Final Touches!

A few days later and it was finally time for the stonework!  These guys came in with a truck full of the stone that we had picked out and hand cut all of the pieces.  They slowly worked from bottom to top to lay it all in.

A few hours later they were almost done, and it we were seeing this thing come together in its final form.

After the cleanup this is what it looked like.  Some of the grout and stone was still drying a bit so the colors were still coming out in the stone.

Later that night, we gathered for the first movie night in front of the fire.  Overall, we couldn't be happier with how it looks.  Tara was so happy that we could finally enjoy the glow of a warm fire for all sorts of activities.  There were a few minor things along the way that we might have scrutinized more or changed, but these pictures make it all feel a bit better.

 This is a last picture from a different angle.  Happy family movie night!