Ava Rides!

We finally got Ava her long-awaited bike and we finally had a nice day (a few weeks ago) to take it for a spin around the neighborhood.

We ended up riding a few block to the park with some friends.

Ava was very excited to ride it - to put it on the pavement for the first time and also thought it was fun to wear her helmet.

We forgot to tell her how to stop (or at least forgot to remind her). No she didn't crash but she used her shoes to stop herself...good thing she was wearing old crocs.

It was so cute as Ava was riding she kept saying after a hard part, "I did it!" "look at me, I'm riding my bike!" "I think I can, I think I can...I did it!" It's so fun to see her so proud of herself.

Daddy met up with us after work and walked Ava home so he could see her riding her bike. I drove Chris' car home...don't call the police, but I let Elise ride in the backseat...I swear it's only a couple of blocks.
She looked so little but so much like a big girl sitting in the back seat...I had to take her picture while we waited for Daddy and Ava to get home.
After a few shots, she put her hand out and said, "No, Mommy", and then gave me her "straight" face. That reminds me -when I was a student teacher, my supervising teacher (2nd grade) would give kids a happy face, a straight face, or a sad face, depending upon their behavior for that part of the day. I guess I got a straight face from Elise...I better shape up. Anyway, we love living so close to a park and a big field and cousins and friends!