Farewell to our trees

Yesterday we had two of our trees cut down -- one was lifting the sidewalk, the other was an Aspen that was sprouting new trees all over our lawn. We have debating this for a while because we knew we'd lose a lot of shade. And sure enough, our house and yard look so bare! I'm kind of sad. I hope our already struggling lawn doesn't die completely. ): On a more positive note, the kids were very entertained watching the men with chainsaws, the truck chopping the trees up, and a stump grinder. They sat on the piano and watched out the window.

Our lawn also struggles in the backyard -- large yellow patches everywhere. So we've been trying to bring it back to life by turning on the sprinkler in the evening. Andrew went out and played in it last night -- of course he was already wearing his rain boots that he wears almost every day. Then he asked for an umbrella. A good pictures moment!