Our Little Backyardigan

After we had a playgroup at Cara's before Easter, I came home SUPER depressed about our backyard. Now, don't get me wrong...the fact that our backyard is T.I.N.Y doesn't bother me! Matt and I have ZERO interest in yard work, so the smaller the better! But, the other fact was...our tiny backyard had become a puppy litter box. Period. There was nothing good about it and surely we should have posted a HAZARD warning out there! ...So, since Q is at the age that he really loves to play outside, we called our trusty lawn guys to come and work their magic!!!... And, did they ever! We feel like we have an extra room in our house now, and we absolutely love spending family time in our little backyard!!! Here's to a summer full of backyard fun!!!!
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Here's the picture that inspired the "Extreme Backyard Makeover!" .... My sweet little shirtless boy playing outside in Landon's backyard... And, here are the BEFORE pictures! I am SERIOUSLY embarrassed to even admit that this is what our backyard looked like! SERIOUSLY EMBARRASSED!!!!...

Don't be jealous of our 3x3 patio!!!... My "I hate yard work" husband even got motivated! He bleached the fence so that we can finally stain it! ... Q was a part of the process too...who says that we shouldn't sweep our yard? ... And...TAA DAAA!!! The finished (for now) product...

It's so much better and Q loves it!!! The first few times that he went out there, he would spin around and talk about the Backyardigans! So precious!...

Our back fence with painted yellow swing and fun flower beds! (Q chose the yellow and I think it was an excellent choice!)
Q's own little dining corner...He LOVES to eat outside now!...
And ours...we love to sit out here and watch Q play or eat our dinner! Matt also likes working on his laptop out here! So nice to have another place to be!...
We're just waiting for the grass to get green!...

For Easter, my parents got us lots of flowers for the yard....here they are around our tree...

And in the pots on our flagstone patio... Everyone is so happy!!! Especially the puppies...

...and the birds...When the word got out that we had bird food, we had swarms of precious little finches! ... And, Q, of course loves having the perfect little "rubber mulched" play area for his fort!...

So, if you want to come over and play, let us know! We'd love to share our little backyard with you!!!