We finally have grass!!! It was quite the project. Since our fence is a brick wall with only one little gate to go through, everything had be hauled in and out one wheelbarrow full at a time! First we had to haul out the rock that completely filled the backyard,then Todd dug the trenches for the sprinkler system by hand with a pik-he bent it cuz the ground is so so hard! Putting in the system took, uh-30 minutes! Then we hauled topsoil from the truck to the backyard(I think they got it straight from the cow!)The neighbors were LOVING us when we started this phase. Finally we were able to put the sod down. The kids were so excited-it was as if they had never seen grass before! Now hopefully we can keep it growing in the desert!