Late Summer Fun Part 2

We have decided that the time has come to tackle the back yard, a huge space that just isn't able to be used any any worth while way.

So we are putting in a large 2 car garage that is going to be both garage and shop space for Sue and I and a concrete patio extending from the garage to the back steps. It will give us a place to entertain and a place that the girls can play and ride trikes and what not.

First thing that needed to go was the apple tree.

















































Big machine 1 Tree 0.





















These 4 photos are the "before" shots of the rest of the yard........






















































The next thing that had to happen was getting rid of the brush and the downed tree. While the "tree guys" were here, I had them clean up and prune the remaining tree. It was WAY past due for a pruning.
































A Big change......












































Our tree looks so much better with a trim.
























































More digging














































































Still doesn't look like much, does it?



































Now the pre-foundation prep begins......






Forms for the foundation "pour" are going up!

They should be about ready to pour the concrete when the rains let up.

Late summer fun Part 1

We were over at our friends Lee and Tina for a farewell dinner for their daughter Diana, who was leaving for college.

The girls discovered the "bestest thing of all time". See for yourself. :)






















































When we were in Seattle, we visited the zoo and got (among other things) a little plastic zebra. Libby has decided that "Giraffe" needed a house to sleep in.
So we made the zebra a barn.....





























The girls discover the joy of raincoats.