Stage two of the patio

So now that I decided to start the patio, what did the weather decide to do -- go up to over 100 degrees every day.  Yes, no joke!

My timing is insane, so I do an hour or two in the morning and then I work more in the late evening with Mark.  We are busy pulling up the grass where the stone patio will go.

It's been hard because we couldn't decide on a design ...