Landscaping!

When we bought our foreclosure the backyard looked like a sand bomb went off!  There was barely any grass and the wall that closes the yard off was full of mildew.  After 20 + hours of removing rocks, painting, planting, mulching and seeding, we have a new backyard!!!  It was probably the most exhausting work I've ever done but SO worth it!  There is nothing more exciting than working your heart out on a project to completion:)  I really want to flip houses one day!  Here are some pics to show you the difference a little "labor of love" can do:

Before...ew gross!!!

During...notice half of the rocks and weeds removed from the treeline.  This already looks so much better:)

We had just painted the wall and were starting the planting process!

The finished product!!!  Ain't she purrrrty???  Next up, a deck!

Gone Fishin'

We went to Panama City Beach to visit my dad.  He recently bought a home within two miles of the ocean so it wasn't hard to convince us to drive over;)  We went to Pier Park which is the new "hot spot" for tourists.  The pier there goes out a quarter of a mile and is pretty impressive...that is where we decided to hoist the ol' fishin' lines!

Playing around until Edwin agreed to model his new straw hat;)  Lookin' somethin fierce, sweets!

My dad with his infamous straw hat...ready to fish!

The pier!

Beautiful shoreline!

Ok, ok...I bought a straw hat too;)

Edwin and dad fishing like rock stars!

I could get used to this:)

It was a perfect day for fishing and we caught ONE fish the size of a baseball glove...look out Thanksgiving!  In remembrance of the fish, we fried and ate the little pieces he had to offer!  Our 'other' dinner consisted of TGI Fridays of course!