Oh yes, this is what we all dream of....the American Dream...Our piece of this great land. Isn't it beautiful????
Well, it will be very soon. We have started the landscaping of our backyard. As you can all see.. we really don't have a lot of privacy. We kind of have a lot of neighbors. For those of you who don't live in California, you are probably thinking that we are crazy for being so close to each other. Out here, there isn't much of a choice.
Justin is doing all of the work. And by the way, this is very hard work. We have had 100 degree weather almost every day that he has been working. He gets up early, goes out in the yard and works for a couple of hours, then when it starts to get hot, he goes inside, showers and gets to work on his job. You know, the one that pays the bills. He works for the rest of the day and night, most of the time until after midnight. I do not know how he does it. But I am grateful that I didn't marry a lazy man.
As you can see in the pictures, Justin has had a few helpers. His mom and Bob came to help out last weekend. They were awesome! Briley and Gavin were here over the weekend so we told them that if they wanted to eat then they had to do some shoveling. :) Aren't they cute? Our kids have done a lot to help too. Especially Jacob. That kid is a work horse. He loves to help his Dad. But trust me, he is no wimp, he can really get the job done, and done well. Anyway, I can't wait till it all done. I will post the final pictures when it is finished.
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It's a way bigger yard than ours. For those of you who don't live on OC, we live even closer together and for more money. It's looking good, and let's just pray for fall to arrive this year!
I'm so excited to see your new backyard! I think it's great that you're doing it yourselves. I promise - you'll love it so much more! Plus, whenever people comment on how great your backyard looks, a little piece of you while think (or say), "Yep, we did it ourselves!" I can't wait to see the "after" pictures. Linsey
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