Yippie....yard work is DONE and DONE

Over the past 3 weeks we have had the yard torn up and it is all complete. Here is what it was ..... Pokey nasty bushes that I hated....plus they got a funk every year b/c it was too shady for them.. no grass to speak of...we had 13 trees on our city lot = a ton of shade....which is great but not so great for grass growing, and the trampoline sat in the middle of the yard and "ate up" all the space. My craptastic pool which is gone now.... the brick pavers out front, and rosemary and paver wall... the Oleanders on the side that froze every winter and the NASTY metal edging on the beds.

The new deck but with POKEY NASTY mean shrubs at the end....that I tore out

No good grass growthBrick paver wall at front bed
Side yard....eeww metal bed trim...

White trash pool and quick crete retaining wall...

Here is what it is now...talk about a world of difference....

Retaining walls out the wazoo...but the front yard and back yard are SOOO much more level and usable...and the trampoline now lives up in the kid-topia area leaving the yard to feel huge. And the new grass is awesome and with all the trimming on the trees will grow and be lush. and no more metal edging anywhere on the lot... all the walls match

Kid-topia

Grass...ahhh Flat back usable yardFront retaining wallSide wall with red tipsRetaining walls and bedsWalls and beds
Front of house

Which all adds up to a happy ME.... I think the yard looks great and Duke agrees.

The boys also went to the Jeep Jamboree and had a ball....no major carnage, camped out and came home DIRTY and tired so a good weekend was had by all. Consider yourself lucky this is my post and not Dukes as this segment would be REAL long....

Reid also had his first soccer game this weekend and is an ALL STAR.... He began and had his hands in his pockets and I was thinking...ohhh man he is not going to do it....and started shy and slow...but by the next second it clicked....with no practice he was leading the ball down field and scored the only 2 goals we had, and had the ball there 7 times...and played hard he was all over the field....like he had a clue of what he was doing without ever being told...he played defense and jumped in the goal of the other team to kick it out numerous times...this is not something they practice but do not prohibit....Duke and I were looking at each other jaw dropped in amazement at how good he did... He was so excited b/c other parents were yelling for him and did not even know him. I forgot the camera so I have no evidence and I hope it is not a one time thing and can get footage next week...so fun!

We are off to ride 4 wheelers....I swear the activity here NEVER stops!