The Yard is Done!!!!

We finally got the yard done!!! We were able to mow the lawn on Friday and we were actually excited to do it. The process had its ups and downs but it feels good to have such a big undertaking behind us. We still have a lot to do in the way of landscaping (flowers, trees, shrubs, etc.) but that seems small in comparison with putting in sprinklers, cement, and sod. Enjoy the photos.

This is the 8 foot hole (literally the guy was standing in the hole and you couldn't see him in it) the sprinkler guys dug looking for our water line so they could put a bigger line in. We had to call the guy who built the house to come over and tell us where they put it.

This is a picture of our repaired gas line when the sprinklers guys HIT the gas line where the builder told them to dig. The builder ran the water line underneath the gas line, of course, so they hit the gas line a foot before they thought they would. We left the house for a few hours on my birthday but after the gas company came and cleared the area we got to go back in.

This is the back yard before.
We added some extra patio to the back of our house. You can also see the curbing. Over to the left (outside the picture) we have a square garden curbed off. We also have the kids swing set and play area on the opposite side of the house.

This is the front yard before...

and back and front after...