A lemonade life

He said he has regulars who stop in to grab a beverage or a snack. He will move to weekend hours once school starts at King-Murphy Elementary School.

Easton has learned a lot about salesmanship since starting last summer with one jar of lemonade and a table after seeing a lemonade stand while on vacation in Minnesota. Dad Mike Hinderman told him he needed to smile and wave bigger, so people going by saw him. And it worked. Easton grossed $225 his rst day, and he grossed $2,300 in one month last summer.

As the inventory grew, Mike said he got tired of helping lug the jars, containers, table and tent to the end of the driveway and back each day. So father and son began look- ing for a food trailer and found one in San Antonio, Texas. ey brought it back to Evergreen, cleaned it up, and it’s been operational for about three weeks.

Easton borrowed money from his dad to pay for the food trailer, and he expects to pay it back by the end of next summer.

“He has a passion for this (business),” Mike said. “As a parent, you help your child do what they want.”

Mike has been the caretaker at the Upper Bear Creek property since 2009, and he taught Easton since he was a tyke to do yard work around the house like pulling weeds. Mike said Easton is a hard worker.

“Praise has driven him,” Mike said, adding that people tell him what a great job he is doing, which makes him want to succeed even more.

Easton isn’t done. He hopes to get a food vendor license and get the proper health inspections by next summer so he can bring his food trailer to summer concerts. He wants to add snow cones and pizza to the snacks and drinks he already serves.

Easton doesn’t just work in his food trailer. He also rides a dirt bike, is in the Boy Scouts, golfs, and takes piano and guitar lessons.

Easton has big plans for his life. After paying o the food-trailer loan, he plans to put away money for college — he wants to be a heart surgeon — and he wants to have money to help his sister, who has Down syndrome.