Grow Grass Grow

So our new home has a backyard that is not so nice. The home we moved from had a great backyard with a pond, a perfect yard and trees (but way to small for four kids). I must admit the backyard is getting better. We had the waist high weeds cut all down and a few trees removed, but we found underneath this all just a little bit of grass left and a whole ton of weeds. Now my dream is to get a design for the backyard that includes a pool, a nice deck, and a nice manicured lawn and all the stuff that goes with it----but until the 150,000 hits my bank account I am going to have to make do. So how am I making due?

I drove to a little small town that is 45 minutes from our house and bought some fescue, some rye, some fertilizer and some rakes and I went to work in the backyard today. I tried to rake the whole backyard before putting down the seed, but I soon realized that was not such a smart idea as the backyard is about 1/2 acre and filled with leaves, undergrowth, dead roots etc. So I borrowed a very powerful and very cool blower and blew away all the leaves and much undergrowth to find the dirt underneath it all. (I was having such a good time I even did 1/2 my neighbors yard). Then Ava and I spread the fescue and the rye and we started the watering process so that our seeds will sprout! It was quite the fun day. I am hoping that the backyard begins to fill in and that next year I can do the same thing and we can actually have a normal backyard lawn. That is until I get my 150,000 dollars to have someone else make it really cool.

Here are some pictures of Ava and I hard at work!