Yard Project

The clouds parted (temporarily) and we have finally been able to get started on our back, back yard. Up until now it has been full of weeds. Well actually it still is full of weeds. When it is done we hope that it will not have any weeds except for the ones that will undoubtedly pop up in the garden box. So far we have built Cooper a larger kennel (Jason is tired of the trails through his yard), tore out the back fence and replaced it with a pasture fence, cut down and removed 4 trees, tore out the floor bed that ran the width of the back yard, put down ground cover and filled it with bark, and built a sand box.  We still need to put the edge, ground cover and bark around the trees, kill all the weeds, install a sprinkler system, put in the garden box and plant grass.
   Brock has decided that Allie is lucky because we will have the project done by the time she is big enough to help.  Kassie is good at taking breaks from her breaks. Mikele and Brock saved one tree stump that was destined for the dump but apparently is their table and is now being relocated. Hopefully by the end of the summer we will have a kid friendly oasis to enjoy.

 Location of future sand box.

Dirty bum but happy face.

The completed 8 foot by 8 foot sand box. When I called to get pricing on the sand and told them I wanted to fill an 8' x 8' x 20" the guy told me I was crazy and that most people only put in about 6 inches of sand. What can you possibly do in 6 inches of sand? We compromised and it is 12" deep.

Happy kids. Nightly baths.

Jason is convinced that I have too much ambition for my own good. I have been working him until past dark but it is coming along. We are finally to the part of the project that involves putting thing in instead of taking things out. We will all be really happy when it is done.