So it's been three years and they have finally built houses behind us. On Judy and Joel's last visit we started talking about making some changes to the backyard to help give us a little more privacy now that we have neighbors behind us. We actually hired someone to come out on Thursday and remove some of the lawn and move the sprinklers. Then Joel and his brother Rob flew in for the weekend to help us with this big project. They arrived Friday afternoon and we decided to just spend time with the kids and have a little fun before diving into all the hard work. We went to Chuy's for dinner which was fun and delicious. Saturday morning we started bright and early. There were lots of trips to home depot. Our biggest obstacle ended up being some enormous rocks we ran into while digging all the holes for the plants. We finished most of the work on Saturday. We planted 3 trees and 6 bushes. The trees are called Cleveland Pears. They don't grow fruit but have really pretty white flowers in the spring and then turn red in the fall. The bushes are wax myrtles and will grow into a hedge. We also got a few little projects around the house done. Overall it was a VERY productive weekend and the yard looks amazing. Thanks Joel and Rob for all of your help!!!!
Here is the yard with the grass removed.
This lizard was quite interested in what was going on.
Ouch, got a little too much sun!
All of our supplies being delivered.
Everything for the makeover.
NM martini's at Chuy's.
The boys loved playing with grandpa and uncle Rob.
Rob watching a movie with the boys.
The new backyard. I can't get it all in one picture but like I said there are 3 trees, one in each corner and one in the middle and then 6 bushes.
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I'm not sure who worked harder, Mark and Jess, or Rob and me, but it was really a fun weekend, and the project really came out nice. And it is always great to see my fabulous grandchildren. Keep up the great parenting, Mark and Jess.
Grandpa Joel
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