Finally I can post again! I have been having technical difficulties with Wordpress and my computer but luckily we solved the problem last night. Thanks Dave!
The following pictures are the progression of the stone patio that I worked on over the summer.
Our back yard last winter.
This was a trench that I dug by hand for the draining tile. There are also three footings from the old fence that I buried under the trench. That was a lot of work!
Then the puzzle began. We found all of the stones in a big pile behind the garage. With a little power washing they cleaned up pretty good. I layed the stones over a bed of sand to help stablize and level as I placed the stones. Ethan was there to help problem solve!
Here it is all done with furniture. It was like adding on an outdoor room to our house.
Brandy did this nice border with rocks.