Friday, September 25, 2009

The Shed Project

Projects, projects everywhere!
We moved into our new house in June and first on our list of projects is to complete a portion of the back yard that didn't come with sod. We had to:

*put in a sprinkler system &
*build a shed, before we add sod, flowers, trees, etc.


Robert built forms for a concrete foundation



Emery is ready to help. She has
her work attire on - shoes and all!



Robert had help pouring the concrete. He and
his friend, Richard each pulled a trailer of the
goods to our house.



The kids LOVED watching them work!

Voila! Our concrete slab. Lovely, eh?



Jonah is ready to build - tools in hand! This
little boy is always up for a project!


A view from the patio.




Hammering away.



Jonah, aka the "wishmaker", in action.
He calls himself the wishmaker because whenever
Daddy wished for a drink of water or a tool, etc.,
Jonah would make his wishes come true.





What a cutie!


She's cute too!


Voila!

The back yard is slightly boring right now.
Next on our list: (Denise, this list is for you)

Come up with a plan for:

* a spot for my veggie garden
* where we will place our trees, flowers, shrubs, etc.
* a firepit
* a play area for the kids
and
* put in sod

Another Project:

This area by our mail boxes is our's as well
(across the street). So we will be cleaning it
up a bit, adding landscaping, etc. The kids are
requesting that we add a bench so they can rest
a bit while they ride bikes. If you click on this
piture, you may be able to see it better.

We will be adding trees, flowers to the front
yard and moving a few around.
Do you have landscaping ideas? I'd love to hear
your ideas!

6 comments:

Stephani said...

Wow, nice work on the shed, your kids are so cute helping, it's so great when they're little and fascinated by work. :) How fun to get to pick and choose how you'd like to landscape your yard. I look forward to doing that one day, ya know, when we're not renting anymore...

Kjersten said...

Very nice! Can't wait to see it in person somday. Love that Jonah is the wishmaker:)

Kjersten said...

somEday:)

flowers said...

Nice blog with nice picture. Enjoyed going through it. keep it up the good work. Cheers :)

Robert's Mom said...

I love how Mallory stands with hands on hip making sure it's all being done to her satisfaction...lol ... a girl after my own heart.

ness said...

hmmm, somehow i missed this post! the shed looks great! cute pics:)