Fire Pit Area

It's finally done!  A really nice fire pit that I've been wanting for months now.  We were at Lowe's the other day, looking for some flower pots and there it was.  A fire pit kit!  We decided to buy it instead of trying to make one out of the left over fire bricks we have from them building our fire place.  We were in the Explorer and had to go to the grocery store yet so Chuck went back to pick it up in the truck once we got home.  Before he could put it together, he took the tractor with the box on it, down there to level the area for the pit and chairs and all.  It turned out nice....until it rained last night.  Now all our new fire pit and the nice painted table and chairs are all dirty from the mud.  We laughed because now we are planning on "buying" some mulch to put around the area.  Remember the mountain of mulch we had at the end of the house for over a year?  I knew one day, we would be wishing we still had that mountain.  Well, at least some of it any ways.  The weather has cooled off nicely for the end of summer, but it's not quite cool enough at night for a fire.  Soon though.  It's going to be a fun Fall and Winter.