Ethan-Date Night

For almost a couple years now, since Cal and Teagan were only a few months old, we've made a point to have Ethan-Date Nights.


That means Ethan, Nick and I go out to dinner and a movie. It's nice to spend time with Ethan and treat him to a night out without the twins. We've been good about doing this at least once a month.

Ethan usually gets to pick the restaurant, as long as we feel like eating his favorite food that night.


And his favorite food is.....

SUSHI!!!

Ethan loves seaweed salad!

And his favorite movie these days, which he's seen twice in the theater already, is How to Train Your Dragon in 3D. It's actually a very good movie.

FOOD, INC.

Earth Day is one of my favorite holidays. For me every day is Earth Day, but I love seeing everyone else thinking about our environment this week the way I think about it on a daily basis. You may think I'm exagerating, but I'm not.

Here are some of the "green" things we do on a daily basis:
-Compost, compost, compost (every meal, everyday)
-Recycle the basics (glass, paper, aluminum, plastic)
-Recycle plastic bags seperately at the Co-op
-Always use reusable cloth bags when shopping (not just groceries either!)
-Use environmentally friendly cleaning products
-Lights off if you're not in the room, and use the "green" lightbulbs
-Walk, run, bike to our destination whenever possible (yes, even with 3 kids)
-We built a very green house!
-We have a rain barrel
Plus many more little things, like turn the water off while brushing teeth...
and so on

For years we have been very concious of the food we eat, for our health and also for the environment (which is why I was a vegitarian for 8 years). We try to buy locally and eat organic food when possible, but it's expensive so we haven't made it a priority....UNTIL NOW!

Last night we watch the movie FOOD, INC.
WOW! I loved it! You must watch this movie. Don't worry, this is not a movie to push you to become a vegitarian. :) Not at all. It simply opens your eyes to think about where you food comes from, and therefore how to make better choices in what you eat and where you buy it.
From now on we will be choosing Organic and LOCAL foods. We will shop at out Co-op more. It will be much healthier for our bodies and our environment.

Just watch the movie. Happy Earth Day!!