Sunday, September 30, 2012

First bike ride--Destination Donuts

Yesterday was a big day for Finn.

He woke up asking for donuts.  Once he realized Jason was taking the car to go help Joe and Robyn move into their new house, Finn decided we should bike to the the farmer's market for donuts.  The kid had yet to ride more than around the block and while the crashes and falls were dwindling, starting and stopping were still a challenge.  But he had to learn somehow.  So I got myself into super-patient mode, loaded Wylie into the trailer, and off we went.

At first I wasn't sure we were going to make it.  He stopped and started and crashed seven or eight times before we got out of our neighborhood.  There were numerous bouts of tears. We almost turned back.  Somehow the goal of donuts kept us going and I was so grateful we didn't give up.  Once we got to a good long straightaway and I took the lead so that we didn't have to stop at every intersection, it was a dream!  We were on a bike ride!

Two miles later, we locked our bikes and were thrilled to have made it to the farmer's market (B).  And Finn was just as thrilled to get back on his bike and keep going.  We rode to the library (C), then to t-ball (D), then to Subway (E) and met up with Jason, then home (F).  The kid rode six miles!  A great day.




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