Another project finished.

 When he wasn't taking popsicle breaks with the kids last weekend Brent was finishing a project we started maybe in April :) 

Joel loves to help. We needed something to keep the heat off our back room and also the patio so we could enjoy it in the afternoons and summer.  But the way the sun is positioned in the summer we needed almost a wall of some sort. So this is what we came up with.  And we love it so far. We've been eating our dinner outside all week and have enjoyed it. 

I still need to stain it and then I want to build some flower boxes at the bottom there where all the weeds are. And then maybe grow a pretty climbing vine on the other side of it.

Our plan is to extend the patio out in an L shape where those ugly bushes are. We are going to put the grill where that big bush is.  And we have ideas of building a fire pit onto the patio.  Our picnic table (that I would love to build) will be under the window.  We're pricing it and seeing if we want to do it ourselves or hire someone to do it.  And then decide concrete vs. pavers. So that may or may not happen this summer but its a start.  And its fun to plan and dream.