Backyard Bliss (June 2013)

For years, my husband and I have been looking forward to cutting our own grass, snowblowing our own driveway, and planting in our own garden.  Are we crazy to be dreaming about manual labor?  It's just now that we've moved into our actual home...meaning the home we hope to live in forever (and never move again!), we can't wait to make our house feel like our home.  I'm sure after hours of planting in the sun or snowblowing in the middle of winter, the townhome association's convenience will seem very appealing, but, for now, we are just where we've always wanted to be.  

So, to celebrate Father's Day (and all the manual labor that is in store for hubby), I designed these little guys.  I actually had a shovel and watering can cookie cutter, but the grass cookies started out as a princess crown.

The lawn mower design was simple, but I added a few green sprinkles as lawn clippings.

These flower pots came in the same set from Wilton as the shovel and watering can, but I thought they'd be a nice addition to our end-of-the-year teacher gifts.

Enjoying the start of summer around here!