A PROUD DAY FOR MOM AND DAD

Today was a proud day for Jake and I. Our little girl got on her bike without fear and let Daddy teach her how to do it. We went down the road to the elementary school parking lot and let her loose. Dad was trying to tell her to follow the white line, this way she might go straight....LOL

Off she goes with a little helping push from Daddy!



Oops....almost a crash right off the bat....Daddy was there to save the day!

Her pedals are a little tricky with the break working when you pedal backwards. Dad is right there to lend a hand.

I just love the look on both of their faces....LOL

What a proud face she has! So happy to be moving again!

Off she goes, pedaling all on her own and doing it well.



Uh oh......How do those breaks work again??? The curb works too!



Angle on a bike......I still can't get over how good she did!

Now that I have shown you all the good moments, here are a few funny moments and almost scary moments. She doesn't like to turn around while she's on the bike, so daddy told her to get off and turn it then. Here she is picking the bike up just to move it over a few feet...LOL

She is finally happy with the placement of her bike.

This was a moment that makes a mothers heart skip a beat....check out the lean on that bike.....wait for it........

and there it is.....the first crash of the day.

Lost a boot....this is what upset her the most!

Daddy to the rescue again....check out the faces she makes....it's so sad.



We thought for sure that would be the end of bike riding for the day, but she got right back on and with a little help from daddy, she was off again! So proud of her for not giving up!!!

This would be her second crash of the day, not as bad as the first one.....no boots lost! She didn't even need any help that time. She told daddy that she was good and she could do it all by herself. She then told us that she was a speed racer on her bike...LOL It was hard convincing her that it was time to go when it started to sprinkle. Hot chocolate with whip cream and marshmallows wasn't even working...LOL All in all we are very proud parents. She can't wait to go again!

A Little of Everything!

I just had to share this with you....I don't know how many Coach fans there are out there, but I am a big fan! My mom surprised me with this beauty at my baby shower....as if she didn't do enough already. I think I will be a pretty stylish mom with this....although now I have to come up with something for the hubby to use if he has our little man out. He informed me that he doesn't want to use a bag that looks like a purse...LOL

I had to take a look at the tag just to make sure it was for real.....LOL

I wont show you the price....I know she didn't pay full for it, but I know it was still a pretty penny!

After taking a few pics of my beautiful COACH diaper bag....LOL I still can't get over how cute it is....I had to fulfill my craving I have been having for a cesar wrap. Yum!!! I was to lazy to make the chicken to go in but I loaded it with tomatoes.....It hit the spot!!!

I think this guy was waiting for someone...LOL I think he just wanted to go out and play in the sunshine.

Within 5 min he was out in a spot of sun on the floor....I wonder when he does this if he's really a cat....LOL

I decided to get out of the house for a while and take some pictures of the beautiful view Mother nature was allowing us to have.

This was later on that evening while Jake and I had a nice picnic in the car while enjoying the sunset.

These little guys were so funny. They would disappear under the water for at least 30 seconds. I was getting a little worried the first time it happened. Then it just became funny. We would try to figure out where they were going to come up at. I could not manage to get a picture of them coming up since they come up a ways from where they go down at.

The Before and After

I know it's been a long wait for the before and after pics, but with a 4 year old and trying to keep a clean house doesn't leave a lot of time for a big project. I have to say that it feels good to be pretty much done in here. It started out a pretty bare room. These are pictures taken after we moved the office and spare bed out. Just a few left over things.

Here we go.....a lot of work on both my part and the hubby's. He was pretty amazing through all the small tedious projects. I can also tell you that it is almost imposable to find any monster truck decor. We had to do it all our selves. It was a lot of work, but well worth it!

The crib will have a beautiful hand made quilt....thanks to my mother. It is not quit done yet, but let me tell you, it is pretty awesome!!!

These cute cartoon monster trucks were printed and then I colored them. One of my favorite things in the whole room!

Maddy had to put her own touch to her baby brothers room. She handed down some of her animals......What an awesome big sister!!!

I couldn't help but take this mirror home from a garage sale....It was free!!! A little paint and I think it turned out pretty good.

This was our first monster truck project. Found these color pages on the actual monster truck web site. It took a long time to color these ones. There is a lot of detail that you can't see in these pictures.

My awesome hubby donated a bunch of RC tires to the baby's room. I think it adds just the right touch! And of course the monster trucks take the cake!!!