Our house came with 2 empty lots...so we have a really really big yard. The yard needs some work. We're not quite sure what to do with it yet, as there is little rain here. I want grass just in front of the house. We might just keep the rest of it at dirt for a while. The yard (with all the dirt) makes for a great baseball field, a place for the kids to run laps during Weekly-Gym-Class-With-Daddy...and a go cart track (we have THREE battery-operated jeeps!).