Off She Goes!

And this is why you don't teach a kid how to ride a bike indoors... Since Katie got her bike in January for her birthday, she hasn't had many opportunities to ride it outside. We've taken it along a few times to indoor play gyms; and she's been a superstar, pedaling around the gymnasium with ease. She's another (hilarious) story, however, when she has to face the challenges of riding outside. She gets nervous if there are any bumps in the riding surface, such as cracked sidewalks, gravel, or dirt. She doesn't like to take her bike's tires through mud (hee!). And, this girl can spot a 1-degree incline a mile away. Even if a riding surface is angling up or down by the smallest amount, she yells, "Hill, Mommy, hiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllll!" You basically have to hold on to her handle bar if she is going down a hill and give her back a shove if she is going uphill. But, she's getting better; and she absolutely left Mommy in the dust today, riding at a nearby park. She LOVES the opportunity for speed....unless there is a hill, bump, or piece of dirt in her path, of course.