These pics are of course "before" the bike conked :)
Today was a fun day… kinda interesting too :). The boys and I met up with some friends at a nearby park and this time we brought bikes along. On our way there it was sprinkling out, but that came and went pretty quickly. The boys rode their bikes down the trail a little ways to one of 2 parks right in town. While we were there and the boys were riding their bikes, Mikie’s chain slipped off his and alls he could do was petal and get no where! The mechanic that I am (NOT) tried to put it back on with no luck (just lots of grease on my hands). So I told him we’d have Daddy fix it. An old dude there at the park with his grandkids offered to try which was really sweet. Unfortunately he couldn’t get it fixed either and said this and that need to be tightened… So we just sat there a while longer, the kids played and rode bikes (Mikie was so good about not having his to ride, he really handled it like a champ :) and we had a picnic lunch. After a bit we decided to head to the other park right across the way. Again, Mikie being the champ that he is, he pushed his dud bike up the hill and towards the other park while the other kids rode theirs. We were almost there and the wheels on his bike just stopped spinning. So I went to carry it and bless Shawna’s heart, she picked it up for me. We decided to leave it on the side of the trail while we were at the park and would grab it on our way out.
Well, we weren’t at the park for 2 minutes when a John Deere Gator (I’m familiar with these cause Mikie is seriously obsessed with them) marked “Police” pulls up and asks if we know who’s bike that is. Umm, yep! So I tell him the story and long story short, the kind policeman gave me and Mikie’s bike a ride back to where our truck was parked and he loaded the bike into the truck for me! Wow, that was really nice! I wish Mikie could have ridden on the Gator with me, his eyes lit up when he saw it! But he thinks it’s pretty cool I got to ride on one :)
I then hopped in our truck and drove it to the park parking lot so when we were done there we wouldn’t have to venture back on the trail and all. By that point (it was after 1pm) Jack was a basket case and ready for a nap. He was protesting everything and just really struggling. At one point he called me an idiot, which went over REAL well. Let’s just say when we got home, Jack took himself upstairs and climbed into bed all on his own! He knew he was pooped out!! They both took 2 hour naps and I snoozed in the chair for a bit. Tonight we’ve been playing outside and watching Chloe and Bean dog irritate each other :) I must say, at this point it is more Chloe wanting to egg Bean on than the other way around! And Erk just got home so I’m gonna go catch up with him on his day. Good night!
