The hotdogs fit perfectly in our bellies though. He he, there's a popular hotdog chain restaurant and it was right next door to where we were shopping. So of course we had to try it:
So, the hotdog wasn't bad but I'm not sure if it's anything to cry home about. They did forget Bob's hotdog so Bobby did end up going back to the store anyway to pick up something else and swung back around to pick up his hotdog.
We found a simple round table with 4 chairs - 2 of which are rockers. And table yet to be assembled:
Graham and Charlie were quick to test out the rockers while playing video games, of course:
Love our new rugs! Although we just ruined on of them the other day when we had the firepit above it. It's a bit "wavy" now. Oops!
Here's our prized possession - this recycled plastic with aluminum base picnic bench. Bobby obviously had sticker price shock when the boys and I told him this was the one we wanted. But it's been so good so far!
Charlie couldn't stop talking about these chairs, so we bought them as well. These are made with marine-grade material. Looks like Charlie has expensive taste just like his mommy :-D
First meal outside (Sept 9).... YAY!!
Unfortunately, there won't be too many of these left. It's starting to get cold and dark very early these days!
But for now, we're obviously trying to squeeze as many nights outdoor as possible. I mean, there's chipmunks that we need to keep company! Do you see it?!
I wanted some privacy to the backyard so I decided to move some plants around from the front yard:
Before:
After!
The plants are still not quite tall enough but hopefully as they grow taller, it will do the trick:
Although, as of today - the leaves and flowers have all gone brown!! I hope they survive and come back in the Spring.
The tomatoes in front has been slowly producing fruit though. Yay!
And oh, there's a frog in the front yard too! It's right at against the wall:
So there's something about all toads are frogs but not all frogs are toad. And didn't realize that toads actually spend most of their adult life on land!
We also hung a bird house that Bobby found during one of his walks by work. Someone was giving them out and left a collection on their stoop. So cute!
So happy with all our purchases! And I've added this planter with some grass for some added height:
Those yellow flowers weren't doing so great so I pulled those out from the planter and put it in the ground. I'm not having very much luck with plants these days!
I know this one won't die on me - it's metal. Ha ha!
I did end up buying a lemon plant - perhaps missing my huge lemon tree in CA. Funny though, with all those lemons we had in the backyard, we really didn't make that much lemonade! But it was nice knowing it was there when I needed lemons. This plant is staying indoors. Let's see how it does:
And I had to get this little guy. The starfish with eyes was too cute and of course, another airplant :-)
Bobby and Graham are building our outdoor heater:
Wait, how come Mommy and Graham are doing it now?
And how come Charlie is on his iPad and not participating? Hmmm...
It works!! This will help prolong our nights outside:
Another project - our new firepit!
Ta da!!! I love how this one has a grate on top so we can actually cook on top of it!
It's also one of those - just in case, the power goes out and we need to cook something. Ha ha!
Covers for everything!
And I busted out the indoor electric fireplace too. He he!
Okay, that's it for now. The fireplace indoors was suppose to get fixed but that was delayed until this Monday. Once that's fixed, it will be so nice to have a fire inside. And hopefully get that TV off the floor too!
Everything is coming into place, except for that credit card bill. Oops!!
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