Downhill

I had the grand idea of spending a fun day with Isaac and Julia. We had plans to go to playgroup to swim this morning. The house where we were going was only two neighborhoods away. What fun it would be to load the kids up in the bike trailer and get a little exercise at the same time. Ok, I didn't think this all the way through. You see, usually when we take the bike trailer out, Isaac rides his bike alongside and I only have to pull Julia. Today I had Isaac (40+ pounds), Julia (30+ pounds), all our bags, towels, picnic lunch, and water bottles (20 + pounds), and the trailer itself (20 + pounds??). Add that all up and it is a grand total of............(drum roll please) 100+pounds!!! Have I mentioned that part of our little journey this morning was uphill?!! Yeah, I got a nice little work out in this morning.

My plans after our play date was to ride to a neighboring park and stop to have a picnic. Quaint, huh?! Only things went downhill from here. Minutes after sitting down at the park, Julia slipped off the picnic bench and busted her head open. Remember, I am on a bike. No vehicle in sight!! I do what I can to clean it up there and headed back home as fast as possible. Isaac didn't want to give up his time at the playground. I just gently asked him, what was more important. His sister? or Play time at the park? In his loving heart he answered that Julia was more important. On the ride home, he kept his arm around her, assuring her that it would all be okay. Awww!!


It is all okay. Julia doesn't seem to need stiches. She lost a little chunk of scalp (TMI?!!), but nothing that can't be doctored here at home. Julia was quite the trooper through it all. Barely cried and even wanted to sit down to finish her picnic lunch with blood streaming down her forehead. Kids are so resilient.

Isaac decided to re-enact this morning's bike ride. I don't know if you can hear him on the video, but Isaac says, "My legs are getting weak" after he pedaled Julia around for a bit. Yep, it's not so easy is it Isaac?!!