Belle's BIKE

$6 at DI for the bicycle
$10 for training wheels
$8 for new tubes
And we have THIS:




She has been constantly on the bike for the last few weeks. She is getting really good at it. She can control it pretty well, and go in circles. She has a little trouble when the sidewalk dips for a driveway or bumps, but our street doesn't go down until after the sidewalk so she cruises really quickly around here. AND on Monday she rode it ALL the way to Grandma's house!!! Now, if you're familiar with where our house is, and where my parent's house is...you'll know this is quite and accomplishment for a 4 yr. old. She did get tired, but kept at it. Sometimes she would get off and walk it to take a rest. It took us a LONG time to get there (Keith was in the jogging stroller), but she did it--and it was a hard thing. I'm glad she is learning that she can do hard things. It was harder than she thought it was going to be when she said she wanted to do it. And I tried to talk her out of it. But she insisted. "I can handle it" she said.

After we stayed a few hours and picked raspberries, froze some peaches, etc. Grandma gave us a ride home in the truck.:)