One Young, Two Youngs, Three Youngs, Four: Our own personal Masters scenery

When we moved into our house last September, I had no idea what was waiting for us come spring. There was A LOT of shrubbery that I wasn’t crazy about, and we had lots of ideas (still do!) for lawn improvements down the road. Some beautiful daffodils popped up in February, and a few purple irises have bloomed.

Now, though, we are in the middle of a beautiful spring in the South, and our back and front yards are starting to look like Augusta National. (Except for the grass - it's hellacious. This will be a major overhaul to be completed after all home renovations and associated construction equipment have come and gone.) The azaleas are out of control, in terms of both size and frequency. And they are all kinds of different colors. Russell and his dad cut down a 15-foot holly tree, and my instructions to them were to cut down or dig out anything that doesn’t have a flower on it. We have a hydrangea that is about 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, and I can’t wait for it to start blooming. We actually have quite a few things that haven't started blooming yet. There are also some amaryllis about to bloom right in front of our house. I have never actually seen them growing from the ground, only in floral arrangements. Clematis vine, a big dogwood tree, various sizes of gardenias, tulips...the list goes on and on.

We’ve spent a lot of time outside trimming and mowing and mulching, and we are far from done. Emma loves to be outside with us, just watching us work. She likes to watch us work from inside, too. I’m finally really thrilled with something about our house – it has been one major headache after another, but now I just love looking out the windows at God’s beautiful springtime creations. Here are some pics of just a few of the beautiful flowers in our yard.