The Yard, part 1

We have begun the task of growing grass in our yard. It was feeling really overwhelming to me but then my family offered to come and help us with some tractor work and get us started. My dad brought a tractor from the farm and helped us get the big rocks off our lot and do some grading work. Here's the only picture I got that day because the camera battery died. If you look close you can see the boys riding with grandpa in the tractor. Behind the tractor is an empty lot--that's what our lot used to look like with tons of weeds and rocks. Next door to that is what we want ours to eventually look like with some actual grass!

Then, this weekend the dirt man cometh! We ordered some fill dirt to get our yard more level and they delivered it yesterday. The boys were in dirt heaven!

Below is a picture of the truck that delivered the dirt. It was awesome. It had a boom out the back that could throw the dirt really far and it was fun to watch. The driver could even drive the truck with a remote control while he was standing outside of it. We were impressed.

So, now we need still need some more dirt and then we can move on to the next phase: sprinklers.

"Hide and Sink"

A few weeks ago Mike, Carson, and Blake were playing hide and seek in the house. Carson actually calls it "hide and sink". Anyway, Blake decided to hide under Carson's bed. All was well and funny while Mike came to show me and grab the camera, but it was a little tricky trying to get Blake out.