Let's fly away!

Exciting things are about to happen over here! 

We're going on a trip!

But where to, you ask? 

I'll let this little video of Micha do the talking:

For those of you who don't speak Dutch, I ask him in the video: "Micha, where are we going to go to by plane?"

And, well, you heard his answer!

That's right, this late April/early May we'll be heading to Canada for two weeks.

We are so excited!

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We've been wanting to visit for such a long time (especially before Micha turns two because, hello, free trip for him) but we just couldn't afford it.

But a few weeks ago we received a big tax refund that allowed the three of us to be able to make the trip. 

The refund feels like a gift from above, it really does! We're so thankful!

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We'll be visiting my sister and her family and we'll probably also be spending some time with my best friend Lydia and her little family.

I just can't wait to (re-)introduce them all to Micha and spend some time with some of my favorite people in the world (who happen to live across the world).
I'm so glad I get to introduce Micha to the country I grew up in,
I hope he loves it just as much as his mama.

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I already have a whole list of things I want to do/buy when we're there:

- Eat all the doughnuts at Tim Hortons

- Buy all the cute cheap zip-up pj's for my boys (I can't find them here in Holland, boo!)

- Have my birthday breakfast (May 2nd) at a pancake joint

- Hoard baking supplies and ingredients 

- Fill my suitcase with Canadian/American candy and food

(Just realized that almost everything has to do with food, I just really miss the (processed, obesity inducing, deliciously unhealthy) food!)

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I'm a tiny bit nervous (read: terrified) about flying with a busy and feisty toddler like Micha is, 

and have been pinning all kinds of tips and checklists on how to keep a toddler occupied during a flight. 

But I'll just keep in mind that if he doesn't behave as we'd like him to and people have a problem with him, we'll likely never see them again anyways. 

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Canada, here we come!

Love, Maria

p.s. Have you ever flown with a toddler? Any tips?