Weekend? What weekend?

Ever wonder why they call it a "long weekend?" I do, because it takes a LONG time to recover!

We sooo love having an extra day withoug work at the Munky store, but it just seems that we can always cram MORE into that extra day! Between the BBQ's, garage cleaning, swingset staining, and yard work, I'm beat!

The big news of the weekend was that Abbie got a new bike! Her old bike was WAY too small to learn how to ride without training wheels. Jon took her out on her old bike a few weeks ago and she was TERRIFIED to ride it. She's a pretty cautious kid, but she was missing one elbow pad, but had all the other gear, and of course a helmet, but was so scared it turned into a tantrum, so Jon just gave up. She's been scared to try again. So enter...new, flashy, pink and purple bike with STREAMERS on the handle bars and what amounts to a "purse" where they USED to put baskets back in my day. Oh, and she was INSISTANT that it have a kickstand...hmmm, we never figured out that one...but her don't worry....her new bike does have a new kickstand :)

All geared up with new elbow and knee pads and even WRIST guards(?)...can you say overkill? We took her up to school to let her try riding in the parking lot...and lo and behold...she is SOOOOO close to being able to ride by herself, but she is so afraid of falling she is almost too afraid to try.

Meanwhile, Lauren couldn't wait to get her hands on Abbie's old bike with the training wheels...she was off! She has no fear! She's definitely our risk taker!

So here are a few pictures of Abbie and Lauren's biking extravaganza!

Hope everyone had a fun and restful weekend...I think I'll go take a nap!