Once the fire pit went in the next step was installing a gravel patio around it.  The hubs added small side-walls on our big flatbed trailer to pick up a load of pea gravel, which only cost around $80 since we didn’t need delivery.  It took him most of the day to dump and spread it, but it was totally worth the effort.

Combined with the new garden, our Adirondack chairs and one of my pretty little garden stools it’s starting to look like the backyard I’ve been envisioning all along!