Life as a House: We Have a Yard!

We finally have a yard with two trees, some shrubs, and a fence now!  Here is the view from the street directly in front of the house.

And here is the view as you drive up to the house.  There is still some side yard that needs more sod.  And our new sprinkler system was running when we took this picture.

Here is the view from our back yard fence to the back of our house. 

And here is the view from the left corner of our yard!  It looks like such a big back yard!

Julian and I have dreamed of what this yard will look like in the next few years. We can already envision the patio area with a big table and umbrella where our friends and family will gather as we have Acosta cook-outs.  We can already see the little blow-up pool that will go on our back porch for a little swimmer Jilly next summer.  We envision the swing set and sand box that will be permanent fixtures in our yard where our little girl (and probably future children) will spend their days afterschool or in the summer.  There are a lot of memories to be had here...and we can't wait to make those memories with you!

We had our first walk-through last Wednesday and we do our final walk through tomorrow.  And then if everything checks out, we should close on the house on Thursday!!!  Prayers, well wishes, and crossed-fingers are always welcomed so that this little girl (who is sitting up on her own now, by the way!!!) can be playing in her new room by Thursday afternoon!