One of our favorite things to do when the weather breaks is to ride our bikes. Micah rides more than I do...he'll go for miles and miles. I enjoy the exercise, but I can't go nearly as long as he can. Plus he pulls Aiden along, and now Devin :) Extra weight for a better exercise. So now that the weather is nice Micah got the bikes down and the go-bug. He took Aiden for his normal ride, and then when he got home I said to get Devin in so he gets used to wearing a helmet and the rides. He took them around the neighborhood a few times, and he did great :) Next time I'll go too and we'll go for a little longer, but not as far. I didn't get to bike at all last summer because I was hugely preggo-so I'm a little nervous for my first ride. But I'm excited to get back into it, especially after my surgery is over and I'm good as new!
Aiden telling Devin about safety first and how it's important to keep your helmet on!
Ready to go!
and they're off!
We've been trying to get Aiden to ride his bike he got for his birthday-but he has been having a hard time with the concept of peddling. Our neighbor has a little boy 2 weeks younger than Aiden, so he's been watching a learning from them a little. It's getting better, but he's fallen a couple of times and now is scared. So we put his pads on.
Getting a little push up the slope...I'm hoping by the end of the week he'll have it down pretty good and we'll have fun rides in the neighborhood soon.
I can't tell if that's an attempt at a smile or a wince of pain...actually it was the sun :)
Showing off his battle scars...that other one on the knee goes around the side another inch too. Poor guy!
Aiden telling Devin about safety first and how it's important to keep your helmet on!
Ready to go!
and they're off!
We've been trying to get Aiden to ride his bike he got for his birthday-but he has been having a hard time with the concept of peddling. Our neighbor has a little boy 2 weeks younger than Aiden, so he's been watching a learning from them a little. It's getting better, but he's fallen a couple of times and now is scared. So we put his pads on. 
Getting a little push up the slope...I'm hoping by the end of the week he'll have it down pretty good and we'll have fun rides in the neighborhood soon.
I can't tell if that's an attempt at a smile or a wince of pain...actually it was the sun :)
Showing off his battle scars...that other one on the knee goes around the side another inch too. Poor guy!
2 comments:
Hi Liz --
Just catching up on your blog, now that school's out... sorry your surgery wasn't an immediate fix, but at least you still have options -- stinks to have to have gone through a procedure for them to find all that out, though (I hate anesthesia and am a surgery-phobe!).
Esther has trouble coordinating herself to pedal so far as well, but I'm thinking this is going to be her summer... when we get to my mom's in July. We are coming to your area sometime in July to visit my sisters & family as well, maybe we can coordinate. :)
Thanks for the comment Cate, it's great to know that Aiden is not alone in his quest for peddling :) Although I wonder if Aiden has had more opportunities to ride than Esther!
I'm excited for your visit, and I got to see your mom and chat with her a little yesterday. We will definitely be looking forward to visiting with you when you come in town!
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