A New Bike

Being number 2 son means a lot of hand me downs, clothes, toys, books, beds, and even bikes. However, there comes a day when big brother is not ready to give up what he has, or he is not ready for new, and that is a golden opportunity for number 2 son. Noah's golden opportunity came just in time for his birthday. His bright green hand me down bike with no gears was a bit small, and Noah was so comfortable on this little bike that he began to do tricks to make biking a bit more challenging! Truly time for a new bike.
After a breakfast of Swedish pancakes and play with new toys, we headed out in the car under the guise of Mamma needing to shop at the Kohl's sale, and the car would need to be outfitted with the bike rack so that we could swiftly pick up Dad for the evening festivities. There were some murmurs about not wanting to go shopping on the birthday, but it died down pretty quick, maybe they were on to my trick? We pulled up outside the bike store to 'pick something up for Dad' only to walk in and walk out with a new shiny 21 gear blue bike that even has a water bottle holder! Noah could not contain himself as he took off on our little street, racing up and down, trying out hand breaks, shifting gears and turning this new big bike. Now he is ready for some biking outings!