Grass! It was like magic.

Sod is awesome. I should have thought of it earlier... It is like magic front yard. Just keep watering it. Sprinklers are done and working. Getting the control wires from the garage was a bit a challenge as I had to feed them through the old part of the house and then the new part of the house. I had to go under the house 3 times and drill through the sub-floor. Thank god for cordless drill motors.