Exhausting Events in the Backyard

We had the most gorgeous day at our house yesterday, so Brent and I decided it was time to weed and tidy the yard up.  After all the rain we have had the weeds and grasses had taken over the whole front yard! I have to tell you though that both our boys came out with us and got stuck in and helped too, we didn't even ask them to come out and help..... I was very chuffed!  I think the idea of 'sawing' and 'chopping' things down was the motivator.

This took Luke so long to chop down. He would chop for a while, then go inside and have a rest for a while, in and out of the house he kept going,  but he persisted and finally won!

 Isaac was trying to 'crobar leverage' a stump out and was lucky enough to hit the stormwater pipe.

Lucky dad's had lots of experience fixing them up.

Even the dogs were getting in on the excitment of the day!

some of the plants in my front garden. First is 'Hebe', then 'dwarf polygala', and lastly 'lavendar'. Unfortunately after the lavendar finishes flowering it will be pulled out as the plant has gone quite yucky and horrible. 

The find of the day though goes to Isaac...... this is what he found when he started chopping down a large bush in the back yard.....

I don't know what kind of bird this is, but she had some babies she was determined to look after. So, we have left the bush and will get rid of it after her babies are grown and have flown away.  We thought it was a pretty awesome find.

Can you see the mess in the front yard? Well that is all tidied up now and the back yard as a few more bushes removed. 

Although it was exhausting work, it will be well worth it once we have finished doing what we plan.  I'll keep you posted on the goings on of our 'freshen up'.