Fire Pit Folly - Part 3

It's finished. Finally! After taking 3 weeks or so off for travel and Halloween, we finished the fire pit on Friday morning last week, just in time for some weekend company :) Matt had Thursday off last week for Veteran's day so we rented a brick saw and Matt got to work cutting brick and block. I pitched in and set them after he'd cut them and believe me - it took all day. Poor Matt was out there in the cold running a brick saw which of course uses water - his hands were so raw when it was all said and done, and I tell you - 40 is no joke - I swear neither of us could stand up straight for a few hours. But - it was worth it! It's finished, and it's fabulous. We had our first fire Friday night after I returned home from picking up Laura at the airport, who came to visit us for the weekend. On to the pictures!





I can't take a straight picture to save my life, apparently.

Jason enjoying a marshmallow!

Our first s'mores as a family. No one liked them with marshmallows.

It wouldn't be a fire without a glass of wine or two


We realized some things Friday night, one is that mid-November is COLD and even sitting next to a fire you're pretty chilly - so if you come over to sit with us, bring your UGGS and winter coat. And a hat, and possibly gloves. Also - buying firewood in small bundles is not cost-effective, talk about burning through cash! So I guess we'll be looking into buying wood in bulk & figuring out a good place to store it. Also - the ghetto poker Matt made out of rebar and masking tape will have to be replaced with something a bit more permanent.

We REALLY had a great time around our fire Friday night, and I'm looking forward to many, many more in the future. We need to back-fill behind the wall & get the lawn recovered from the construction, but I can just picture it all back together with some pots of flowers on the patio and maybe a nice set of chairs to relax in. We'll get there. Now hopefully the kids won't break anything when they try to sled down the hill this winter...
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So this is the week I'm going to get caught up on everything - Jason had a birthday last week that I need to share, and I have a TON of things to catch up on around the house but I'm looking forward to things being a bit more relaxed this week before we roll into Thanksgiving and the Christmas chaos. Why do I feel it's chaotic? Too much to do in too little time? Too many things to remember? We say every year we're going to keep it simple but in the end, I think we miss it - but maybe that's a post for another day...I hope you all have a great week!

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  1. It looks GREAT! M got up as I was reading this and she wants us to visit so she can play in the back yard and I think she has a crush on Jason!

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  2. I can't help but feel very special and honored that I was your very first fire pit guest. I am so glad I invited myself over :-)

    And while the pictures are great, I have to say, actually seeing it, and sitting by the fire is WAY better!
    Of course, the glass of wine was nice too, but I am thinking that it was really the family surrounding the fire that was the best part of all.

    I love your family, Jen, and loved the fire pit. Matt is ridiculously talented and although you said it was overwhelming at times, I have to believe he feels now it was all worth it.

    See ya'll on Friday night with my coat!I wish :-(

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  3. I love it and it is so much more special b/c ya'll built it yourselves!!!!! Instead of writing a check, like I would have......

    ~Becca

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  4. I SO wish I could come hang out with your fire pit! LOL Also, what is it with kids not wanting marshmellows on their S'mores? Mine don't either, and that's just weird.

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  5. The fire pit looks great!!! I love it!

    Isaiah doesn't like marshmallows in his smores either. In fact, he doesn't like marshmallows at all. Weird. I love smores WITH marshmallows!

    Looks like you guys are really going to enjoy it! Great job!

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  6. You did an incredible job! It's simply gorgeous!

    I only like marshmallows if they are burnt, completely black, burnt, burnt, burnt!

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  7. Wow! That looks so great - hats off to you - or maybe on since it is November and all! :)

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  8. Looks great!!! I really like it built into the hill like that.

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  9. LOVE IT! It looks fantastic!! I want to come hang out & have a glass or two of wine with you while my kiddos enjoy Smores. My oldest loves marshmellows, she eats them for snacks, my other two would just rather have the chocolate :)

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