A Hard Working Man

What do you get when you combine this guy and these trees?

Major yard improvements!

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I have one very hard working man who takes after his dad when it comes to yard work.  Despite non-spring like weather, Chris got out there and tackled some yard projects that we have been talking about all winter.  We have a long backyard with a lot of fence line that was in need of some privacy blocks, but by the time we got into our house last year, everywhere in Boise was out of the kind of tree that we needed.  So we were sure to get an early start on it this year.  After two trips to Costco to get trees, two trips back to Costco to return trees when we found them half price at Home Depot (accompanied by a very disappointed, loyal Costco customer), two trips to Home Depot, three trips to get dirt, and a lot of Chris' sweat, our backyard has begun its transformation.  One of the reasons that we bought our house was because of its yard.  It had a great start, but it has been fun to see our vision for our yard start to become a reality. Now we just need the sun to come out and we will really be on our way.  More big yard changes are on their way!

In between Chris' yard work and my miscellaneous weekend errands, we had the chance to have our niece and nephew over for a BBQ.  I cannot believe how big these kiddos are getting.  I was a senior in high school when Brad was born and this year or next is probably the year that he is going to surpass me in height.  Not a huge height achievement, I know, but it is still crazy to me that he is soon going to be towering over me.  Check out Brad's new shoes.  He would think I was a pretty cool aunt if he saw my 80s photos.  Who knew that the 80s really would come back?