Bike ride

Since the past three days have been full of rain, I asked the kids if they wanted to go for a bike ride after dinner. Of course they said yes. We got the kids on their bikes and headed down our street. There was quite a bit of traffic and we decided to hang out at the dead end and let the kids ride around in circles. 

They did a few dozen laps and we decided it was time to head home. Daddy said "Let's race." Ugh. Those dreaded words. Translated: Mommy and Daddy run home. John started out slow. But Gillian is fast and at one point she was pedaling so quickly her feet came off the pedals. She got scared and started swerving. She recovered before I could get to her. John used her slowdown as a chance to catch up. They ended up tying.