy assembles frame.




Love the moment caught with Jake and Poppy deep in consultation.



Poppy was such a good sport! 4, 5, and 6 year old boys running around with hammers and high hopes can get a little hairy, but he stuck with it! Andrew amused Poppy with his constant measuring of everything: the saw horses, the uncut wood, the wood scraps... everything. He had a tendency to slip in the way occasionally (surprise!), but was very intent on the "importance" of his job. All the boys stuck with it to the end - hammered thumbs and profuse sweating were nothing to these troopers!