Birthday building!

Happy birthday to me!

I had a birthday last weekend. Instead of presents, I asked Shawn to help me ("help me") build a cedar planter box for the backyard. Being the good sport that he is, we spent the morning of my birthday picking out wood, followed by brunch with friends, and then spent the afternoon building.

We had a few mistakes along the way (but all our fingers are intact, which I was concerned about when I first attempted the circular saw).

Overall, we came out with a pretty solid box though.

After that, Shawn took the time to bake me a cake, and our friends brought us some delicious cupcakes.

The following weekend, we finished the planter box off with some trim and planted romaine, spinach, onions and tomatoes in there. Excited to see what actually grows over the next few months! (Bella appears to be a little less excited).