The Yard

Backyard before sod, but after sprinklers
Hailey and Aubrey were so excited to help lay the sod. They are good little helpers!
Many hands make light work. We had a huge turnout (about 25 people) for help and got the whole yard done in a little over an hour!!!

This is the back after. There is more, but I just thought I'd post this one. I will post my garden when it is beautiful and flourishing (if it ever gets there).

Our project this spring was to put in a yard. When we moved in last summer the front yard was sort-of in and the back was just weeds. We put in sprinklers, sod, shrubs, etc. I am so happy to have a backyard where the kids can play! I also added a grow box where we are attempting to grow a salsa garden, we'll see how that goes. I also planted pumpkins and if all goes well we will have tons of Halloween pumpkins from our own garden! I think that sounds like so much fun! The girls insisted we have a strawberry patch and grow strawberries (just like Strawberry Shortcake). Hailey claims she will playing the yard and when she gets hungry she will just eat strawberries. She is determined to make this little plan work. However, the girls don't really understand why our strawberries are taking so long, when Strawberry Shortcake plants her seeds they grow immediately; thus, Mom must be doing something wrong. They say I need to add more sunshine . . . I'm working on that.

Also, I want to add a big thank you to all the family and friends that came to help lay sod. That was one rockin' sod party!