Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Our Backyard Project

We have debated over what to do with our tiny backyard ever since we moved to our house. We never liked the landscaping they put in and have always thought the way they designed our patio was just weird. One year we planted a mini veggie garden (http://simmonsfamilyadventures.blogspot.com/2008/10/gardening.html) but other than that we haven't used it much.

Brian has always wanted to enlarge our patio and I have always been hesitant but I finally agreed to let him do it and basically redo the yard. Here's what it looked like before the project.
Brian laid some pavers to put the bbq on.

Then Brian, with the help of his brother Scott, poured cement to enlarge and square off our patio.

Finally, we finished it off with some new plants.

Here's the final result.

I think it turned out pretty good.

5 comments:

Becky said...

So CUTE! It looks amazing. What a handy husband you have. Mine's pretty handy too--anytime you need to remember a movie quote he is THERE FOR YOU. Boy, that can really save your life sometimes. :)
And you're pregnant! You look so cute! Congrats!

Bryce and Amy said...

Your backyard looks great. I love the flowers you added. And I LOVE the side shot of your preggy belly. You're such a cute pregnant lady. You don't much more time left, do you?

Here at home said...

Wow! Much better. They did a great job. Do you think he wants to come do that do our back yard?
So, I must have missed the post about you expecting way back there somewhere? When are you due? That is awesome. Congratulations.

Whitney said...

Hi Andrea, I appaerntly was not unlike the others, I didn't know you were pregnant, either. When are youdue? We need to catch up!

Nicole said...

Very nice. Go Brian for knowing how to do all that stuff!!!