Gurr-een acres: Extreme Yard Makeover

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Extreme Yard Makeover

For Mothers Day Adam made all my dreams come true....well not all my dreams, but he made my back yard a lot more awesome, and I LOVE IT!!
I'll let the pictures do the talking...

Here is an old "before" photo of our fireplace, swing set and "lawn".

Before...

We originally just piled up some rocks as a retaining wall around our house pad.

My hard working crew..

We replaced the rocks with a nice retaining wall.

After the wall was complete we added 4000 sq. ft. of sod.

Fireplace and lawn after

Dream come true!

On a side note our sweet neighbors got some new patio furniture, and they gave us their old set. It was still in great condition, and very comfy but it was just a bit outdated. It looked like something that would belong on the set of "The Golden Girls". So, I gave it a makeover of my own!

Before...

After...

Happy, Happy,Happy!

4 comments:

AnonymousJune 30, 2013 at 8:24 PM
WOW!!! I LOVE you yard!!! The boys had so much fun this last week playing in your amazing yard, thank you so much for having us!! Your patio set looks AMAZING, great job!!
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flowermomJuly 1, 2013 at 12:18 AM
I love it! It looks like a park!
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Lydia HulseJuly 1, 2013 at 5:43 PM
Your house should be on Houzz!! I love it! Can't wait to come and see it, now that your yard is done, it won't be a big deal to come to Prescott and work on mine in a few months right?...right?...Anyways, I am very impressed with how everything turned out. You rock!
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sallyJuly 4, 2013 at 2:26 PM
Wow your yard looks incredible!! And the furniture makeover was outstanding!!!
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Gurr Family Dictionary

Those of you who have spent time with our family may have noticed that at times, we seem to have a language of our own. I thought it would be helpful to let you know what some of our favorite words and phrases mean to us.

Adgita (ad-je-tu) n. The feeling of being annoyed, or having heartburn, or indigestion. "Honey, I ate to much chili-dog-Pie, and it gave me adgita."

Buggy (bug'i) n. Any off road vehicle used solely for recreational purposes. Also known as ATV's. "Dad will you take us for a buggy ride on the Ranger ?"

Choke v. This is what the kids call throwing up. " I'm feelling sick. I think I am going to choke."

Choncho (chon-choe) n. A small town in northeastern AZ. the town is actually called Concho, but it reminds us of the town in the movie "Nacho Libre". So, we named it after a character in the movie... Choncho. "Man, If I had a double wide in Choncho, and one in Hell. I'd rent out the one in Choncho, and live in Hell.

Gee-on-out-o-here! adv. An expression directed at dogs. Adam loves shouting this phrase at dogs. He does it just so he can sound like a red neck. It's actually quite hillarious when he says it.

Grandma Milk n. Chocolate milk. While we never have chocolate milk in our home, Grandma Quist seems to have it on tap. "Mom, how come you never give us Grandma Milk?"

"Becauase I'm not Grandma that's why."

Janice bowl n. an extremly large plastic bowl. It can be used for just about anything from bathing babies to holding a giant batch of popcorn. Every year Ruth's Aunt Janice gives us one for Christmas. "I need a Janice bowl, I'm about to choke."

Jonny-Big-Rig (jon-E-big-rig) n. any abnormaly large object or person. "Adam, you shouldn't call that lady a Jonny-Big-Rig. It's offensive!"

Junky Momma ! adv. This term originated several years ago in the Quist household. It is an expression of extreme excitement. "After opening a box of lego's on his sixth birthday Russ was so overjoyed, that he yelled "Junky Momma!"

Popawheelie (pop-a-weel 'i) v. Making the front tire of your bike lift up off of the ground."Mom! Watch me popawheelie !" n. The name of Caleb's bike riding club. "Mom, I have new club called the popawheelie club, and I am the President."

Quit it Out ! adv. An expression that means stop. One day Adam either meant to say "quit it" or "cut it out." The result was "Quit it out !" Now we say it all the time. "You better quit it out or you will be going to your room young lady!"

Sled n. a snowmobile." Kids,. its snowing ! Call Grandpa and ask him to bring up his sleds so we can go on a sweet ride."

Temper n. The kids way of saying temperature." Mom I dont feel good. You should check my temper."