Progress Pic's - Retaining Wall and backyard

We, I should say hubby is in the process of building a retaining wall. We have a sloped block in which we've recently excavated and are now retaining it.

I took these pics on Saturday and have since done a bit of work but will post more pics as we go :) Please excuse the jungle :)

I think he's marking up where he needs to dig... not quite sure what he's doing lol

Hubby hard at work digging away

Here's the pics of the rest of the back yard. Please excuse the jungle.

That's the gate my brother has been promising to install since January, we're at the point now we'd rather pay someone else to do it.

The old lady that we bought the house off planted ground covers EVERYWHERE and no matter how much we spray and weed them they always come back. These weeds have claimed many a plant. so we're gonna rip out that garden.

These weeds are uncontrollable.

Sorry for the not so detailed post, I have a splitting head ache that won't go away :(