Our First Family Bike Ride!!!

I AM SO EXCITED!! For years I have wanted to bike ride as a family but I never thought Steve would get into it but we talked about it one day just randomly and then soon after we were on Craig's List looking for bike trailers. We were fortunate my parents had bikes that they used over 20 years ago sitting in their garage they said we could have. So my dad drove them down, my brother fixed them up, we got a bike trailer for Owen and Audrey, and a bike trailer that is like a tandem bike for Olivia and off we went. We still need to get helmets for Steve and I but we went on our first bike ride on Saturday and it was a BLAST!!! The kids had so much fun and my legs were like jello when it was over, my buns were sore the next day but I can't wait to do it again!!!

At one point I looked back and Audrey was holding Owen's hand.

The best part of the whole day was when we were riding through our community there were a lot of people outside because there was a community garage sale and Olivia kept saying "Hello" to everyone she saw. And this is the conversation that followed:

Steve: Why are you saying hello to everyone you see?
Olivia: Because they are precious in God's eyes. (We have been teaching them about the 'preciousness of others' or the value of others - something we learned in a parenting class.)
And because God loves them.

Soon after we came to some really pretty rolling grass and:

Olivia: Oh how beautiful it is!
Steve: You know what's beautiful is you and me on a bike ride together.
Olivia: I just love family bike rides!
Olivia: I love my sister, I just want to kiss her little lips.

Later we were crossing a busy street and Steve and Livi were ahead of us. Olivia was very worried that we weren't going to make it across the rode and someone might hit us. Audrey heard her and yelled out, "It's o.k. sis, I'll be fine."

You know it's not everyday that you hear siblings talk lovingly toward each other but when they do it's so awesome. Sometimes bickering can just get to you so when I hear them like this it makes me smile. They do love and care about each other.