Project: Fence

Last summer we tore down the fence on one side of our home in order to level out our lot. There was a really steep hill in the back yard and Lucas had quite a feel tumbles after he learned to walk. Summers here are far too short, so it was over before we knew it. We didn't have time to build a new one, so we took the old chain link and blocked off a small area for the dogs. It wasn't much room, but it did the trick for the winter.

This year we were lucky to receive almost all of the fencing materials we needed...for free! (A good $2500+) There are some wonderful perks to having a husband in the construction industry, let me tell you!

Lucas loves construction vehicles and could barely contain his excitement when we returned home to find a cement truck here. It was drizzling outside so we put on his rain gear and headed out to help.

The truck run out and we had to mix up a few bags for the last remaining posts. As soon as Lucas saw the guys using their wheel barrel, he insisted we go and find his too!

He was all decked out the next day to help. He insisted on wearing snow boots, a mosquito repeller attached to his pants, and a head lamp on his forehead. This kid cracks me up!

When we were nailing the boards on, daddy hammered a bunch of nails into one for him to remove. He loves using tools and feeling involved in daddy's projects.

I'm really happy with the turn out! The front in nicely staggered (although you can't see it in the picture) and it divides our property from our neighbors lot.

Once again, summer is almost over. Thank goodness we got this project completed. I was starting to feel really bad that the dogs couldn't roam the back yard. Then again, it's nice only having to deal with poop in one area.

Next year we will add top soil and work on getting the grass to grow again! There wasn't a huge area that we had to add dirt to, but it'll be nice having a lush green yard again on the side of the house.