The long awaited

patio furniture has been bought and built :) I'm just giddy about it. Let me explain. When Dave and I got married and lived in our little one bedroom condo that we rented, we would go on long walks in the evening and look at all the beautiful houses and yards. And we would say to eachother, one day we'll have our own house. We would daydream about what the yard would look like, flowers we could plant, etc. Then we bought our first home. And so now we go on long strolls and day dream and plan how our yard will look. Slowly we have been working on our yard, adding our own touch here and there. Since we have gotten married, my daydream has always included patio furniture for our backyard BBQs and a bench swing. To rock gently on in the evenings, talking quietly to my husband, listening to the birds. To hold my babies on, to curl up and read a good book on, to breathe in deeply the sweet smells of each new season. Now, curled up on our swing we are envisioning all the flowers we'll plant in the backyard, the green grass that will grow, the fruit trees to be planted. There's always a little piece of a dream waiting...

Caleb is pretty excited about the patio furniture too.

But, even more excited to help Dad build it.

He even 'read' the directions to dad.

And I do mean, really, tried to read them to dad. What he said, couldn't tell ya...

And being oh so helpful

One day soon, there will be green grass growing on the right side of our yard, maybe a flower pot or two, and some fruit trees and flowers. All in the works....

This was built while Caleb napped. And a good thing, it was a little more involved than the table and chairs.

If you can't find me...I'll be right here, perched like a bird on a tree and happy as can be.

My outside oasis now consists of swinging back and forth, warmed by the sun, watching my sweet little guy play during the day, my hubby by my side in the evenings.