Big Backyard

Gainesville is very different than most cities. It is part city life with the country still close by. We were so blessed to buy in the neighbor hood that we are in. It is one of the only neighborhoods that has an acre of land but that is still in the city. 

When we moved in the backyard was out of control. It was full of bushes, brush, and vines. The kids kept getting into ivy and all kinds of stuff. So they were told they were not able to go into the back until we cleaned it up. Last weekend we spent all day Friday and Saturday getting it ready for Renee's party. Mike was cutting the big bushes down. The boys were dragging them to the burn pile. Then Pop (Mike's dad) would come by on the mower and mow it all down. They had a system and it was working. They did the whole back in a matter of hours. 

Now that we have the back cleared out we have seen all kinds of animals. We have bunnies, birds, and 2 owls. They perch on the tree right outside our window. We can walk outside and get less than 10 feet from them and they don't move. They will just look at us. It is the coolest thing. So in honor of media Monday I have a few pictures.