we spent 2 hours on Saturday afternoon digging a giant hole in our backyard by hand.
it didn't go well.
so Chris left, and came back with this:

much better.

although I didn't get to drive it, because, apparently, it's every little boy's dream to one day operate a digger.
solo.
without any help from his wife.

see? our house is a place where dreams come true.
like disneyland!
only messier.
a few hours later, we had a giant hole in our backyard.

victory!