Friday, August 24, 2012

End of Summer Fun . . . Daddy got the Trebuchet Done!

 Babe has been wanting to build a trebuchet for a long time 
and this last weekend he FINISHED it just in time before the school year starts!
Gabriel was THRILLED it was completed!! This trebuchet launches golf balls!
Babe is going to have to spend some time tweeking it to get it to launch it
it's maximum distance.

 Carson and Ross helping load more rocks in the counter weight box.

 The kids counted down from 10 for the release!
 Annalina was so excited to launch this. She was closing her eyes 
as the boys counted down for her.
I think Carson thought he was a big kid getting
to launch the trebuchet! Ross took a turn too. Ross
did it a bit to energetically!:-)

2 comments:

Kristen A said...

WOAHHHH!!! This is awesome! Can't wait to see it in person. Eric really enjoyed the great house and view pictures down a little lower. He was asking "How far is it again to the Academy?" (in case he was able to get a job there for our next tour).... :) Anyway, the Trebuchet looks like tons of fun. Hope we're able to see it in person perhaps on a road trip after Christmas...

Kristen A said...

WOAHHHH!!! This is awesome! Can't wait to see it in person. Eric really enjoyed the great house and view pictures down a little lower. He was asking "How far is it again to the Academy?" (in case he was able to get a job there for our next tour).... :) Anyway, the Trebuchet looks like tons of fun. Hope we're able to see it in person perhaps on a road trip after Christmas...