This backyard has been a long time coming....and so has this post! Bart is such a hard worker and had the genius idea of getting a bunch of rock for free. We talked some people into delivering it for a very small fee and we set to work. I did help, but Bart did most of the work. For weeks and weeks we spent every available minute in the backyard. I mowed down the weeds that were literally as tall as me while Bart moved rock. We had to mine the rock from huge dirt piles (a small price if you get free rock) and it took forever. Once we mined it, then we prepped and moved it into place. This rock is what now makes up the border of our yard. Our landscaper drew us what I call my "30 year plan" for adding trees, shrubs, flowers, a real patio, a basketball area and so forth. For now, we have the bare minimum required, but it sure feels good. Definitely a long way to go. However, we were really lucky to have good friends and ward members who were willing to come REALLY early on a very busy Saturday in October to get the sod down. My Mom was also in town to help out with kids and such. My father-in-law helped by cutting the sod and ensuring we had done it correctly. Having done it now, I realize how funny the delivery guy was. I asked him for any tips and all he said was "Green side up, mam" It was that easy. Without further ado, our new backyard!
Standing on the left side of our house, looking back. Note the ornamental tree (Eastern Red Bud) and then further back is the new pine tree.
Standing on the opposite side of the yard. This has lots of tools in it, but you get a better idea for just how much rock we laid. And you can kinda see the new stairs Bart has so craftily built us.
Also on the right side of my house, this other spruce tree-Bakari Spruce. LOVE it!
After MANY long weeks of looking at our grass, waiting for the snow to melt and the muddy spots to firm up, we FINALLY got to go out and play. This is what we did:A boy and his football now have a place to roam
We were all excited to try out the new slide and laughed pretty hard.
Note, Anna's eyes are not injuries, just her own eye makeup job.
More sliding
Anna practiced her spinning
Rachel finally ruled her own slide
It was a most FANTASTIC fall day to enjoy our backyard.
6 comments:
That is so great! It sounds like you guys worked sooo hard! You must feel so proud! It looks great. We'll have to come and check it out in person...we still don't know if we can come home for Christmas or not.
Cute! I love the backyard it looks so awesome!
Hey, BTW wasn't that parade amazing?! It was like Boom lights and music like non utha'!!! LOL
I can't wait til this weekend for the real deal!
Lookin gooooood!
Hopefully it doesn't snow too much or too soon so you can enjoy all your hard work! It feels great to have a project done like that.
Yeah, Braydon needed a bigger yard to play in!
Wow looks awesome. Can you send me your address for Christmas cards. My email is kroge6@aol.com. Hope you are doing well.
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