My little racer

Today we ran around a ton. We started off at coffee to fuel the day and locked up at the new bike rack they installed at Old Soul 40 acres. Jose and I trucked that bike rack over from our house, about a 1/2 mile away. Since it wouldn't fit on my bike, and almost squished Little Brother in my attempt to get it on the bike, we decided to push it down the sidewalk on two skateboards, with the boys in tow...literally. It was rough. We only managed to totally mess up as we were crossing the busy street in full view of everyone in the coffee shop. Fun. I was so excited to see it up this week and even more excited that it directly benefits our family and caffeine habit. 

Both Big and Little Brothers rode their respective bikes for this ride. At home, Little Brother went down for a nap while Big Brother couldn't sleep so Jose took him out for another ride, about 4 miles round trip, to go play baseball. Mama got a nice little nap in and Little Brother was out like a light. 

Later, we made plans to have dinner at One Speed with my folks and our friends. Big Brother decided, again, to ride there. I took the Bullitt with Little Brother and Jose rode his skateboard. 

Dinner was wonderful but the place was busy and it was too slow for the boys. They melted down. It was quite a mess. We managed to get through dinner (and dessert, yum!) but we were sure that Big Brother wouldn't make the ride home. 

He proved us wrong! Out of nowhere, he found some energy to go another 2.5 miles home. Towards the end, we could tell he was starting to bonk, he couldn't hold his line anymore, but he kept calling himself Mark Cavendish and cranking down on his tiny pedals. This kid is a beast! I count 9 miles of riding for the day! At 4.5, I think that's pretty awesome! Part of the rides were on the street and part on the sidewalk, depending on the location and who was with him. He's starting to understand the rules of the road, obeying stop signs, and looking out for obstacles. I'm really curious to see how he does on a single long ride. We'll have to test it out on the bike trail one day soon. 

Here's a video of our morning ride: The boys battle it out in a ride to the death! Big on the cupcake bike and Little on his Strider. Watch until the end for a nail-biter finish! Enjoy!