A Father's Day Gift

When we first bought this house we couldn't get over how big it was. There was so much space and we thought, how could we ever fill it up?  Well, it was easier than we thought and we now look for new ways to organize and store things.  Since we don't have a garage, one of our biggest challenges is where to store outdoor things like rakes and shovels and all the tools that are necessary to make a tiny garden look like this:

So, for Ed's first Father's Day, James and Lucy treated him to a brand new shed for the back yard.  We had been talking about adding one to our yard for a while, but had to really mull over what size to get and where to put it.  We don't have a ton of space back there and have to stick to some HOA rules, so our choices were limited.  After lots of internet searches and trips to Home Depot and Lowes, we decided to go with the Suncast Vertical Storage Shed.

Since I am in no shape to pick this up from the store on my own (James really is no help with the lifting), the kids treated Ed to some Home Depot cards.  Nothing says Father's Day like "Pick up your own gift and build it yourself!!"  :)

Since neither of them are any good at holding things, Lucy and James were on hand for moral support.  Lucy was very interested in something on the stairs and James couldn't get enough of his Sophie toy.

In the end, it turned out pretty great. We had to do some shuffling of things so that it would fit on the deck, but with a quick relocation of the potting bench, we were good to .  The best part ~ it's big enough to fit lots and lots of junk!

 

 

And because we are from NY, the shed was outfitted with one of these. :)  You  can never be too safe to protect your junk.  :)