A Boy & His Bike(s)

 When Nate was 3.5 years old, "Santa" brought him his first bike. It was the cutest Spiderman bike ever, and he loved riding it around our neighborhood in Murfreesboro (I miss those nice, wide sidewalks)!

December 2010 - I forgot how cute (& little) he was!

Fast forward to May 2013.....He had just finished PK4, and Greg took the day off work to have a "Dad & Lad" day. They went out to lunch, picked out a new toy at Toys R Us, and then.....it was time for the training wheels to come off the 'ole Spiderman bike. Nate did great & was lucky to have such a good teacher.

 

It didn't take long for us to realize that the 12" Spiderman bike was too little for Nate. He got an early birthday present in July 2013.....a snazzy, 16" bike. That was a great bike and he logged MANY hours on that thing, riding up & down our street. We are lucky to have neighborhood kids that like to ride bikes too....they are like a little biker gang, and I love it.

 

Well, as you can see from the pictures below, Nate is growing like a weed. So again, we decided it was time to upgrade for his 8th birthday. This time though, Greg wanted to get a "real" bike, so we went to the bike shop where Greg frequents. We custom ordered a 24" bike - with gears!! - and it just came in yesterday. My poor boy had a wait a whole month to get his main birthday present. But from the look on his face ALL AFTERNOON YESTERDAY, I'd say it was worth the wait.

12" to 16" to 24".....crazy!

 

That face :)

Thanks to his Daddy, Nate has found an activity that he loves doing outside. And it's something that the two of them enjoy doing together, which is even better. We are waiting for his helmet to come in, and then, the two of them will be hitting up some trail rides. Male bonding time!

 

**And a sincere thanks to Mum Mum & Granddaddy for helping us afford this "big boy" bike!**