This was the week we moved the kids to Milwaukee to live with their grandparents until Mom and Dad can follow. Jack has been enrolled into pre-school and we have found a new pediatrician for the kids and have them all set up to stay with Grandpa and Grandma for about a month without either myself or Andy. I am not quite sure how I will cope with not being able to see them everyday, but thanks to all the toys and the attention Grandma and Grandpa shower on the boys, I have no doubt that they will have an easier time then I will.
After having completed all of the extraneous stuff, it was time we got down to business. Both Andy and I had promised Jack that he could get a bike when we moved to Wisconsin, granted we made this promise before we ever knew transferring would be an option. So it goes. Jack has a mind like a steel trap. I should have known he would remember since he can recall what he has done from years ago still.
So Jack reminded Mommy and Daddy, who never really forgot, that since he was now living in “Winsconsin” (his pronunciation not mine) that he could get a bike. Really I don’t think Andy needed much prodding or reminding as toy shopping is one of his favorite things to do.
Off to Walmart and Target and ToysRUs we went to find the perfect little bike for our little tike. Of course, anyone with more than one child knows that there is no such thing as buying something for one and not getting the same thing for the other. Between the three stores we were able to find two Transformers bikes: one Optimus Prime and one Bumblebee.
The Optimus Prime bike is 16 inch bike and just fit Jack.
The Bumble bee bike is 12 inches and is perfect for Alex. His little legs were longer then I thought they would be.
Poor Andy had to hurry and put them together because not only did the kids want to ride them, but Andy was leaving the next day to go back to California. The first one was a little rough, but the next one was easy because it was exactly the same.
We did not forget the helmets and pads to go along with them. We did not have very many options though, so Alex ended up with Thomas the Tank Engine and Jack loved his Ben10 Alien Force.
It took them a while to figure out how to make the bikes go and they had the most difficulty trying to get the pedals to go all the way around and would often push backwards, which of course is the brake.
However, once they got the hang of it, they were cruising up and down the driveway pretty good and only needed minimal help from us to keep them going. Alex was pretty adamant that he wanted to ride in the street, but that’s not going to happen until he becomes a pro and only if someone is with him. Jack on the other hand listened very well and obeyed all the rules laid out concerning bike riding.
Rule number one is always wear a helmet. Rule number 2 is always wear your pads. Rule number 3 is never go past the end of the driveway. Rule number 4 is don’t intentionally wreck your bike. He did have trouble with the last one as he thought it was pretty funny to ride right into his brother.
They would swap bikes, even though Alex’s little legs couldn’t reach the pedals on Jack’s bike. Overall, the bikes went over pretty well. So much so in fact that I had to drag Alex kicking and screaming inside when it started to get dark. Oh well, I guess it could be worse. I could be dragging them kicking and screaming form a video game!
