As it was little miss mini birthday last week we decided to have some daughter / dad time. Rosie was asked what she wanted to do, her reply was the movies. So as per usual she got to pick the movie etc, she opted for "Home" not my first choice but hey, off we go. It was an ok kinda movie but I feel it didn't quiet capture Rosie's imagination, but she says she enjoyed it. So fair enough.
I needed to pick up a couple of things from the store while we were out.
Now I had been thinking about a new bike for her for some time and the store is next to the toy store so I thought we may as look while we are here. We looked at many many many bikes and tried out several others. We eventually chose one we liked and then Rosie piped up she has stabilisers on her bike at Poly's and she wanted some with and I quote " mum says I need them". I was taken back by this slightly and me been the cruel father I am point blank refused to buy any, my theory been she should be able to ride her bike without them at 7, I think Rosie was taken back by this but I stood firm. We got this bike home and after a extremely frustrating 45 mins it was together and it went and stopped. Rosie was looking quite nervous at this point but I reassured her it was all going to be fine. We started off slowly with me helping hold her balance. Within a matter of 10-15 mins she had the hang of it. Yes we had a few near misses with various objects and a couple of spills but we survived, but now we are able to go, stop and crash all by ourselves with no training wheels yay we are still a little wobbly but she is getting the hang off it, so yay way to go Rosie I knew you didn't need those training wheels.
I needed to pick up a couple of things from the store while we were out.
Now I had been thinking about a new bike for her for some time and the store is next to the toy store so I thought we may as look while we are here. We looked at many many many bikes and tried out several others. We eventually chose one we liked and then Rosie piped up she has stabilisers on her bike at Poly's and she wanted some with and I quote " mum says I need them". I was taken back by this slightly and me been the cruel father I am point blank refused to buy any, my theory been she should be able to ride her bike without them at 7, I think Rosie was taken back by this but I stood firm. We got this bike home and after a extremely frustrating 45 mins it was together and it went and stopped. Rosie was looking quite nervous at this point but I reassured her it was all going to be fine. We started off slowly with me helping hold her balance. Within a matter of 10-15 mins she had the hang of it. Yes we had a few near misses with various objects and a couple of spills but we survived, but now we are able to go, stop and crash all by ourselves with no training wheels yay we are still a little wobbly but she is getting the hang off it, so yay way to go Rosie I knew you didn't need those training wheels.
Brilliant, well done Rosie. and the photos of this monumentous occasion are where??
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