I'm three years old today!  I have a touch of premature gray under my chin.  I'd appreciate it if you didn't say much about it...

Uncle Billy has been here to help Dad dig trenches for water, sewer, and electric lines.  They're using neighbor Jim's John Deere tractor with our back-hoe attachment.  It's like they're riding a bucking bronco!  The backhoe drips hydraulic fluid and Dad comes off covered.  The backhoe is so heavy that the front end of the tractor is in the air even with rocks in the bucket!!!

This is the 200+ foot electric line trench, 3 feet deep.
They almost made it to the end in one day!

Mom tried to keep a low profile during the digging by working on the stairs.  She cut the white oak treads and risers and began installation