A new bike

It was high time for a new bike for Jake. He was still riding a 12 inch, although he mastered it and no longer needed training wheels, it was way too small for him. He definitely wanted a new bike but insisted that it have training wheels again. I told him he didn't need them and if the bike didn't come with them I was NOT putting them on.

So now the search was on for a new bike. I was looking for a 16 inch and if you've been bike shopping lately at say Target or WalMart you'll find that they aren't that easy to come by. All the big stores seem to only have 20 inch bikes. So on to Erik's Bike Shop. At first glance the bike man told us Jake should have a 20 inch. I questioned that and he agreed that a 16 would be great for now but he'd soon out grow it. I'm OK with that considering we have others at home that already think they need a 16 inch bike! Apparently they make all sorts of different size frames, etc with 16 inch wheels. He picked out the one he thought would be best for Jake and guess what... it had training wheels!! Jake was trying hard not to crack the biggest smile ever. It was pretty cute.

So, he loves his new bike and honestly he's a little too crazy on it. Maybe another day or two with the training wheels and then they are coming off -- that should slow him down for a day or so.