And then there was grass...

After 9 months of staring at dirt and weeds (as well as the River Robinson when it rained), we now have grass in our backyard. The Lord blessed us with a perfect day and even more with amazing friends who volunteered a Saturday morning to help us out. With 6 people helping, it took us 2.5 hours to finish. Not too bad if you ask me.

The whole process started yesterday when the builder's landscaping company came and re-graded the yard so when it rains, the water will now run down along our fence line instead of right through our backyard. But in order to maintain this swale, we had to put down sod.


The white mark around the trees indicated the area we wanted to keep 'natural'. I.e, we plan to put mulch in that area and figured we'd save on the sod. We also marked off an area right off our deck that we plan to cement in to make a little patio (for a table and chairs).


Matt and Wes enjoyed some homemade Hashbrown Casserole before we started.


We started at the back of the yard and worked outwards. The landscaping company was nice enough to drop the pallets in the backyard so it was easier to grab the grass.


The guys were just rockin' it... I couldn't believe how fast things were getting done.


Bruin is quite proud of his grass.


Almost done...


What a nice backyard!!!!


My beautiful view (from my Kitchen window).

Cricket's Reaction:

I think he likes it :)