Happy Easter!

Tea Party with Mr. Quacks

Elliott's playing with her new tea set and stuffed duck, Mr. Quacks. And looking adorable in the new Easter dress Grandma Barbara gave her! Ya, she's not spoiled or anything.

Easter Egg Hunt

Elliott's Grandma and Grandpa Chipman were in town for Easter, along with Braxton, Brody and Brody's friend, Carson. Elliott loved having so much attention, and Grandma Barbara even made Ellie a basket and set up an Easter egg hunt in the back yard! She had such a great time looking for eggs in the grass. We all had so much fun and already miss everyone.

Enjoying the new grass with Zoey

Our BIG project

We moved into our new house a few weeks ago, and our first project was to put grass in the back yard. This was how our yard looked before, the classic Vegas yard, or as they call it, "desert landscape".

Clearing off the rocks . . .

The picture doesn't do it justice, there were literally TONS of rocks! We just chipped away, one wheelbarrow full at a time.

Elliott was very helpful

Prepping the Yard

We were very pleased to find a working sprinkling system underneath all the rocks and dirt. I kind of enjoyed leveling the dirt, it was very zen.

All Done!

It took about 3 weeks and a LOT of muscle, but it was well worth it. Elliott and our dog, Zoey, LOVE having this nice grass to play in. I can't keep them inside! The next step is to get a new BBQ (and a lawn mower!)