Baby J's Birthday Bike

Tomorrow is my baby boy's 8th birthday. Eight! Already! How does this happen? He picked out a new bike for his present from Mark and me. It's red and black and has a kickstand. He was hilarious to watch when picking out his bike.

The two of us headed to Wal-Mart after mass, and we looked at their bike selection. We started looking at the 16" size, and realized that was the same as the size he has now, and had training wheels. Yikes!

He moved up to the 18" bikes, but there was only one he liked there. It still had training wheels, and it didn't have a kickstand.

No kickstand? No problem, I said. We'll buy one and Daddy can attach it. Seemed reasonable to me. But, a bike with no kickstand wouldn't do for J. He had three very specific things he wanted in his new bike. One: no training wheels. Two: a water bottle. Three: a kickstand.

We kept looking and found a cool red bike that was 20" and had a kickstand and a water bottle holder with a matching water bottle! He rode it up and down the aisle of the store, trying it out and swerving all over the place. That's when I decided to get him a helmet, too. We found one that matched and came with a visor and had 3 stars. Apparently, the 3 stars made it official enough for J, so even though he initially insisted that he did not need a helmet, he allowed me to purchase it anyway. Now if I can just be sure he'll wear it when I'm not looking!

Happy Birthday, J!