the boys and their shenanagins

after we found the perfect tree we had to make a swing. my dad tied a brick to the end of a rope and sent daniel into shore to whip the thing over the chosen branch. even our hero daniel fell to the jeering crowd. we made sure we gave him a hard time about missing the branch.... i'm sure it was pretty hard to do since even my dad took a few minutes to get it done. while dad was hard at work trying to get the swing set up daniel was being a boy and climbing out onto a low tree. little did we know there was a nest at the end of the tree and the birds went bonkers trying to get daniel out of their territory. they were dive bombing his head and screeching at him.....he was ducking and squealing like a girl.... it was hilarious! i caught most of it on tape but unforntunately, a fly chose that exact moment to fly into my ears and eyes, so the video is a little crazy but you can see the best parts.

the rest of the vids are just of the guys jumping off the swing and some off the tree. more pics tomorrow.

daniel's first attempt at getting the swing set up. you'll feel the love in this clip.

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it even took my dad a while to get it just right.

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daniel being attacked by birds .... and me being attacked by a fly

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dillon making the inaugural jump....my dad made him go first to check for sunken logs and large boulders. what a prince.

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my dad...in his infamous jean cut-offs
now that dillon has tested the water it's safe.

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collin rules the swing

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daniel FINALLY jumping

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dad works up the guts that he just squeezed out of dan

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dillon jumps....like a lemming

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josh, nathan and daniel jumping

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i lost my video of derek swinging. it's somewhere just not where i can see it right now. he had the best timing though, so i'm determined to find it.... but now dinner calls.