Tyler Update and Weekend Warriors, Part 2

Hi everyone and thank you for all your prayers for Tyler. After a week and a half of throwing up every other night, we are finally over whatever it was and he is back to his little ol' self. Lately, he's really started to grasp the whole bedtime routine and enjoys using his brushes (hair and tooth!). Sometimes he tries to use his toothbrush for a hairbrush and vice versa, but it's fun to see him catch on!

This weekend, since we were all feeling much better, it was time to get back to our backyard makeover! Just as a reminder, here is the very sad before picture; weeds instead of grass, a forgotten flower bed, etc., etc.:

The sod arrived good and early in the morning so Andy got right to it. The ground had already been tilled so he and a friend scattered fertilizer and then used a rake to stir it in and level the ground.

And then: BOOM-O instant grass!

Since we were in gardening mode, we went ahead and ran to home depot to fill up our square foot garden. We got tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, thyme, red bell peppers, corn & basil (if I remember correctly. Since then, we've gone to Lowe's and added snap peas, some more herbs and strawberries. We have one more square foot to fill and we're thinking we'll get some cherry tomatoes.

Here's where I planted the herbs (the pics were taken before the Lowe's trip).
So here it is, our outdoor oasis all ready for some yummies and summer fun for Tyler. I see a kids pool and some patio furniture in our future...