One thing the Midwest does well is autumn. And when you combine Iowa autumn with Katy’s parents’ wooded yard, it makes for the most stunning wedding backdrop. As with many weddings this year, Katy & Chris’ wedding plans changed due to the pandemic and, when the idea came up to go forward with the wedding, […]

hen we first bought our home earlier this year, we didn’t notice the slight negative slope of a small portion of the yard back toward the house. Overall, the yard was nicely sloping away from the house so it wasn’t very noticeable. It wasn’t until our basement flooded that we realized we needed to fix […]

With three young boys, it’s no wonder their backyard is filled with basketballs, baseballs, and soccer balls. Batting practice was already going on when I got there. It was a beautiful October day with lots of sun, so I tried to find some shady spots to use to our advantage. The boys were much more […]