The Tree

I am always amazed with the things the kids find to fight over play with. Last night, in what Jeff describes as a truly impressive feat, Max managed to run into the base of a small tree so hard that the reverberations from the crash shook the tree until the trunk broke in the middle. As Jeff carried the tree to the compost pile, Leon spotted it. Leon then turned it upside down and spent quite awhile "mopping" the grass with it. After much crying from all, Ree finally got a turn. She twirled her "parasol." Michael, who cried the most and therefore got the last turn, used it to fan Ree.