The other night Ajax and I biked up to Twisters for ice cream. During that ride I realized that Ajax had completely outgrown his bike and apparently, the brake no longer worked. We therefore decided it was time for a new bike and headed to a legit bike shop. Ajax picked out an awesome mountain bike with fancy gears and a water bottle holder.
Around that same time Noomi learned to ride a 2 wheeler! No more training wheels. Now, given the fact that she was never an avid bike rider and went basically straight from – Not Riding At ALL – to riding with no training wheels is pretty impressive. We’re all glad it didn’t take too long for her to learn as our backs were killing us.
Both kids now want to live on their bikes and want to bike everywhere. I ended up having a day off so I took both kids up to the River Trail in South Lansing and we biked through Hawk Island Park all the way to Mt. Hope Cemetery (we didn’t quite make it to Potter Park zoo as everyone’s little legs were tired). The kids played on the playground and even ran through the splash pad as it was empty! We had the place to ourselves and it was lovely weather. In total we did around 6-8 miles. Both kids were in great spirits and had a great time.
