Bikers

Kaylynn got a bicycle for her 4th birthday, but until recently, has been terrified to ride it. After a little adjustment to the training wheels and seat, she's good to go! Now, every time we go over to Meese & Papa's house the kids run straight to the bikes and start riding around the patio.

Last night, we convinced them to take their talents to the road and the most entertaining bike ride/walk ever! We are really impressed with Ben "Low Rider" Frink's progress on the trike. Kaylynn never pedaled the tricycle, as it has a handle on the back and preferred that everyone just push her around, like the princess that she is. :) But with Kaylynn's recent bike riding discoveries, Ben has taken off right behind her. I realize other 2 year olds may have been doing this for a while, but since none of our kids would pedal a bike, we're pretty impressed with how fast he's picked it up.

A few funny stories:

 1. When Ben pedals, he's knees are at a constant 90 degree angle (aka, he needs a bigger bike). But he goes so fast that his legs can't keep up. And he is panting like a dog the entire time he's pedaling. And we call him "Low Rider" because he is all kinds of leaned back on that trike. I really tried to get him to just keep one hand on the handle bars, and stay all leaned back, but it didn't quite have the same affect. Still funny.

2. So we're going down the road, and Ben doesn't really look where he's going. Neither of them do, actually. So he's going along and veering to the right...into Kaylynn's path, and cuts her off. She darts right, into the pasture and the bike starts bumping. She bails out, superman style, and ends up on the ground. And she is ticked off. Like MAD. The bike has fallen over and she gets up and is standing in the weeds with her hands on her hips, yelling at us, "IT'S NOT FUNNY!!" But it is. She's so dramatic, that it makes everything funny, as she is so worked up over it. Meese and I are laughing so hard that tears are streaming out of our eyes and the snorting has commenced. I'm sure it was one of those moments where you had to be there - but man if you were, you would have been doubled over in laughter!

3. The trike has no brakes. And the road at Meese & Papa's is hilly. So Ben gets going down the hill and we can't get to him fast enough before he falls over. But immediately as he falls, an airplane is flying by. If you know anything about our kids, you know that they have an eagle-eye for planes/helicopters. Instead of crying over his bleeding knee, he shouts, "airpane, daddy. Wook, mommy, dere's an airpane!!!" He fell a 2nd time and he didn't even realize he had a skinned knee until he got in the car and saw the blood. He ended up with an Angry Bird bandaid before the night was over.

 Low Rider in action

  Unicorn bikes rock!

 

And once you get to the gate, you have to climb it.