What I've Been Up to...

For the past couple weeks Dave and I have been busy trying to fix up our yard. Last December my dad cut down the huge ugly bushes by the staircase and that opened the yard up a ton. Last week, Dave cut down the bushes in front of the windows because they were scraggly looking and just an eyesore.

Our house before:

And not-quite-done:


I need to get rid of the stumps so I can plant the azaleas in their place. I think it will be nice to have a little color!


I also planted flowers around the mailbox today.

The pictures don't do it justice...It really does look better than that!

Now my next day off I'm hoping to fill this:


With these: