We had a very nice fourth of July this year complete with BBQ's, neighborhood gatherings, golf, brunch with friends, and good old fashioned physical labor.
We've been wanting to do something to our front "yard" (we're talking 12'x9') for the past few summers because we let Maddie use the front yard sometimes to do her "business" and she had killed most of the grass. Half the yard has pavers and the other half had grass. We had received a few quotes to have a landscaping company do it for us but we have decided that the money we would spend on that needs to be used elsewhere but we wanted to do something to it. So over three days Nick and I took out the grass, dug it down, put pea gravel and a nice boarder around it for Maddie's section. Then my Nonna, mother-in-law and sister-in-law got to work on the planting and gave the yard the final touch it needed. I am so happy with how it turned out and that we got it done for a fraction of the cost (I love saving money). Here's the final product. I only wish I had taken a before picture. Just imagine half of it with dead grass and a few sad plants and a ton of empty pots lying around.
A bunch of our neighbors got together on the third and had a little BBQ and the kiddos got to run around and play. Ours mostly was in my arms eating my shoulder (maybe we won't have a break from teething). We just kept saying "who knew there were so many kids and dogs living around here". It was great to get to meet some new people and catch up with friends.
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| I don't think he's capable of making a normal face in pictures |
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| Miles and Ms. Lisa |
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| She was such a trooper, just kept wanting to hold him even while he was screaming |
And on the fourth we had both our families over for a BBQ. It was a fun and productive weekend.
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