FIVE YEARS DOWN THE TRACK...

In November 2004 we started the journey to bring a baby home from China ... five years later, in October 2009, we met Isobel Pingqin.
Our little livewire known as Izzy.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

What have we been up to?

Well we've been spending all weekend, most weekends just doing landscaping, planting and house things.  Have built flyscreens for all doors and windows, just about all plants are in now, one path left to do, then we need to tidy up the very back of our block which has had no attention since we knocked the old hosue down.
Izzy had her first ballet concert this past weekend and she was fabulous - no photo opportunities though which is so disappointing.  Only a DVD.
Christmas tree went up to stop Izzy hounding me about Christmas, but I can see that she and Stanley are going to destroy the decorations down low.  Stan the cat doesn't know what to make of it.
The grass is now looking extra lush and green too.
These first three aren't supposed to be sideways but blogger won't let me rotate them.  It's a nice photo of Ben so needs to go in.




HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
SHOWOFF AS USUAL
Grass looking very lush (we don't normally have a trailer parked at the front door, but it is full of rocks and the temptation to throw them if left on the street is high!
And below, our side path which still needs to be "done",  when we can agree on something we both like (has to be soft surface).
Izzy helping to deliver sand around back.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

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!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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!