Well, we finally decided what to do with our decking. We went with a composite board after much debating between that and treated lumber. We are very impressed with how it looks so far. We should be done the back deck, minus the railings, by Monday.
This is the Shadoe Trac we started out trying to use. You nail this to all your joists, and then the idea is to screw the deck boards down from underneath. This is a hidden fastening system. We tried it with two boards, and just found it wasn't holding it very secure, and the boards kept moving so they were out of alignment. In the end, we just ended up screwing it down from the top--alot faster.....
Here is a close up of the board material. 
This is how far we are at the end of the day today.....Almost to the point that we can put up the BBQ that we bought this afternoon--we have really missed BBQing, especially when the weather is so nice outside. The gas line is just on the other side of the fireplace chimney, so we should be able to hook up the BBQ tomorrow. 
The deck from the other direction (looking to the east).
Jacob and Joshua playing on the decking material after it was dropped off yesterday morning. Thankfully, that stack is alot smaller as of this evening....
