Is this our yard?! Part II (of III)

Here are some pictures of the bareness of the landscaping after we started from scratch a few years ago and then a few pictures of the middle stages when we started working on it recently. First two pics are the back yard and the rest are the front yard.

Is this our yard?! Part I (of III)

Our yard has really taken on a transformation over the last couple of weeks. We have been working hard on making our yard look like a real yard. When we moved in the grass was in poor condition, weeds had taken over everywhere, trees were over grown, and other things were also not to our liking. The following summer we had pretty everything dug up and started over from scratch. The following fall we also had some trees removed and the others pruned back....yet almost 4 years later we still didn't have much to show for it and our yard looked pretty bare and pathetic. Here's pictures of the before the start of our transformation.

This is our yard when we bought the house 4 years ago...I will post soon with the 'during' stages pictures and then, of course, the after pictures.

Mommy's Makeup

Well, it finally happened - Brynn got into my makeup for the first time and tried to put on my eyeliner. Not too bad for her first try.

Toenails

I painted Brynn's toenails last night for the first time. She thought it was pretty cool and helped me to blow them dry. Well, I thought she liked it until I went to wash my hands and she comes running in saying she needed to wash her hands. I told her she didn't need to right now and scooted her away. A few minutes later I noticed pink stuff on her fingers. I realized then that she had tried to wipe the nail polish off her toes and wanted to wash it off of her fingers. Needless to say, I had to paint them again and make sure she didn't touch them until they were dry.

Birthday Fun

Last weekend we helped Hailey celebrate her 3rd birthday! It is so much fun to watch our little ones play together.

Hailey opening her presents.

The kids had a planting activity where they decorated their pots with stickers, scooped some dirt, and then planted their flowers.

Brynn was a little overzealous and dropped her pot...and had a little meltdown.

Brynn playing house.

Our Little Ladybug

Trashy Dog

Annie has been relentless lately with the trash! It's about time to trade her in for a better model. Seriously, this little dog has knocked over the main trash can I don't know how many times recently. We expect her to rummage through the bedroom cans if we forget to close the door before we leave, but jeez - coming home to this is not the welcome home present I enjoy.....Maybe she needs a new home, any takers? ( I am just kidding, MOM!)



Ok, ok! After looking back at the picture from when we first brought her home; I couldn't give her up. She has given us so many great and funny memories despite the few bad ones. (Anyone remember the spoiled beef tip story? that one still makes me shudder.) I hope you all have pets as ornery as Annie. It keeps life interesting that's for sure.