Sophie has been telling us for a few weeks now about the bike she wants for her "birfday." In her words, "I wanna a pink bike with fast wheels and ribbons on the place where I'm gonna put my hands. And I wanna pink bike. OK Mommy and Daddy!"
Toys R Us was having a sale on bikes this past weekend, so Howie and I decided we would go ahead and get Sophie her bike now instead of waiting until her birthday since that does not fall until the 27th of June.
The weather is getting warmer and the days are longer so it is the perfect time to ride bikes.
Sophie piked out a "Pinkelicious" bike complete with a doll riding seat. With her American girl doll Emma Rose buckled safely in the seat behind, Sophie has taken off on her new bike and is all smiles.
And because the bike is her favorite color, pink, she is riding in style.
Just look at how happy this girl is!
Go Sophie go!
OK, I have said that I was not going to get Emma Caroline a bike until she is older. Howie and I didn't get our first bikes until we were six or seven and she is still enjoying riding her tricycle, but . . .famous last words. I participated in the Sacred Heart Children' s Clothing Sale this year and was there for the presale, not to buy anything, but to scout out a little bicycle for my neighbor's son. Emma Caroline was there with me as an extra pair of eagle eyes and we spotted the perfect bike for little Jack. Emma Caroline just so happened to also spot the perfect bike for herself. After trying it on for size, inspecting the tires, and a few little pleas of "pleeease Mommy can I have this bike!", I caved and we toted our bikes to the check-out. I guess the lesson here is two-fold; sometimes our children know better than we do when they are "ready" for the next step and boy, do we ever have a little shopper already! Emma Caroline is liking to ride her new big girl bike, but told me after her last ride in the cul-de-sac, "Maybe she (the bike) needs to rest for a while and I can ride my red bike (the tricycle) instead." Good. I'm glad she has the option of both and that she can decide when she is ready to ride her bike and when she wants it to have a little "rest". Have a great weekend!
