Early Birthday Present

When we moved to Monterey we purchased Lukas a new bike, but the boy is growing and the bike was too small. He has taken to riding Mamma's good ol'bike that is older than Lukas but still going strong. The challenge with this arrangement is that then we cannot go biking as Mamma is a bit too big for the hand me up Lukas bike.
For Lukas' upcoming birthday he wished for his own big bike and last weekend we took the plunge. After some test biking it was clear that the boy is ready for a 26" medium frame bike, yes the same size Mamma rides.

There was no surprising him with this gift as he really had to try out different bikes, and styles to find one that works for him. So, his birthday present came early, and it was not a surprise, but Lukas is happy nevertheless and is thoroughly enjoying riding his new bike around the neighborhood with his brother.