Riding a Big Girl Bike

Anastasia got a lot of presents for her birthday, but the bike has been by far the most talked about. She has climbed up on it several times, much to my chagrin. Unfortunately we managed to forget to buy a helmet when we bought the bike, so we had to put a hold on getting to ride the bike for a week. She did a good job waiting, and on Sunday morning, we finally got out to get the helmet.



After crossing the street to a block that's a little more level than ours, I helped Annie get onto her bike, and off she went.



On our second trip around the block, after learning and practicing how to brake, she got so excited at how well she was doing, she turned around to see if I was watching, and managed to fall over into the grass. She cried and was mad, but after about 15 seconds, she was climbing back onto the bike and ready to get going again.



Happy girl.