161 - Finishing Touch

This project went so well, the only things really to do today was to finish the electric, place the furniture, and clean-up.

160 - Flower Time

FINALLY, we got to a part that I can help with! FLOWERS! We brought in topsoil, mulch and tons of plants to turn the backyard into a getaway.

The boys help unload dirt

These cuties unloading flowers

Teamwork

(no, my son is not being a peeping tom, he is harassing the dog inside!)

This girl is a flower genius! She started talking "focal point" and soil pH and completely lost me...the bottom line...the bed looked A.MAZ.ING when she was finished!

One last thing, when she was driving home from work the day before they went out of town, the van broke down. So Mr. Incredible and one of his guys fixed that also!

159 - Laying It Down

Today was sod day. We have been fighting the rain the past few days, and so the weather as preatty much cooperated. One of the landscape companys that MI works with offered us sod at a great price. We were going to use the "backend" of a load that they were pretty sure they wouldn't need all of. As it turns out, they did. So this morning, the owner called MI and told him that he was going to send his guys out for a special load just for us, but they could not cut in the rain. We were so blessed in that the storms went to the North and South of the field and we got our grass! A little bit of rain fell on us as we laid it (and when I say we, I mean MI and a bunch of guys, while I watched!) and that was not a bad thing.

We also expanded the patio today. We found stones to match their old ones and it is a good thing #3 was there to help us with the puzzle!

158 - The Tearing Up

One of the things I love about Mr. Incredible is that he can operate equipment LIKE.NOBODYS.BUSINESS. He not only can tear it up, he can put it back together more wonderful than one can imagine. I wish I had gotten pics about thirty min. before this so you could see the HUGE piles of dirt he rearranged.

157 - Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance - a preliminary survey to gain information; especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy territory.

This week some very good friends of ours are leaving town to take their son on a college tour up north. While they were gone, we decided to surprise them with a little backyard makeover. Today we snuck over there while they were at lunch after church to get the lay of the land. It is hard to tell by the pictures, but the ground is very uneven, doesn't drain, and every time it rains, the patio floods. They are getting ready to have an empty nest and one of the things they like to do is to sit on the patio, talk and enjoy a glass of wine, so we thought it would be nice to make them a little oasis to enjoy.

156 - Great Hunt

The great and fearless protector takes off, prepared to put her life on the line for her family. She knows that the beast is great, the hunt is hard, and the odds are stacked against her, but she will stand strong, for only she will stand between the monster and life.

Oh great one, we thank you for keeping the lawnmower away!

155 - What?!?

Someone needs to tell my tree it is not supposed to bloom again untill next spring!