The new and improved front yard.

This is our new front yard.  My mom came down to show what plans she had created with the help of our wonderful neighbor Cricket Raulston.  Those two are the BEST at planning a yard.  When my mom came down we ordered the dirt to create the flower beds but had to wait a few days.  We shopped the local stores and ventured to Farmington, New Mexico, for more plants that would work well in the area.  My favorite additions to the front yard are the two new trees.  My mom brought down a Japanese Red Maple from Salt Lake.  The leaves were whipped off the tree and some of the bark was rubbed raw.  My mom doesn't think that the tree will live :( I hope it does!!  We planted it anyway to see if it could last and grow.  The second tree is a flowering pear.  It'll have beautiful red leaves in the fall and brilliant white flowers in the spring.  I hope the horrible wind wont blow it over! Chris, my mom, and I went searching for flat rocks that we could use for a rock pathway.  The rock pathway is starting to come together and it's looking great.  We are going to continue looking for rocks to use in our entry.  I will post more pictures when we get farther through our projects.