Show-off... who me?

Special little friends

This week is our three year anniversary for Izzy joining our family, her forever family.  Today we had a very special celebration with Izzy's batch mates to celebrate.

Our beautiful lawn

To really see how beautiful it is, I have to repost the pictures from start to finished.  It is so green and lush, and weed free.  For now anyway.  I'm sure I'll grow some new weeds an bindi.

 Backyard first

 Out the back when we first started the retaining wall

 Out the back when it was still looking like a dump

 

Retaining wall finished out the back and filled in with clay from the front

 Out the back, weeds in the clay

Out the back before hosing in the filler sand

I haven't taken a photo of it now that it has been rolled and hosed.

And now the front yard

 Digging out the front yard to build retaining walls

 Front yard when last of the clay mountain had been moved

 Base for turf arriving

 Front yard with turf base

 mmm, fresh grass - we had three pallets

 Lower section of front yard

 Poppy - the weekend worker

Now for some plants!

It's nearly time to go green...

We are so close to having grass, imagine being so excited about something so simple.  We've had dust and sticky clay for six months now, but this Saturday is the day.  200 square metres of turf will be delivered early Saturday morning.

We've just spent the long weekend spreading the base - two full dump truck loads.  Even the dirt looks 100% better than the clay.  Stay tuned for pictures of green!

 

Long time ... no post...

We're still here, and loving our new house.   Outside, we still have no grass.  We've spent many weekends moving around dirt and clay getting everywhere levelled out and moving a huge mountain of clay from the front yard to the tip.

Blinds arrived for all windows and shutters for the kids rooms arrived a few weeks ago and look fantastic.

Izzy has turned 4 and Ben has turned 11.  Stanley thinks he is a dog.

 Growing up

 We LOVE cousin Tully!

 Izzy and dad went to Disney on Ice to see Minnie Mouse

 I'm a butterfly (and mum is learning to draw faces)

 "Sunny Boy", Miss Sue's pet at kindy

 Cousins going bowling

 Turning 11 !

 The front yard now minus a huge mountain of clay, nearly all levelled out and ready for grass.

 We still have flowers!

 Growing plenty of weeds and bindi out the back - this will be replaced with new grass

 Izzy and Ben now have shutters in their rooms

 Stan the Man who thinks he is a dog, now 10 mths old.