Thursday, April 29, 2010

Our Backyard Project

Oh, what a project we have begun! When we bought our house in March of 2009, our backyard was a blank canvas. It's fun to make all the decisions, but it is A LOT of work. Good thing my hubby is such a hard worker & loves to get his hands dirty.

We began last summer by having all the weeds cleared out. It was pretty bad.


In December, we put in our fence. We paid someone else to do that. We debated doing it ourselves and it just seemed like way too much work and stress.


This month we hired someone to come in and extend our patio. It is wonderful! Steven loves it because he can finally come play outside without crawling through the dirt and rocks.


After the patio was finished, James & I began building our planter boxes. These were 100% James' idea and they look beautiful!




Our next step is to dig the trenches and begin the sprinkler system. Then lay the sod and plant our flowers, bushes and herbs. Can't wait until it's all done!

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter this year at our house! We celebrate Easter on Saturday, to help keep the spirit of the Sabbath on Sunday. It was great! Saturday we were able to take David to his first Easter Egg Hunt, put on by the City of Kanab. He wasn't quite sure what to think of it, but he sure loved running around the golf course! But when he did get his first egg (after running past a ton), he was pretty excited about it. On Sunday, we were able to relax and enjoy General Conference for our church. What a wonderful weekend!
David's one & only egg :)
Steven enjoying an Easter tradition- Golden Rod Eggs
David enjoying the freedom to run
He spotted Buzz
Buzz Lightyear to the rescue
Steven's eggs

A Bright Visit

I know it has been forever since I posted, so I decided to play a little catch up today. In March, we were so excited to have The Bright Family-Sam, Jenny, Will & Elena, come visit us for 4 days! Such a blessing to have them visit us, all the way from West Virginia! The weather didn't cooperate to do a lot outside, so we made our living room into a funhouse. :) Here are some pics of their visit...
Will & David swinging at the park

All the kids in their jammies from Papa & GG

Wrestling with James

So cute! David, Steven, Will & Elena

Boys' Bath Time

Will playing in David's new tunnel

David Loves Elena!

Boy's ready for the walk to the park

Sweet Elena