"Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, ye have done it unto me" -Matt. 25:40

It seems like whenever I exercise my femininity, Kevin feels the need to exercise his masculinity. In this case, when I left for an overnighter with the girls Kevin had his buddy come over with his chainsaw and climbing equipment and they pruned the massive Cottonwood tree in our backyard. This was no small project. We had several bids to have the tree done by a professional and the lowest bid we could find was $1,200. So, we were very grateful to our good friend Ryan, who has some experience pruning large trees, for coming over and giving it a shot. In the process of taking down some of the larger limbs, Kevin noticed a nest with 4 baby birds that came down with one of the limbs. While the birds sustained a healthy fall, they all lived and were all still in the nest when Kevin found them. He felt terrible and Henry was very concerned for the babies. Henry wanted to know where their mama was. Kevin was pretty sure that the baby birds were toast, but felt like he should try to do something to let Henry know they would help the birds. So Kevin scavenged one of our hanging planters that was filled with peat moss and placed the bird nest in there, thinking that if he could get the nest back to it's original location on the tree, the mama just may come back. This was not an easy feat as the nest was over 30 feet up in the tree. With their climbing and rope experience, Ryan and Kevin were able to construct a pully system that put the nest back up in the tree in it's original location. After placing the nest in the tree that night, they watched for Mama, but saw nothing. The next morning when Henry woke up, he wanted to go out and see if the Mama came back. After about 10 mintues, Kevin saw the mama fly up to the nest, worm in beak, and feed her babies. He and Henry were thrilled. Their kindness had paid off. It just goes to show that with all that testerone that was flying around with the chainsaws, there was also the innate need to take care of those who are helpless. I am grateful for the lesson that Kevin taught Henry that day.