All these ideas and not enough time!

We are starting a backyard renovation. It's going to be a very slow process because of time. We don't have a lot of time to work on it. With Dale only having 1 day off it makes it kinda hard.

My kids eat a pretty well balanced diet. Drink Almond milk..yum! They don't eat meat. They love veggies and fruit and I feel that Organic produce is expensive in the stores and I always tend to just buy whats on sale. I hate it! So this is a must in my mind.

• Vegtable and herb garden
• Fruit tress- Apple, peach, pomegranate and lemon
• I would like to have chickens as well...we will see!

These things are so so important to me. Keeping my family healthy is a must.  With my 1st child..Janae I didn't do so well in that department. I wasn't consistent and I let her eat what she wanted. I mean don't get me wrong. Some "fun food" or "junk food" is ok once in a while.

The transformation on our backyard is gonna be amazing and I can't wait. 

So this is the plan:

1. Create a budget and price out everything.
2. Contact a contractor for Sprinklers, any brick or cement work and patio covering.
3. Create a Layout. Get plans made up. Figure out where things will be placed.
4. Clean out Backyard.
5. Have the Patio, Sprinklers along w/sod and brick work done.
6. Since we have a chain fence we plan to somehow make it a little private by either covering it or adding individual coverings.
7. Put up swing set, sandbox and splash pad..yes a splash pad (its a must with young kids...better than a pool...no drowning accidents and so worth every penny...which isn't very much.)
8. Decorate!!!!!!
9. And....enjoy!

Phew...that's a lot when its all down on paper. I hope we can do most of it ourselves. I'm pretty handy and I am not afraid to get a little dirty! In the end it will benefit my family and create more living space for us.

Denise xoxo!