Every time we go to the bike shop, the kids get very excited about the bikes, (Bike is one of M's words) and want to ride them. One trip, TJ figured out how to pedal and steer the bike. He rode it straight to the helmet display and picked out a "hat" so he could ride just like Mommy and Daddy.
We started making plans to get him a bike for Christmas. We went and looked at the bikes, and every time, TJ wanted the pink, frilly bike. As the search went on, we began to realize that TJ would enjoy the bike more now than at Christmas. So, one day, a friend called. She had a little bike, nearly new, that she needed to get rid of. She wanted to know if we would like it. The only catch was that it was a girl's bike. She said it was pink. I pictured a "Barbie" frilly pink bike. We could take the frills off for TJ, maybe paint it, but he would outgrow it so soon, that it would be good for M too. I gratefully took the bike. It was very pink, but not what I had pictured.
We decided that there was no need to paint it immediately, and surprised TJ with the bike after dinner. He was so excited. He rode all around our neighborhood and the schools nearby. Brent even took him "Mountain Biking" by dragging the bike up a small grassy hill and letting TJ pedal down. TJ learned to stop by riding into the grass, and fell over a few times, but had a ton of fun.
