New Patio!

After 8 1/2 years in our house, we finally had a contractor come build a patio. We have been spending so much time outside with Ben, even in the heat of the summer, that we really wanted to make it more livable. Here it is before, with the builder minimum small concrete patio:

Even though the contractor said he could get it done in a week, we knew better. After some delays with the pavers we picked, and then some rain delays, it took about five weeks. Here are some progress shots.

Ben loved watching the construction!

And after...