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House Updates

 We finally started on our major back yard transformation.  I'm so excited I can't even stand it.
 This is what the backyard looked like before they started.
 Wyatt can't hardly stand all the excitement of having all the tractors and trucks and stuff in the backyard working.
 This is him saying "cheese" as I take his picture.
 We also just got some new furniture for the house finally delivered.  This is our new family room sectional.  It's huge and we had to rearrange the playroom toys and train tables a bit, but we got it all to finally fit (not in this photo) and we LOVE it up there.  Now we close down the main floor about 7 or 8p (or when we get home from the pool in the evenings) and spend the rest of the night upstairs.  The kids play while Jason and I watch TV and then we get them settled into their beds and enjoy the room ourselves.  We can all find our own space on this big guy!
 Starting the big dig.
 Wyatt loved it.
 We then enjoyed watching the trees come down.
 And more digging.
 This is how the yard looked by mid-day.


 Here's where all the trees ended up.
 The kids have been warned to stay out of the backyard as much as possible during all this but they do get out there a little bit when there is an adult out there as well.




 By the end of the first day, this is what the yard looked like.  HUGE difference.
 We also got some new entryway furniture.  A bit more grand than the tiny little table and small mirror we had before.
 This fits the space much better!

I'll keep posting on the backyard as we got and update the boys too!

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