1. Dips and salsa. Is there a better snack? Tonight we used a gift certificate to go to a Mexican restaurant. We had chips and salsa and guacamole and it was so cute to watch both Josh and Dekker dipping and eating- why do they seem so grown up just because they enjoy dipping and snacking like us?!

2. Boys' bathroom project underway. Today we did demolition on the boys' bathroom. Jake was a hard worker and got the old tub surround, vanity, and carpet (yuck- this is the biggest reason we're remodeling- who puts carpet in a bathroom that is mostly used by little kids?!) and old rotting subfloor all torn out!!! Jake tells me we can plan two big projects each year/spring because that's a good budget amount and energy/motivation out. I really wanted to do this and Jake was not excited- but since I told him project number 2 could be a shed he agreed.

3. Iron Man. With my mom in town we decided to go to a late show. Jake had to see a "theater movie" and so picked Iron Man. From the previews I wasn't too excited- especially since I'd never even heard of Iron Man before- but it was actually really good. Good story, acting, and effects.

4. Tile for cheap- So I found a guy who was selling small lots of tile for $.50 a square foot. I went and found a great small tile set on mesh that will be great for the boys bathroom! It made me feel good since the tile I picked out for the shower surround is more on the pricey side. The only thing that would have been better would have been to get some for the tub surround for cheap too- but he didn't have enough square footage of any of his tiles for that.

5. Ridin' with my boys. So its really cute because now when we go outside, if Josh is riding on his trike Dekker will go in the garage and stand by the bike/trailer and when I walk over he immediately climbs in as if to say, "I want to ride too Mom!" So almost every day we spend at least a 1/2 hour "racing" around the cul-de-sac.

6. Yummy sandwiches. I was at Costco and bought some really yummy olive oil and rosemary bread that just smelled devine. Last night for dinner we made gourmet sandwiches with turkey, bacon, tomatoes, avocado, lettuce and cheese. They were so delicious I made them for lunch again today!