Tikes on trikes

Carrie called this morning to say that Ava really wanted to go fishing with her Barbie fishing rod. She suggested that we humor the sweet little lady by letting the kiddos ride their trikes to Shirlington (our urban living shopping/dining area about a half mile away), eat lunch and "go fishing" in the creek.

Usually when we go to Shirlington (average 2 times a day or so), William rides in his little red push car and Ava pedals her trike. This time, I thought William might want to try his own trike that has been stored in the basement. It's not that he's opposed to the trike, but I always just seem to grab the red car because it is easy to push and he loves it. But, he was fired up to ride his trike because it matched Ava's bike. The only thing is that he noticed right off that his trike didn't have a bell like Ava's.


The kids had a great time riding their trikes and William did a super job steering his handle bars for the first time. All I had to say was "watch the road" and he'd quickly steer left or right as to stay on the trail. We hit the playground and then went to Bear Rock Cafe for lunch. After fueling up our tummies, the tikes headed to the creek on the side of the road (it's actually a recycled rainwater waterfall system, no fish) where Ava cast a few lines into the sea and William threw rocks.



Twas a satisfactory day for two tikes on trikes.