I love going on bike rides. Unfortunately, I haven't had a bike to ride, because mine has been out of commission. It needed a new seat and the tire needed to be patched up. It's been low on the priority list, but after having the boys beg him to fix it up so that we could do a family bike ride, he agreed.
He found a seat for me to replace the one that was oozing gel out of it, and patched up my tire. After a couple of test runs to make sure the tire would hold, we were ready to go. After a dinner of breakfast, we headed out.
We got Connor situated in his seat behind Brandon (the bike seat filled with a baby is too heavy for me - I can't balance with him behind me) and got a helmet on him. It was too big, but it was all we had. So, we grab a USU beanie, put that on his head, and tried the helmet again. It worked.
He wasn't happy sitting there, but once Brandon started riding, he calmed down. Gavin LOVED riding in this bike seat, and would squeal and clap his hands. Connor just sat there wondering if he really liked this new thing. After having one child smack his knee on his handlebars because the chain flipped off (B), one child get his pants stuck in the chain and then rolling up and securing his pants with my scrunchy (S), and one child hold up traffic in the middle of the road because he couldn't push the pedal hard enough to get his bike going (G), we finally made it to the boys school to play on the playground.
At this point, we were able to get a smile and even a laugh or two out of Connor. He continuously tried to get his helmet off (without success) and was absolutely quiet on the way home again, just trying to decide if he liked bike rides. I sure do - although my backside is VERY sore today. My behind just doesn't fit on a skinny seat. :) Oh well. I think this is something we'll do a lot more of in the future!
"What is this thing, Mom?"
"I don't like this - I think my helmet is on backwards."
"Oh, that's better."
Off we go . . .
"Do I like this?"
Holding on for dear life
"Get this thing off of me!"
"Oh, hi Mom!"
And, then, this video. As you can hear, I was trying to get him to say "Mama" but he ended up saying something entirely different. Hmm.
He found a seat for me to replace the one that was oozing gel out of it, and patched up my tire. After a couple of test runs to make sure the tire would hold, we were ready to go. After a dinner of breakfast, we headed out.
We got Connor situated in his seat behind Brandon (the bike seat filled with a baby is too heavy for me - I can't balance with him behind me) and got a helmet on him. It was too big, but it was all we had. So, we grab a USU beanie, put that on his head, and tried the helmet again. It worked.
He wasn't happy sitting there, but once Brandon started riding, he calmed down. Gavin LOVED riding in this bike seat, and would squeal and clap his hands. Connor just sat there wondering if he really liked this new thing. After having one child smack his knee on his handlebars because the chain flipped off (B), one child get his pants stuck in the chain and then rolling up and securing his pants with my scrunchy (S), and one child hold up traffic in the middle of the road because he couldn't push the pedal hard enough to get his bike going (G), we finally made it to the boys school to play on the playground.
At this point, we were able to get a smile and even a laugh or two out of Connor. He continuously tried to get his helmet off (without success) and was absolutely quiet on the way home again, just trying to decide if he liked bike rides. I sure do - although my backside is VERY sore today. My behind just doesn't fit on a skinny seat. :) Oh well. I think this is something we'll do a lot more of in the future!
"What is this thing, Mom?"
"I don't like this - I think my helmet is on backwards."
"Oh, that's better."
Off we go . . .
"Do I like this?"
Holding on for dear life
"Get this thing off of me!"
"Oh, hi Mom!"
And, then, this video. As you can hear, I was trying to get him to say "Mama" but he ended up saying something entirely different. Hmm.
2 comments:
Renee that is a lot of fun our family really enjoys bike rides as well. Do you happen to have your moms guitar?
Cute!!! I love little babies in big helmets! Lincoln STILL calls me da-da! He very rarely will say ma-ma. Even though he totally knows how. My doctor is Kirkman. Did you have him? He is so great. Trace and I would love to get together again. We totally would invite all six of you over, but our tiny apartment might make everyone claustrophobic. But we would love to help out on food and stuff. Let's get together again soon please!!!
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