memorial day in mulch city

For the past couple of months, we've been the proud owners of a half acre of land. Just a tad bit overwhelming when we've only been used to a postage stamp size yard that we paid someone else to mow. But now, it's on. We spent the majority of the weekend sprucing the place up. It started when 13 yards of mulch were delivered Friday morning. That afternoon, my brother came over and we got to work and went non-stop. Here's some highlights.

the front of the house all nasty-like...

Josh building a fun little rock wall to hold the mulch and John doing what John does best...supervise

You wouldn't know it, but this is the finished product. Our luck, as soon as we lay down the beauteous black mulch, the tree above sent down those little helicopters all over the place. Thus ruining the effect. Greatttt.

Yes, that below is what mulch is supposed to look like!

We have this fun little path that leads across the front of the rhododendron bush but it was bare down to the dirt. Josh hooked it up with some grass seed and laid these paving stones. It reminds me of the stones my grandmom had at her house in front of the rhododedrons when I was little. My cousins and I would hide behind the monstrous bush and play witch and capture and all kinds of stuff that makes me happy thinking about now. I am totally re-creating it for my future kiddos.

Mad props to my brotha for guiding us in the lay of the land and donating man hours to the cause. ferris bueller, you're my hero.