We have LAWN

Hydroseed was sprayed on today!  I am soooooo ready for grass.  Alas we have to wait for it to grow, and it is going to be tough keeping the kids off of it while it grows in -- but HURRAY!  I am looking forward to not having sons that look like pig-pen

Before and Afters

the back yard facing west -- you can also see my planter boxes for my raised garden, and the swingset that we still need to get reassembled after the grass grows in.... Thomas can't wait!

in the back facing the east

and the front again so you can see my landscaping :)   - the shrubs will go in the dirt mound under the playroom window, and where they sit in this picture will be my rock garden. 

You can also see my Umbrella Catalpa tree way back on the left side. We saw those trees around on the block we lived in Brigham City, and we had to do a lot of searching to find out what kind of trees they were, and most people have never heard of them. We called them "Appa" trees until we learned the real name, because they looked like the big bushy flying bison from the cartoon Avatar the Last Airbender :)

 
these are pics of the ones on our old block:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

                                                                                                      APPA
 
 

and YES, we are very excited about the Last Airbender movie coming out July 2
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938283/

we hope to go see it opening night (MOM can you babysit?)  :)