Emma-Caroline's First Bike, Part 2

Ready to ride!
Pushing forward!

Getting the hang of it!

Stopping to "silky her Nigh-Nigh" for a little bit of security

Success!

As many of you know, Emma-Caroline begged for a bike over the summer that we saw at the church sale. I bought it of course thinking that at $10 it was worth it to see if Emma-Caroline was ready to ride a bike. She wasn't. She rode it once and it sat in the garage until Christmas when she decided that it was OK to give it to the Community Chest for some other little girl to get to ride it. There was nothing wrong with the bike. It actually was probably like new, not even a scuff on the white tires. It was, however, too small for Emma-Caroline, so we did need to give it away. Recently, Emma-Caroline decided that she was again ready to try to ride a bike and asked for one for her birthday. This time around, Howie and I took her to a bike shop where they fitted her to a bike. We also got a proper fitting helmet as all the others she has had have inevitably flopped to the side while she was riding her tricycle or scooter. Today Emma-Caroline had a good first ride on her new bike. She placed her "Nigh-nigh" in the basket just in case she needed a little extra security. This bike, she said, "is a keeper!"