busy weekend

What a weekend! This will officially be the last post made about the new deck because as of this weekend, it is finished. (Well, except for the trim on the stairs which we had to special order.) We found a killer deal on clearance patio furniture and we spent Saturday hosing off the deck and putting together the table and chairs! Even though it takes up half of the yard, our yard feels so much bigger now!

We also found these Adirondack chairs for $10 a piece (also clearance) and we put them outside our bedroom door.

Also on Saturday, we spread new bark and playground chips throughout the yard. We are so happy with the way everything looks...clean and fresh.

Because we tortured the kids by making them weed the playground and pull up the tomato plants (and it was torture for them), we rewarded them by taking them to the EWEB fountain for some playtime (and then for ice cream). It was so HOT today so the fountain felt really great!


Finally, I finished Charlotte's 13th birthday cake yesterday. She wanted a zebra print cake and since I had never done one before, I watched a few Youtube videos showing me how to do it. What would we do without the internet? Anyway, we are celebrating her birthday tonight! I can't believe we have a teenager!