Yard is Nearly Done!

 They worked on the sprinklers for a couple of days

 It was a lot of long pipes going everywhere

 Trenches and tunnels to get the irrigation water everywhere it needed to be

 They finished up the rock walls and drew lines for curbing

 It helped us visualize what it would be like and gave us a chance to make changes before the curbing was laid

 It was a lot of curbing...700'

 ...but it gave some interesting character and definition to the yard

This boat pad had sloughed away from the house and had sunk so we had that fixed to flatten it back out and to raise it up...you can see where they drilled holes and pumped concrete in to lift it up and straighten it.

 They put the curbing down over about a day and a half while the landscapers worked on digging the trampoline pit and building the fire pit. By the time the concrete guys had put the curbing all down, the landscapers were already putting bark and sod down!

 They finished nearly all of it up today

 It is a big change from the weed garden of two weeks ago

The kids can't wait to run around. You can see the white pipe near the middle of this picture that will be the drinking fountain. The open square on the corner (foreground) will be a playset for the kids next year. 

 They're excited to jump on the trampoline!

 Once the grass went down the sprinklers went on. You can kind of get a sense for the pathway in the back here. It's about 48" wide all the way around

 The fire pit is coming along nicely. We can't wait to roast marshmallows and make smores next week!

 Next year we will do the fence, trees, shrubs and flowers...

We did a small hedge near the fire pit to create a small barrier between the pit and the walkout basement below. 

 You can see a little more of the path in the back here.

It was good to see Tyler warming up with the guitar near the fire pit. We hope to be singing along next Tuesday when the last part comes in needed to finish it. We're all so excited to get out and play, but we're trying to be patient for the next couple weeks while the grass takes root. It's so fun to see the change from our weed garden!