Buried treasure!

It was a fun and very productive weekend. I started off the weekend a little early. Thursday night I went the Lake of the Ozarks with some family and had a great time. We spent some time catching up, shopping, soaking in the hot tub, eating etc. Good times! We headed home Saturday morning and when I got there, Tim was in the driveway ready to start planting.

We did a lot of planting and even had time to hang new shutters and spray paint the lamp posts. While digging a hole for an azalea we found this little guy. We thought he was interesting and a little cute so we decided to add him to the decor.

We found this guy last weekend while digging. His name is Rocky. He has also found a home in out newly landscaped front yard. No telling what we'll dig up next. :)

So, after our hard work this weekend here is where we are at. It may not look like much, but we're pooped! But we'll rest up and get ready to do it all over again next weekend. We still have a few plants to purchase (including a Japanese maple, hostas, little hentry sweetsprie, sprite astilbe and maybe a few other things.) Of course we are still waiting for grass to grow on the far side of the house and we have some painting to do, but every weekend it gets a little closer.

Ivy is from the devil!!

When we first bought our house there was english ivy EVERYWHERE! We have been working very hard to remove every last inch of it. We removed quite a bit last summer/fall but there was still one section to go. This weekend we started removing the last section of ivy and I have to say we did a pretty good job. We are going to win the battle of the ivy if it's the last thing we do! We spread some grass seed and with any luck we'll have grass in the next couple weeks.

Here are a few before pictures.

And after...

We still have a lot of work to do, but I'm pretty happy with what we have accomplished so far. Looking back, I wonder what the heck we were thinking when we bought this place, but our little diamond in the rough is slowing starting to shine. :)

Spring is in the air...Finally!!

This is our first spring in the new house and it's exciting to see things start to bloom. Every day is a surprise as we're not really sure what the previous owners planted.

We have been noticing these flowers sprouting up everywhere. From what I can tell, they are Lilly of the valley.

I just noticed these little guys this morning. I'll need to do some research to find out what they are. They could be weeds for all I know.

LaBeaume Farm 2009 - Stay tuned!

We are in the planning phase of our garden and will be sowing our seeds soon. However before we get to that point, there is lots of work to be done.

Here is a sample of our crop from last year. Let's hope we get this lucky again this year.



Stay tuned for more updates and pictures.

Here goes nothing.

So, this is my first ever attempt at a blog. I'm not much for writing so I'm curious to see how this goes. Seems like everyone is doing it these days, so I thought I would jump off the bridge as well.

I'm hoping this will be a place for us to post pictuers of home projects, vacations, the dog, our life in general etc. I never thought I would be a "blogger" but it does seem like the best way to keep friends and family up-to-date on your life. So, here goes...