My BABY brother!!

I can't even begin to explain all the emotions I am experiencing right now!

My little brother has been gone for the past 2 years serving a mission in the Dominican Republic, and tomorrow he comes home!!!

It is beyond crazy to me that it has been 2 years! In some ways it feels like he has been gone for longer, 

and in other ways it seems like just yesterday I was bawling my eyes out saying goodbye

to him!

At this time tomorrow night I will be at the airport anxiously awaiting him to step off the plane!

I am so proud of him and he truly is such a great example to me and my family. Taylor Swift has a song 

in which she mentions her brother, she says " God smiles on my little brother, inside and out, he's better than I am."

Those words could not be more true for me. I love him to the end of the world and back and I cannot wait to hug him and hold him tight again!

So many locations!

Today I took my son on his first bike ride of the season and I honestly don't

he could have been any happier than in that moment!

The moment where I couldn't have been any happier was when I decided to loosen up his training wheels to the point of not even having them and what happened?? He took off!!! 

Oh my gosh I am such a proud mommy! He rode off as if he had no idea i had changed anything! So its official, as soon as the snow is all gone and i can get him on some grass, the training wheels are coming off!! 

So of course as soon as I told him that if he learns how to ride on just two wheels that we will take longer bike rides he went crazy with all the places he wanted to go.

So of course, parks are number one on the list but coming in a close second is the Falafel hut which 

couldn't make me any happier :) He also wants to ride to the river to feed the ducks, go get ice cream and ride all over town with his friends and aunties!

Ready, Set, Peddle!!

Today is a very exciting day for us here in our little home. I made my way to the storage unit and retrieved my 4 year olds bike and the look on his face was PRICELESS!

And he wasn't the only lucky one! Today I got a new bike AND a new bike trailer! WOO HOO!

I can't wait to take it out for a spin! 

This gets me so excited to ride all over town, go to the park, the farmers market and my favorite thing..FALAFEL!!

It has been so nice and warm the last few days and the snow is melting at a serious rapid rate and I LOVE it!

This summer I have vowed to get more active outside and use our bikes as much as possible! Not only will it be lots of fun BUT it will give me a great source of exercise! I love when I can kill two birds with one stone!

Here's to a good nights rest so that I can wake up early and go for a ride!

feeling crafty

Today while thinking what I was going to do with myself, I thought maybe I should do something productive.

I have wanted to make some of these for a quite some time and this is a better time than ever considering a few of my friends are having baby girls. Who knows, maybe if they are loved enough I could sell them?

I made some adorable little headbands, and I am quite proud if I do say so myself!

Here are some that I made :)

I had to use a doll as a model because there is no way I was 

going to force my little boy to model for me ! haha :)

Back in the Saddle Again

It's been way too long since I have done a bit of blogging and I have been up to quite a bit and I think it's time I share.

It's "spring" time here and I am anxiously waiting for summer to seriously hit!

The last part of winter went by slower than I was hoping but the end is in sight.

We had a wonderful Christmas and a great new years and have celebrated quite a few birthdays.

My little boy is now 4 years old and crazier than ever. Whoever said that the terrible twos were the worst lied. I love him but boy does he know how to press my buttons!

I have multiple friends that are pregnant and multiple friends that have just had little ones. Makes my baby fever go up to an all time high!

My husband is working hard as hard can be and while its hard for all of us to be apart, I try to remember how lucky we are.

This summer we have lots of fun plans and hopefully some bigger ones will be able to come true!!