Roll Out

For Christmas 2010, Lily received two tricycles.  Her Hello Kitty one was a great beginner tricycle with a retainer bar (to keep her from toppling off) and a parent steering/pushing handle (to save our back since she couldn’t pedal by herself).  She loved being pushed up and down the street in it, and got used to the motion of her feet going in a pedaling motion without actually having to pedal to propel the bike since a parent was pushing from behind.  Now that she’s taller, she has outgrown Hello Kitty, and can finally ride her other tricycle, one with Ariel (the Little Mermaid).  I’ll admit that over the past few months of pregnancy (and during the 1 million degree days of summer), we didn’t get in as much bike riding as we should have, so imagine my surprise when Michael took Lily outside today (December 31st) to ride her tricycle for the first time in a few months, and she could suddenly ride it all by herself!  Michael spent a short time helping her get the hang of steering, and then she was off like a shot! 

Go, Lily, go!