Mighty Man of Valour and the Tree

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Kevin, Maggie and I were in the house and the kids were outside playing. Cole comes in the house and says, "Mom, Gideon is stuck in the tree." So I said,"Tell him to get unstuck." I was thinking that his pant leg had gotten caught on a branch or something. Marcus comes in and says that Gideon is really stuck and can't get down. So, Kevin, Maggie and I went out to investigate.
There was Gideon...stuck in the tree alright...his knee had gotten wedge in between two main limbs and he could not get out. Kevin and I tried pulling, prying, pushing, jiggling, wiggling and we were doing was stressing Gideon. We thought of using a chainsaw to cut one of the limbs but his leg was REALLY stuck and we did not want to take the chance of hurting him. So we called 911. The Lind Volunteer emergency vehicle showed up...along with 4 cars full of volunteers. The volunteers decided to attach a wench to a limb and seperate the limbs just enough to get Gideon's knee out. It was successful! Gideon was not hurt, with the exception of his pride. He was not able to laugh about it while in the tree and mom was taking pictures for his scrapbook. But, about an hour later, while I was sending the pictures to all the relatives...he was laughing as much as the adults.