Yard Work

This will probably be a boring post to most, but we are excited about our improvements!

We'll start with this landscaped island. 

Do you see something wrong with it?

No?

Look Closer

See those? They are hideous! Big puffs of weeds? Who calls that landscaping?

So, maybe we don't appreciate wire-y sticks, and no offense to those that do, but they just weren't for us.

So, we dug them up and replaced them with something we think will be much more attractive. They are a little tiny now, but when they are mature...ooh lah lah!

Next up, after 2 years of living in our home, we finally got a fence!!

 It took much deliberation and compromise. Our city has a 20ft set-back from the sidewalk to where you can put a 6ft fence. A 3ft fence you can place ONE foot away with no laws on vegitation.

 We have a funny corner lot, so if we went with the 6ft fence, we would lose half our yard and the fence would come 3ft from the corner of our house. My good friend moved in behind us and put up a 3ft fence to maxmize their yard space. Dan and I finally agreed to go that route.  

But first, we had to decide on the placement of the fence. 

I went to Home Depot and got some wire flags, in yellow and white. I placed my yellow flags where I thought the fence should go, and Dan placed his white ones down. After getting advice from lots of friends, giving each other our pros and cons, we finally came to an agreement.

Then we called, got bids, measured, waited for ordered supplies, etc. and the fence was finally completed today! YAY! 

See this cutie-patootie? She's what motivated the project to get done. She was constantly running down the street to her friend "Myno's" house. Hopefully the fence will slow her down...a little.

Now...to plant some trees to give us some privacy and make our yard pretty!

Review of June

School let out! YAY!!!!

Chelsea performed in a dance recital. She was in a beginning jazz class. They danced to "Step in Time" from Marry poppins. She did awesome and is excited for more dancing in the fall.

Grandma and Grandpa Perry came down to see her dance.

We so appreciate them making the 4 hour drive! (We couldn't pick Chelsea up until the intermission, and by then, she was already changed out of her costume!)

 

This is typical of Brinly on Sundays. She crashes. She picked Grandpa's comfy arms, handed him her night-night and settled down. 

 Speaking of settling down...here is Michael's latest sleeping spot. Glad he has good balance!

 We finally put together the bunk bed a friend gave us, so he's finally sleeping in a bed, more than his other locations. (The floor, hallway, Chelsea's floor)

Michael performed in his first piano recital! I was so proud! This picture was after the fact, since I didn't want to make him more nervous while he was performing. 

Chelsea also played and did an awesome job. She played "The Tap dancer" and had to "tap dance" with her hands on a sheet of tin foil during the song. 

I have 14 piano students now. They all played awesome! It's a heavy load, but while I'm not accepting any more students, I can't part with any that I have! 

Brinly got some "cool dudes" aka sunglasses. She loves to push her babies around the block.

And me? 

I'm getting better at my ironing.