the side yard

I could spend the next six months blogging about the many reasons I love our current home.  Uniquely provided for our family, a gift from the Lord, we are so blessed to call 1520 Chestnut home. 

We have almost 3 times more living space than our China apartment.  And that's before you toss in a garage, back porch and lots of green green grass! 

Speaking of grass, our next door neighbors look like this: empty lot, empty lot, empty lot.  Five empty lots in a row!  This older area of town was destroyed by a flood in 1997 and many (most?) homes were torn down.  The one we currently live in had a foot of water on the main floor!  All those empty lots mean lots of fun for our little ones, and great views for me as I stand at the kitchen sink too.

Right now the side yard is full of clover.  At the rate the girls pick bouquets, I think we'll have the whole field picked clean by the end of the month :)

Isaac takes a more efficient approach and plans to mow down the entire lot.  In the few days we've been here I bet he's logged at least a mile behind this little yellow and blue mower.  That's a lot of footsteps for a little guy like Isaac, but he is committed to the mower.  Take your eyes off him for a few moments and he's half a block away, headed down the sidewalk with no intention of stopping. 

We love it.  We love the space.  We love how easy it is to get outside.  The screen door out to the back porch gets a serious work out every day - open shut open shut open shut as little feet go in and out.  Over and over again.

Big blessings for our little family.  More fun details about Chestnut Street to come :)