So last Friday (remember when it was still 70 degrees, before it became this messy rainy snow mess) we were out enjoying a family walk and here's how it played out. Really.
For this particular "walk" Charlotte dozed in the stroller and Addie rode her princess bike (with training wheels) while dad chased behind. This was the first time Addie had rode her bike outside of the driveway or cul de sac and provided several valuable learning points. We rode through the tunnel and around in the woods.
Lesson 1: While biking it is key to look in the direction you want to ride. Several 'rode off the path' occurrences. Coupled with parental frantic grab-and-redirects of the handle bars.
Lesson 2: Extended bike riding (along with a legging wearing fetish) can result in a wedgie.
Lesson 3: Coaching your pre-schooler (that's right...Addie is in pre-school now!) how to remove the wedgie will make her think of underpants. butt. potty. Uh-oh! Mama - Mama I have to go potty!!!
Lesson 4: When the potty card is played you have about 60 seconds to produce a potty solution. Go! In this case we were 10 minutes away from home on a sidewalk. Addie promptly pulls down her pants, squats on the grass of someone's front lawn, and starts peeing.
Lesson 5: This will be the moment when your neighbor's teenage kid and friends will drive by, honk the horn at you, and fist pump for you out the windows. (Seriously - whatever that means.) Because what were the chances of no one noticing you peeing your kid on a front lawn like a dog.
