our "backyard"

We took advantage of the beautiful weather Saturday and "worked outside." Most of you have probably heard us complain that one of the worst things about apartment living is we can't work outside - we don't have a yard to mow or gardens to weed or shops to piddle in. Yes, one day we might look back on these times and laugh about how we used to dream about doing yardwork, but for right now, this is something we feel we're missing out on.

So, while I was having my quiet time the other morning in the chair by the patio doors, I started thinking about what we could do to fix up our patio. And Saturday we went to work on it- we went out and bought the supplies and came back and I scrubbed the walls and floor and railing of the balcony (they were pretty gross) and then we planted our first flowers together. It was so much fun! Here are some pictures to document the day:

The before picture. (or in the middle of cleaning, if you couldn't tell!)


Our work space- the bed of the truck. (didn't want to get potting soil on newly cleaned patio floor, of course!)


And the after picture. (we bought too many flowers and didn't have enough room in the flower boxes. our solution? run to walmart and pick up a pot! haha!)


It's so funny how we baby these flowers. For the first couple days, when Brad or I would get home we'd first ask how our flowers are doing! And it's also funny that we each planted our own, and are totally babying our own flower box. Just this morning, Brad said he thinks he's going to water his. We refer to them as Brad's flower box and Kayla's flower box. I don't know why, but it cracks me up.

This morning was great, I went out and studied on the balcony and got to soak in the warm sun. It's so nice having our own, nice, pretty little space- or backyard, if you will!

Tune in next time for pictures on the various animals we've seen from our balcony!