Mark Grapin, an Army National Guard chief warrant officer, right, hugs his son Eric, 11, as his mother-in-law Lena Christian, from left, and wife, Brinda, after a hearing before the Fairfax County Board of Zoning and Appeals in support of an ordinance that would allow him to keep a treehouse in his front yard, in Fairfax, Va., on Nov. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)