Going up...

Bandit likes to be where ever he thinks he's going to get to GO somewhere. He'll wait in the back of the truck to make sure you don't forget to take him with you. And he loves to just be on the car trailer. If it's hooked up to the truck or not, that's where he likes to be. Of course, it is much better when moving, as he likes to stand on the trailer while riding around the yard like he is king of the mountain. Apparently, being up in the air is just as exciting as leaving the confines of our yard or hanging out on the trailer.

This day, he decided that being on the platform of the gradall was the place to be. We lifted him up in the air to see what he would do and he just laid there.

So, we let him back down and hooked up the log. Even having the ratchet strap tied down above him was no bother. If he could ride, he was happy. It took quite a bit of coersion to get him off of there. But I was not going to be 20 feet up in the air with my dog on the platform next to me...

Everybody likes to get in on a little riding the platform action...when our nieces were here they wanted to see what it was like after watching Dana and I up there all day. Don't everyone freak out....Grandpa Frank went up there with them to make sure they didn't jump off or do anything dumb. Safety first.

The boom's not fully extended, but they're still up there quite a ways.

I'm not sure how great they thought it was while they were up there, but once they got down it was pretty cool to have been up there. Although I guess Nicole pointed out to Grandma & Grandpa afterwards that they were standing next to a sign that said "Do not lift personnel". Hmmm...Safety first I tell ya! Adult supervision, adult supervision. No one was hurt in the making of these photographs. I promise.