We finally bought the kids some real bikes last night! They were SO excited!

Unfortuantely, I think we're going to have to take Amara's back and get her a smaller one. This one is just a hair too big for her and it makes it somewhat dangerous -- in other words, she won't ride it if I'm not holding both her and the handlebars. Kind of defeats the purpose of a bike! She's really scared of it because of the size -- and that's not how we want to kick off her bike riding experience!

Dominic, on the other hand, is a man on wheels. He loves his bike. It fits him well, and he rides it well. Now he just needs to remember to look FORWARD so he doesn't crash. HA! We went to the bike trails and he kept riding right into the grass, because he was worried about Amara catching him and kept looking backwards.

Do you like Amara's getup? She saw the knee and elbow pads and asked for them. Knowing her gracefulness, I thought it probably wasn't a bad idea. Jon thought it was overkill. But wouldn't you know that the FIRST thing she did when she got on it to take a picture -- was tip it over into the bush! While on it! So that's why her photos have her standing NEXT to the bike. After the topple, she wouldn't get on again if we weren't standing right next to her.
Yep -- smaller bike, coming right up!