Our First Big House Renovation

We have successfully completed our first big home renovation. Putting in a brick patio in the back yard! And no, we didn't do it ourselves. Here are some before and after pictures.

This is what the back yard looked like without anything. There was a lawn mower cabinet and dog house just under that window, but they got moved to the far end of the yard. I know it looks all nice and green, but it's all weeds and NASTY and very uneven ground.

Here is a picture at the end of day 1. The men worked really hard and made really good progress I think. That slab in the forefront is the concrete slab that used to be right outside the door. And little man thought the bricks were pretty cool. His days were spent basically standing at the door and staring at the men working.

Here is the end of day 2. They got most of the brick laid. The guy mis-calculated somehow and they ended up running out of brick.

And here's the end of Day 3. Completed.
Well, sort of. We're still waiting for the grass to grow:) He laid grass seed and hay and we're just now starting to see it poke through. Thank goodness for all the rain. Also, they have to come back and clean the brick. It's actually a rich red color, but the batch of bricks were weird and they have this weird white haze to them.

Overall, we're really happy with it. We've bought some outdoor dining furniture and have thoroughly enjoyed grilling out and eating outside almost everyday. God is so good. What a joy to see my husband and son playing in our yard, while I lay in the hammock, and wait for dinner to be done. We are so thankful for God's goodness to us!