Spring Break part 2

Most of our Spring break this year was spent trying to get things done in the yard. We got a lot done, but nothing really checked off our list. So we made PROGRESS. . . .but there is A LOT of work to be done. I am showing pictures, not because there is anything to be proud of yet, but just to show the progress. Hopefully I will be able to show a beautiful yard later in the summer. The one project I did complete was the rocks in the front of the house. I first had to remove all the rocks we already had placed (with the girls help). .. this was a lot of work, but hopefully worth it in the end. I then placed a good quality weed barrier on the ground. Then I had to put all the rocks back on, and we got more rocks to fill all the gaps which I shoveled on. This is the completed rock patch in front of the house. Hopefully I won't be out weeding there this summer!! Our first main project is getting our sprinklers in. David and Luke finished digging all the trenches in the front and back yard, and David got all the pipe set this week. We need to finish putting all the sprinkler heads on now. We are also working on our trampoline hole. As you can see, the hole is dug. We have the stones to build a retaining wall inside the hole. Eventually the trampoline will go in the hole. More sprinkler lines in the back, and you can see where my garden boxes will be. I am really excited to have a garden this year. I am a little embarassed by the photos, but you can see the progress now as we get things done. We will also be putting a little wall where you can see the ground is higher. On Friday Bronte and her friend, Kat came by in the afternoon and entertained the girls for a few hours. We will miss having Bronte around this summer! You can read Kennedy's account about it here or Bronte's account here. I know that she will have a fabulous time in Europe this summer!! Keep in mind our crazy weather this last week as well. We had snow, sun, rain, wind, and just about everything in between!! Saturday the kids were able to go to Jump on It to celebrate their cousin, Cali's, 6th birthday. It is a really fun place with all these trampolines to jump on. After about an hour they were all pretty worn out. It looked like a blast, though! Other notables this week:

David and Luke both spent all day Friday umping baseball for a tournament here in town. It was a nice way to earn a little extra cash.

David and I went to dinner Saturday night. . .ahhh. It was nice to do something besides yard work!

I think that is about it. . . .hope you are all happy :)