One yard project finished!  I started this project last month, digging out the grass and moving the bender board.  I got the gravel added the weekend before last.  I also (finally) got a guy in to replace the sprinkler heads for me, and fix a broken line so I can water the front this weekend.  He's a great guy, and pretty busy, so I'm always happy he can fit my little jobs into his schedule.  I now have water to the entire front yard, so I don't need to remove any more grass and add gravel that I thought I was going to have to do.  I will probably need to plant more grass, but we'll see how it does this year with water getting to it.

The before:

The after: