This week, we bought Mandy Rose a tricycle. I was starting to feel like a bad parent! Sheesh, she's 4 years old and doesn't even have a tricycle! We thought about skipping the trike and getting her a bicycle. But since she is still such a little munchkin, a tricycle fits her better.
Today was a gorgeous, spring-like day, so we ventured out to the park in search of a good area to practice on. We found an awesome concrete pad at Sedgwick County Park with lots of room to maneuver. Mandy Rose jumped on and with a little forward shove, took off pedaling around! It was so precious! Such an iconic moment for a parent! I snapped as many pics as she would let me!
Okay, Momma, enough pictures already! I want to ride!
Mandy Rose chose this tricycle. It came in red, but she insisted on the pink and purple! All girl!
She abandoned the trike to make some new friends! She LOVES dogs!
After our tricycle practice, we headed to the playground with some new sand toys! The park was jam packed! Everybody is on Spring Break and we have bad weather (in fact, maybe snow!) heading in tomorrow. I think all of us parents had the same idea! We played for an hour and a half, soaking up the warm sun!
Days like today are what I dreamed of for years. I wanted to share warm, sunny days with a child of my own. I ached to be able to experience the world through my child's eyes. I hungered for the opportunity to delight her with swinging, rides down the slide, and new tricycles. I am blessed beyond measure! I love this beautiful little girl that God gave to me!
It was fun to see the girls play together! There were no fights....just some dragging of feet when it came time to pick up toys! LOL! We need to have more playdates in the future!
