Ethan's Eagle Project Progress Update

Last weekend Ethan was lucky to have good weather. It was cold and a bit windy, but good enough that many people showed up for the next stage of building the pergola.

At this point the holes for the concrete had been dug and filled. Each of the concrete sections had a brace to hold the wood pillars. The boys began by prepping the work site.
Beams went up slowly. Keeping them stable until the entire structure was built was a challenge. Leading and managing the volunteers was a challenge. Ethan wanted to be in there doing the work, too. However, one of the main goals of the Eagle project is to learn how to manage a group of people, which is tougher than it sounds.
There was a lot of measuring and remeasuring to make sure everything was correct before the big pillars were cut.
They also needed to be leveled in several directions and secured so that they did not move.
During the week, some of the kids from school wanted to help with the stuff that needed to be finished up. Here, Ethan works with T. moving the pillar about 2" over. T. is one tough little dude.
The volunteers also made sure that the work site looked good before they closed up for the afternoon.

The end of phase one will be done very soon - it is all very exciting!