Birthday Bike

Nana and Poppy got Sophia a new bike for her birthday. I picked it up from the store after lunch and Will put it together this afternoon. After the rain let up, she went for a cruise down the street on her Huffy 18" "Puppy Love" bike...with removable training wheels.

Sophia and I went to almost every single store that sold bikes to look for the perfect one for her! We checked out Target, Walmart, K-Mart, Dick's, Sports Authority and Toys R Us. I had her test drive a dozen before we finally settled on the blue puppy bike. It's got everything she wanted: a bell, streamers on the handles, and front carry pack. This one also came with it's very own water bottle (a bonus that none of the other ones had). It also has decorative paw print inserts that you can put in the wheel spokes. Cute.

She loves it...and it fits her really well.

When we originally started looking I put her on a 16" and a 20" to test for the appropriate size. The 20" was just too big so we settled on the 16" for her. I had no idea that we could even get an 18" bike until we discovered this bike at Toys R Us! It's a better fit than the 16" and she'll be able to ride it longer (another bonus)!



Bike riding was fun.....until she realized there were puddles to jump in!