Bikes, Burleys & Scooters

We had some ups and downs today. Owen biked while Walter & I walked over to the little beach at Lake Nokomis in the morning. It was such a lovely morning and a great way to start the day. I decided to try running again while Owen biked, but there are just too many ant hills, "flowers" (dandelions), and other distractions that we stop so frequently it doesn't feel like much of a workout. We threw many sticks in the lake and Owen found a school of minnows that would swim to anything he threw in. Very entertaining.

After naps we decided to head over to the library to get some new books. I strapped the kiddos in the burley and we were off. If you would have asked me before today, I would have said it was a flat route to the library. Well, its not. Its pretty much a gradual incline the entire way there. I guess it wasn't so bad I didn't really run earlier! The ride home was a piece of cake. I took my feet off the pedals down one hill and was yelling excitedly, but Owen quickly told me "Be careful, Mommy!"

So the big bummer of the day was when we got home. As we parked the bike Owen asked to do a scooter ride. I said "sure, but just around the block once and then we have to go in and get dinner." We made it 3/4 of the way around and Owen fell hard. He scraped his elbow badly and was bleeding. Although I tried, I couldn't carry Walter, the scooter, and Owen, so my poor sweet little Owen had to walk home hurt. I felt horrible! Luckily we were pretty close to home, but it stunk making him walk. Once home, I set Walter down (who was very ready for dinner) and picked Owen up and brought him in the bathroom to clean up his elbow. He was sitting on my lap crying, then Walter came crawling in, pulled himself up and was crying, too. Neither wanted anything to do with the other, just mom. It all worked out, I had some good laughs about it after, but still felt bad about poor Owen walking home hurt. I don't think Owen cared much in the end, as he ended up getting a popsicle BEFORE dinner because of my guilt! :)