Saturday, October 22, 2011

Birthday Girl

Here are the four friends who spent the sleepover birthday party at our house for my daughter's 15th birthday party. Girlfriends are the best! BFF


Giggles and laughter abound...Kristen, Sarah, Sammie, and Brigitte.


The hands and feet of Down syndrome.


Yum, cake! Chocolate with chocolate with sprinkles.

Kristen ate this gluten-free version on the left. Sarah was sporting braids.



Sammie and Brigitte each ate big pieces.



I love this picture!




Funny girls acting funny.




Bowling the next day.




And you can't forget about McDonalds afterwards!



Carolyn "Care Bear " King

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Almost done



We're getting ready to christen our fire pit for the fall. The steps come down off the deck stairs and lead onto the paver patio.


Here you can see an eye-level of the stairs and the two retaining walls.



Looking upward from the bottom of the yard. Some of the blocks in the upper retaining wall still need time to dry out. I figure they will match by next summer. The sun was setting behind me. I make a great shadow.



Moving around to the North side you can see the slant of earth, the two retaining walls, and the deck in the background.




The steps curve around the upper retaining wall on the North side of the property. Here is also another eye level view of the fire pit.



The cat, Pepper, enjoys all the new levels. I like to sit on the wall where the cat is now and look out into the farmers field.









Here is a view of the path that was originally pea gravel. It's the upper level of the top planting bed. On the right are the steps leading up to the driveway on the side of the house.




On the left these are the steps from the top of the path looking down the property. On the right is a picture of the path as it begins from the driveway and curves around the bushes.

Carolyn "Care Bear" King