The Hill and the Hole

After our fifth day of working on our patio project, we've made some real progress. Thank god the biblical flooding stopped long enough to let us shovel. Now our back yard has a hill and a hole.

I present to you the hill...

....and the hole:

I was so happy when I finished sledging up the concrete, now we just need to fill the hole with 6 tons or so of sand then we'll lay the patio block. In addition to gaining more recreational area in the backyard I am also losing plenty of grass that I hate mowing, it's a win win.