Emily rides her bike to the pool for class

Yesterday Emily rode her bike to the end of the street and back with a little encouragement from mommy. Tonight at dinner she announced that she wanted to ride her bike all of the way to the pool for swim class. She struggled a few times with the slight incline, but made it! She even rode all of the way back, peddling as fast as she could. Luke enjoyed his usual seat in the jogging stroller. Mommy and Daddy are very proud of her!

The weather was perfect too. We had some light showers (sprinkles when riding) and cool temperatures for the evening ride.

Here are her pictures... as she posed for her congratulations pix!

On another note...

Emily has had a fascination with wanting a pet pig and spider ever since we introduced her to the movie and story of Charlotte's Web. She intends to name them after the story, as Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider. She's also quick to let us know that she wants a pet spider that is nice and doesn't bite. Recently she called the Hekking's to ask if she could keep a pet pig and spider at their house, in an attempt to solve the problem of where to keep her pet pig. Since our neighborhood doesn't allow pet pigs to live in our yard, she thought the Hekking's might have room on their property in the countryside. Needless to say, Mrs. Hekking had a huge laugh and found the request to be very creative and entertaining. She agreed to ask Mr. Hekking if a pig would be okay but warned us that he has already vetoed her request for some chickens. :-) Emily is still hoping to find a home for her future pets Wilbur and Charlotte.