Smooth ridin'

Elem has been riding a bike with training wheels for about 6 months now, and I still can not believe how much he LOVES it. EVery single day he rides his bike (well bike that is on borrow from Joe a neighbor friend, until he gets a new one for his birthday :) ) However, I just can not seem to understand how his shorts and shoes seem to get so dirty after just a few minutes of riding the bike. Guess I will never understand. Thank goodness for training wheels. They make for a fabulous hour of bike riding where mommy can actually get in some good ole exercise and not feel too much out of the non exercising mommy scene.


We are soo close to being able to take off for longer rides, and maybe actually "go somewhere" to ride-like downtown by the river trail or something. I am not too sure that he would make it very far as is, because he does get a little side tracked, and wants to turn around, and go pee, go change shoes, etc. But I know when the time comes we will be off for long bike rides with the bicycling little boy. He sure loves to feel the wind in his hair, and I must admit, to see those little legs spinning as fast as they can with the knees almost hitting the handle bars, is so cute I almost can't stand it!