ALMOST done.....

John has been working his butt off in the yard since October and this weekend all that work is finally starting to come together and really pay off. We had some great friends, wonderful neighbors and my dad come over and help wheelbarrow 23 tonnes of rock into our backyard. John ended up having to work most of the day so didn't have to do much of the tough stuff, they had most of it cleared up by the time he got home. Having the rock down has covered up a bunch of mud and made our yard so much cleaner and looking so much more finished. The best part is, we could now put together some of the furniture we were waiting to use till all the dirt was gone. Yay! Today, we put our picnic table together and Tula's, which grandpa and Grandma C actually got her for her first birthday. It sat in the garage a long time, but it was so worth the wait. We set it up this afternoon and she loves it! My dad and John and I even piled in there with her for a minute and she thought that was so cool that we would sit at her table. Then, we went inside and I told her I was making her lunch and she could eat it at her table. I was putzing around in the kitchen and forgot to hurry with lunch. After a few minutes and realizing she was nowhere to be seen, I look out the window and lo and behold, she is just sitting at her table waiting for lunch to be served. So cute. I brought her out a little plate and drink and she was such the big girl eating all by herself. It makes me so happy to see her happy and having fun like that, or to just know that she is truly enjoying her day. She could have sat at that table all day long. This yard has been a long process but it's days lie this that remind you just how worth it it really is.

Check out Tula at her cool new table.