New Backyard

So ever since Hutch arrived things in the backyard have gotten, well, a bit messy. From his #1s that stained the entire yard yellow to his #2s that smush all into the grass, it got to a point where we couldn't even play in our yard.

Well, that has all changed, now, hasn't it? Mom and Dad had a vision a long time ago for the backyard and when Hutch came along the timing for it was bumped up a little bit. So here we go, I'll take you through some before and afters:

So we put up a pergola (patio furniture TBD), put in blue pavers as the patio and the walkway from the garage to the steps...

And the grass is actually not even grass, it's turf with a filtration system that will take Hutch's #1s right down through to the soil. We also took out the sidewalk between the garage and fence and made a little dog run for his #2s, now it's just getting him to go back there that will be the trick.

We're going to roll a basketball hoop back in here because you can bounce the ball on the turf, and Lord knows I'm hoping to be the starting point guard on the girls hoops team at St. Helen next year. 

Anyway, this next one feels like the real money shot.