Monday, May 10, 2010

Old Fence Out

This past weekend we were busy putting in a new fence down by the creek in our backyard and removing the old fence closer to our house.
The boys were very excited for such a big project and wanted to help with every facet of the plan...whether we wanted them to or not!

Dylan is very excited any time he gets to have a go with Mommy and Daddy's tools...hmmmmm maybe a little too excited??
Before...


...and after.
A few years back it was solid blackberry behind the fence. After years of digging out the blackberry and ivy and planting many native trees, shrubs and forbs (flowering plants) we were ready to take out that old ugly fence. The boys love having so many new places to play!


Today I was surprised by Rob coming home a little early from work with flowers and an amazing plan. He and one of my best friends, Lynn, hatched a plan to have her come over with her girls to watch the boys so that Rob and I could go out for my birthday dinner. She even showed up with dinner for the boys! What an amazing friend! She is a rock star...watching 4 kids by herself AND feeding them all dinner. After changing out of my jeans and t-shirt Rob and I had a lovely dinner at a fancy restaurant! Thanks Lynn and Rob!!

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