Before, During, and After

This summer, Vance was hard at work in the yard; our side yard that is. We have a slope on the side of our garage that was not functional at all. We decided to build a retaining wall, fill it in, and level out the side of the property. Vance did all the work, with the help of some hired hands from the youth group at church. He was even able to hire some of the girls to watch Karis while they worked. He did an amazing job and I am so pleased with the results. This is just the first of two more phases. The next two years we will work on the back yard. This will include a continuation of the retaining wall to level out the back yard, tearing out the existing wood deck and replacing it with a patio/deck made of highland stone blocks. All this just in time for Karis to be old enough to play in the back yard. We hope to have some type of swing set or play structure in the future.