. just a proud moment .

this is just one of those things i want to remember.  plus, i'm proud of her, so i wanted to share her with the world.  i've been trying to get a little walk in here and there during naptime here.  my mother-in-law comes to stay while the little ones sleep and i head out.  the few days i have done it, it's been wonderful!  the very first day i told the girls what i was doing and they insisted on going with me.  mykah jumped in the stroller.  she's so my child.  any chance she gets to be carried around or pushed around in a stroller, she's game.  karsyn really wanted to ride her bike.  we had a LONG talk before we even stepped foot outside about how it was going to be a very long walk.  and that i wasn't going to carry her bike back.  we weren't turning around halfway.  we were finishing our long walk, then heading home.  i had to make sure they agreed and had them sign a contract.  not really, but i seriously considered it. 

i had a route mapped out and had originally planned on doing 3 miles.  it was a very attainable goal and should take no longer than 45 minutes.  we just went down our street, across 1 semi-busy road, which made me nervous.  then we came upon an even busier street.  we waited until there were absolutely no cars coming, then we darted across.  i think i had a mild-heart attack once or twice.  when i mapped it out, i just planned on it being me.  only me.  no children to watch.  but having a 5 year old on a bike by a busy street did me in.  so we strolled around the park close to our house and then headed home.  53 minutes and 2.5 miles later we were home.  and my girl made it the WHOLE way!  i was very proud.  i thought a 5 year old riding non-stop basically for almost an hour was pretty impressive. 

needless to say, we won't be making that trek again, but i'm hoping to find another route that takes that long without having to cross any busy streets.  i'm really hoping that biking and walking takes place a whole lot from now on.