Exterior painting in the works!

I'm psyched to report that we'll be getting a contract soon for the exterior paint job! Our contractor was here with his painter to look around and we got a preliminary estimate which we agreed with and he's writing up the paper work! There is a new law that every house built before 1974 (I think) needs to be painted with a contractor who has been certified to handle lead contamination, which basically involves tarping and collecting all the paint chips from scraping, and keeping the kids out of the area while it's done. Not a big deal, and our contractor is certified to do it. It's never simple, is it?
Soon, I will get to pick colors :) That's the best part, right? I can't wait to have our house looking nice from the outside. I will post more info and colors as things get going.