"If you give a little more than you're asking for your love will turn the key"

The much waited for pictures of the current status of our back yard. It took a long time, I know.  My Grandma Jody is coming to the end as is Buck's Kindergarten year, so we've been full to the brim with life (and death). Sad, when a major remodel is one of the minor events in a person's life. 

 The back of the house has been sandblasted and will be re-stuccoed. 

 The concrete for the upper deck has been poured and cut. 

 A close-up of the removed stucco. That is the master bathroom window. 

 I guess these aren't the most up to date because we actually have a cement path that surrounds the dirt in this picture. It's a bike/roller blading/scooter path. 

 The upper deck will be covered (hence, the posts) and the lower space is 1/2 grass 1/2 pool (you're looking at the future grass area). It is currently an alien land for the boys to conquer. 

 I had a weird piece of dirt on the lens, that isn't an apparition. You can see our new spa in the far left of this picture. The pool deck will begin where that wooden stake is (under the speck). 

 This is the view from the inside of our pool. Pool tile, the spa, and above that will be the bar. 

 The other side. They are currently pouring concrete where those white drains are sticking up. 

 The rock slide steps (will be painted next week) and the pool (which will be blue in a bit here) 

 These pictures aren't great because our yard kind of looks like the moon right now. The fireplace is on the far right of this picture. It will be surrounded by grass and this seems to be a point of controversy but I'm a believer. 

 The spa. There will be a waterfall-thing (official name) coming out of the wall. 

 This is the baja/shallow step for the baby and toddlers to have a place to sit (moms too). 

The bas of the bar (directly above the spa on the upper deck). RKZ is very excited about this step. We've gotten the BBQ and the kegerator (spell?), so he's ready for dinners until about 2030 :) 

More is happening but I'm so behind in this. Estimated to be done in the middle of June! Come visit in July (have to give some time to decorate).