Bike ride

How frequent do you ride with your kids ? Do you like to make long walks ? Can you benefit from wild life near your house ? Do you go to a spot by car first ? What sort of wildlife do you see ? Is it frequent to see rabbits or birds flying by ? Do your children like to see the scenery ? Do your children get into competition mode riding the bike ? Tell me your story, here is mine...

The birds were flying around the lake. From time to time they would dive to the grass and fly back above the lake. They were looking for bread crumbs. Many families did picnics around the lake and left something for them to eat.

A Little Girl approached in her bicycle. The birds could see her from far away. The Little Girl had a pink flag on her bicycle. When the birds saw the Little Girl they would fly by the Little Girl showing her the way to go. The Little Girl in her pink bicycle would follow the flying birds. The Little Girl's daddy followed her in turn.
The birds stopped and flew over a nice picnic spot. The Little Girl stopped the bicycle and Papi did the same. The Little Girl ran to where the birds beaked the grass in search for breadcrumbs. And Papi followed her with the picnic basket.
"The birds selected the best spot Papi!", said the Little Girl.
"Yes they did, they are your friends, they want the best spot for the Little Girl.", said Papi. From the picnic spot they could see the lake almost in it's entirety. The tree lines to left and back composed the picture. The Little Girl and Papi were having a picnic in a beautiful landscape painting.
Papi laid down the blanket and they sat eating their sandwich. The Little Girl threw some small pieces of the bread and the birds caught them in mid air.
"Look Papi, they catch the bread flying", said the Little Girl.
Soon after they could see some rabbits approaching. The Little Girl ran to the rabbits and they ran away from her. She was chasing the rabbits, but they were too fast for her. When she got tired of chasing the rabbits the Little Girl went back to the blanket and rank some fresh water.
The rabbits approached curiously. The Little Girl did not move, she did not want to frighten the rabbits. And so the rabbits approached the Little Girl. One of the rabbits came and ate a bit of lettuce of the Little Girls sandwich right from her hand. And the Little Girl did not move holding her breath.
The girl could not hold any longer and took a deep breath. The rabbits ran away, and he Little Girl laughed.
"The rabbits are beautiful Papi!", said the Little Girl.
They packed the picnic basket and the blanket. Papi took them to the bicycle. The Little Girl picked up the paper bag with the empty plastic wrappings, bottles, used paper plates and cups. Papi smiled at the Little Girl, "Very well Little Girl, let's take the garbage back home, we don't want the lake dirty, the rabbits and birds do not know what to do with the garbage".
They rode back home, this time the rabbits showed the Little Girl the way out. When Papi and the Little Girl left the lake park, the Little Girl looked back. the Little Girl saw the rabbits waving goodbye, and the birds flying in circles above them.

Bigger bicycle

Time for a bigger bicycle! How often you need to change your kids bicycles ? Do the bicycles move from oldest to youngest ? Can they choose their own bicycle ? What about from boy to girl or girl to boy ? What is the color the youngest has ? Do they like decoration with a pink shopping basket ? Tell me your story, here is mine...

The pink bicycle stood shiny among the other bicycles. But this was the only pink bicycle, no other like it stood near. The pink bicycle sow a Little Girl with her daddy coming into the store. The Little Girl was looking at all the bicycles.
The Little Girl's eyes saw the pink bicycle and at that moment she ran to the bicycle.

"Papi, this is the bicycle I want!", said the Little Girl.
"Are you sure ? Look at that red bicycle there, it is very nice...", said Papi.
"NO! I want this pink bicycle!", said the Little Girl.
The pink bicycle was happy, it was love at first sight. The Little Girl liked the pink bicycle, the pink bicycle liked the Little Girl. The Little Girl was already sitting on the bicycle when Papi asked to try it. The Little Girl started riding the bicycle in the store, the pink bicycle started moving the Little Girl around.
The bicycle started slowly down the aisle, then turned right into a corridor, the bicycle started moving faster, and the Little Girl shouting "wheeee!". The bicycle made a turn right again to the big bicycles aisle.
All the big bicycles were admiring the pink bicycle with it's Little Girl. The pink bicycle was happy to have such a nice owner. The Little Girl asked the bicycle to stop, she wanted a pink flag so that everybody could see them from far away.
The pink bicycle was going to be the happiest bicycle in the block with the happiest owner.
The Little Girl was happy, she rode the bicycle out of the store with Papi following her.

Mono-cycle

Do you like taking a walk with your children, simply enjoying the moment together ? Do you go to new places ? Do you go to places were you get surprises or unusual things ? Have you ever crossed somebody with a different hobby on the street ? How do your children react ? Do they say "wow" ? Do they also want to try it ? Tell me your story, here is mine...

Papi and the Little Girl were looking for ice-cream. It was the first time they were in this street. Neither papi nor the Little Girl knew where they could find an ice-cream shop. Looking in all they directions, suddenly the Little Girl said "WOW!".

The Little Girl was looking at a mono-cyclist. It was the first time ever that the Little Girl saw one. "Papi, is he from the circus ?" asked the Little Girl. "I want to go to the circus, I want to see the mono-cyclist.", said the Little Girl.
The Little Girl saw a broken bicycle. She went to the broken bicycle and took one of the wheels. She stood on top of the wheel and shouted to Papi; "Look Papi, look at me!". The Little Girl was balancing on top of the wheel. "Can you get me a saddle Papi, I need a saddle for this to become a mono-cycle."
"You need more than that Little Girl!", answered Papi.
But the Little Girl did not care. She took her little play pony from her backpack, and from the pony she took the saddle out. The little Girl had now her mono-cycle. the Little Girl was riding the mono-cycle. "Wait normal man clown, wait for me..."

Two wheels are enough

Do you remember training your child on the bicycle with two wheels ? What did your kid tell you ? Was he afraid ? What was the balance like ? Did he pedal or tried to get on the bike without feet on the front pedal ? Did he remember how to brake ? What was making the curves like ? Tell me your story, here is mine...

What a day, Papi put the bicycle in top of the table. And now he is all over the table with lot's of things from his toolbox.
"Papi, what are you doing?", asked the little girl.
"We are going to take the supporting wheels out of your bicycle"
"Wow..." shouted excitedly the little girl.
Papi was doing things on the bicycle, but the little girl was not convinced he knew what he was supposed to do. She got afraid when Papi came with a big hammer to hit the bicycle.
"Oh No! Papi, you are making the bicycle kaput!"
But Papi continued hammering, tweaking, screwing, moving, and shouting lot of loud words...

After a full hand of minutes passed, and another hand of minutes, and two more hands of minutes, Papi showed the bicycle to the little girl. The bicycle looked perfect, just two wheels, and the little girl got a new toy, two extra wheels to play at home!
They both got dressed, Papi went with the little girl to pick up clothes to go for the bike ride. Nice comfortable clothes, tight to not get into the bicycle wheels, and that could protect a fall. Papi went to fetch all the protecting stuff. Put the hard plastic protectors on the knees, on the elbows and on the hands. She could fall and not get hurt. The little girl practiced going against the wall. Banged loudly with the shoulders on the wall.
"Look Papi, look, I do not get hurt.", said the little girl proudly as she banged against the wall with the elbow protectors.
Papi picked up her helmet, and placed on the little girl.
Papi picked up the bicycle and went downstairs with the little girl.
"Let's go to the big area with no cars.", said Papi.
"Yeah!", ran the little girl down the stairs.
Once at the protected parking lot, Papi placed the bicycle on the ground, and the little girl jumped on the bicycle. Papi held the bicycle and the little girl sat with her feet on the pedals. The little girl started peddling, and not more than 1 meter had passed, Papi had already let go of the bicycle, the little girl was riding all alone, with perfect balance.
But Papi was afraid that the little girl could fall, he rad side by side with the little girl to help her break at the end of the straight line. At the end, Papi helped with the bicycle once more and turned the bicycle back. The little girl peddled once more and there she went.
The little girl rode 50 meters.
The little girl rode 70 meters.
The little girl rode 70 turned and did 30 meters more.
The little girl rode 100 meters.
The little girl made a pause, she was tired, she was very concentrated in getting her balance, but the confidence was getting better and better.
And after the little pause she got back on the bicycle and without the help from Papi made turns and turns on the parking lot.
Now the little girl was back and told Mamma the stories of a little champion that went very very fast with a bicycle just like the fast train. The little girl wants to go for a ride with Papi and Mamma, every one with their own bicycle, and nobody with supporting wheels.