I should probably explain the title of this blog before I get too far into my writing. You see, John is surrounded by quite a few bikes in our household...our garage is full of 6 bikes right now along with tons of bike parts, race wheels, etc....we are definitely a cycling enthused household. Well, being around tons of bikes makes John very happy...he will point at the garage door and ask to go see the "bops"...yes...his interpretation of the word bike is a portion of an hold Hanson song (we'll see how many of you know that reference, although no one will actually admit it..ha!). There are several times each week that we just walk out into the bike shop (yes, we have a bike shop that our third garage has been converted into...I told you we were cycling enthusiasts!). John loves to look at all the bikes and touch them...he makes his daddy VERY proud. So, when it came time to do Christmas shopping, I knew Barry was going to beg to get John a bike...this was inevitable since he begged last year too (John was 5 months old!). We ended up buying him a red flyer bike that has an adult steering portion on the back until John can figure out to ride on his own. Of course, he won't be able to ride on his own until he can actually reach the pedals. :( Our poor little son's legs are about 3 inches too short! Seriously, this bike says it's for his age and up, but he would need to be a 6' toddler to reach them! Ok maybe I'm over exaggerating slightly since he's always in the low percentile of heights...but he would need to be at least 5' then!
Christmas this year was SO MUCH fun! We got everything wrapped and under the tree and put the "bop" out from Santa. We weren't quite sure what John would think walking out to all that, but he had such a wonderful reaction. He ran right up to the bike and smiled really big and wanted to get on and ride. Needless to say, the rest of the presents were on hold while we rode around the den, kitchen and front foyer for awhile...he was one proud boy!
So, enjoy the pictures!
2 comments:
That is such a cute story!! John looks very excited to get a bike!! I bet there will be lots of strolls around the neighborhood in that! And, don't worry about the height-Reagan's just the opposite, I'm having to buy clothes a size bigger for her height! Mainly she has a long torso, legs are long too, but it's mainly the torso! I've realized she gets that from me as her daddy has long legs.
John's facial expression is so cute! I can tell he LOVED seeing the "Bop" under the tree. Now if only John said "ummm bop" instead of just "bop". haha!
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