The little pond grows into a lake!

What a weekend! As of last night, we had a huge mountain of mud, one lumpy island, a broken sump pump pipe, and a severed electrical line. Today, things are looking up and the island has taken shape. There is a canal running behind it, a big mountain of mud which will eventually be a sledding hill for the kids, and a "V" shaped hill for an eventual water feature. Tom and the kids are on the island as I type deciding on where the picnic and fishing areas will be. Our project grew much bigger than we anticipated due to the grand plans of our landscape designer, and we were feeling unsure about the grandness of the scale it grew to. At this point though, we see how awesome it will be, and he has assured us he will remain on budget. I told him I didn't want any financial surprises,(life itself gives us enough of those) so we'll see how it all turns out once it is finished. You know I will keep you updated on the progress...the pond/lake is good blogger conversation!