The days for outdoor entertaining are here and to get ready, we have been working on updating our backyard. It's a long term process, but Mr. M has layed out the pavers which is the biggest part of this project. We are now focusing on the sides of the pavement and since they did not have sod available for us, we have planted seeds in order to have grass by the summer. 
It is a lot of work, digging, measuring, layering, and leveling. But if you remember this post, you will know that this is something we have wanted to do for a long time. We decided to keep this project simple because Mr. M did all the work himself; the less complicated the better.
In the image you see above you will notice a huge rectangular section which was dug out to be completely pavered, but in order to keep costs down, we went with the smaller centered square as seen instead.
After the pavers were layed out, he added the sand to fill in the gaps and hold the pavers in place. When you add the water, it solidifies the sand.
Now all we need to do is add grass to the sides, perhaps plants too. The project continues and I will post more as we go along later on. I have been working on outdoor seating and will post those soon as well. Are you working on any outdoor projects? Gardening?