Why We Needed Grass...

Our spring and first of summer was CONSUMED with raking, weed killing, shaping and anything else related to "grass-getting". It took us much longer than it probably should have, especially when including all the work Mark did last year getting the sprinklers in. Although it did take us a long time, looking back now, we'd have to say we actually had fun! Yeah, kind of like women that look back on labor and think about how fun it was because they've actually forgotten. I say we had fun mostly because of this little kid below. Everyday I would go out to rake some more and he would be right next to me with his shovel and rake helping. If I was loading dirt in the wheelbarrow, he was too. If I was going to get completely dirty, heck, he wasn't one to be left out. I cannot even tell the amount of laundry we have gone through (although if you have any boys in your life, whether husband/brother/child, I'm sure you can imagine).

Children falling in the mud and trying to get rid of it by wiping it in their hair (while gut-laughingly funny) is a definite reason to plant grass.

A little shot of part of the backyard (added bonus of a garden preview).
No, all that garden is not ours -thankfully-

Anyway, we now have glorious grass, and we sure appreciate it after all the work put into it. We will never pass someone putting in a yard without having a lot of empathy from here on out. So, COME PLAY!