Grass!!!!!.....at least, that's what we planted :)

This is the year for us to work on our lawn, such as it is. The backyard is pretty much mud (when it rains; dry, hard ground when it doesn't) with tufts of grass here and there. The front yard is divided into 2 sections. The smaller side was pretty bare from all the wear and tear. The larger side is ok. We started with the smaller side and roto-tilled it. The boys dug, hauled dirt, raked, etc. Then they spread grass seed and sat back and watched it grow. Well, skip that last part. They don't typically sit back :) However, the grass is coming in nicely. We've done a '2nd coat' of grass seed so we're just waiting for that to sprout and fill in the gaps. I'll take some pictures when it's done! We'll probaby just try to fill in the gaps on the larger side. The backyard will take some doing. We have a huge tree back there that thinks it needs to spread its roots everywhere. We ordered a huge pile of topsoil so we'll see what we can do back there. We really want to cut down on the mud and make our yard look presentable :) Here are the guys working--while the girls had their birthday party (see below).

Peter, Daniel, EthanEthan and DanielEthanDad in charge!! Ethan, Daniel, AndrewNathan using the roto-tillerPeter with the roto-tiller. Peter had a great time doing this--he ended up doing most of my new garden, too!

Hopefully, there will be more tomorrow :)