Weekend in Silverton

Getting ready to go for a hike!
Everyone arrived on Saturday and set up their tents.
Sofie really loved Uncle Greg.
Ryan cooking Sunday morning camping breakfast.
The McRyan, we would never eat this at home! But we do eat it when we camp. Bacon, sausage, egg, cheese, cream cheese all on a cheddar green chile bagel!

Before Pictures

The side yard
There used to be an underground pool and cement patio covering that entire area. The pool was ruined because the previous owners didn't want to fix the leak so they filled it with dirt. Totally ruined it.

You can see the hot tub we put in on the right just after Sofie was born. Our bedroom has french doors that open up to the hot tub. It was an unusual birthing present. But I wanted something Ryan and I could both use--diamond earrings would have been cool too--hint hint.
Side walk going to the back of the house where the deck is, all of the spider infested bushes were removed the year before . Our house was built in the early 60's. It is an original Frank Lloyd Wright design and we still have the original plans.

We Have A Yard!!!!

How do you all like the diaper pail in the back yard here--airing it out!!

Those things get stinky!!!

Here are some before and after shots of our yard. It started out with the dirt filled in-ground pool and some terrible spider filled shrubs lining the back yard when we moved here 3 years ago. We had the pool dug out and the bushes removed last year and a big deck put on the back of the house that is on the side of a hill. This year we got to the side yard and we have a little patch of grass that Sofie and Syd the dog, played on last night! We now have the watering system so I can plant a veggie garden and some flowers. Gardening is my passion and these past three years have been KILLING me.