new wheels

Until about two weeks ago, whenever we called Sophia a "big girl," she would get a bit irate and tell us very firmly that she was NOT a big girl, but a baby girl. Then about a week ago, she would distinguish when she was a big girl (usually when I told her that something Nicholas and his friend David were doing was for big kids only) and when she was a baby girl (e.g., when she got hurt or when she didn't want to walk). Then after our trip to Arizona, presumably upon seeing how she really was a big girl compared to Emma, she decided this week that she was a big girl...except when she was in her room.

Anyway, this weekend, the kids got new bikes for the summer. Nicholas was promised a bike for his birthday back in December, so was ready to go shopping. His first bike was a Batman bike that he rode all the time last summer and was really too small for him by fall. For his new bike, his criteria was that it had a kickstand, mud guards on the back wheel, and no characters. And since Sophia wasn't too keen on pedaling on her push trike, we decided that perhaps she was ready for a real bike with training wheels, too. One trip to Toys 'R Us and we came home with two bikes.

Sunday after church, the kids went out for their inaugural ride. Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures of Nicholas who was (1) too fast and (2) not particularly interested in his parents chasing him and trying to take his picture while his friend David was admiring his new wheels. Sophia, who wanted a purple princess or Barbie bike settled on a Dora bike since the others were too small. She loved going around the sidewalk and came in and said she was a big girl because she had a big girl bike.