When Ed and I were looking at houses during our first year of marriage, we were looking for a lifetime house. Not our dream house…we knew we wouldn’t be able to find a house of our dreams. We were looking for a house where we could raise our kids; a house in a nice neighborhood, close to a playground, with plenty of room for a family. One of the reasons we bought our house is because of the beautiful backyard.
Our backyard still needs a lot of work; it doesn’t have fancy landscaping and the grass is patchy in areas, but we love it anyway. It’s a great place to have a backyard party, to sit out on the patio with a beer, or to sit around the fire pit on a chilly night.
Share your backyard with us! What’s right outside your back door? Or link up any place you’d like…where in the world have you been?
<>
It looks like a perfect family back yard! I don't think we have used our yard as much as we could either but it sees more and more use as the kids get older!
What a sweet post and so true! Your yard is lovely and a great place to raise your girls.
You know, every house we've owned has a wonderful backyard as well, and like you, we've never spent as much time out there as we should. I'm glad you're changing at your place this year!
What a lovely backyard! I love your tulips. 🙂 My father used to plant them near our garage when I was a child.
Your yard looks very nice and big! We have a small yard, but then we don't have children so a big yard isn't necessary. If we did have children, I would have looked for a house with a big yard like you did.
I love backyard parties! Your yard is perfect for them! You wouldn't want to have fancy landscaping if you did a lot of entertaining. It would be pretty but the kids would wreak havoc on it!