Team Ostler: Bike Riding

9.07.2011

Bike Riding

A while back in the spring our kids bikes got stolen (one of the many joys of living in LA). Our neighbor gave us a bike that is just the right size for Ben and it didn't have training wheels so we thought it was time for him to learn. He is doing a great job on his new bike and seems to really like going fast. Unfortunately, we don't have many open places to ride our bikes (yet another wonderful thing about LA) so we have to go to the church parking lot. Recently, we discovered that the UCLA campus is also a great place to go. We went on Labor Day because there was hardly anyone there and the campus is beautiful. Much better than the boring church parking lot. One day I hope we will live in a normal neighborhood where my kids can ride their bikes. I can dream anyway.

Ben doing a victory jump for his new found success of riding a bike!

The other two wanted to join in on the celebration. I love how excited my boys are about life. I really hope that they never lose that spark!

Luke got a new bike for his birthday. He loves riding his bike and he's been riding it around so much that his legs are getting really strong. He can climb the hills really well.

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Amber: Now those are the boys that I want to ride bikes with! I would be doing a victory jump as well! :); September 8, 2011 at 5:43 PM
Karly: i LOVE the updates. So sorry about the stolen bikes. We were unfortuanate to that fate with Dave's bike right before we moved. So sad. Such a violation! I cried when I read about Jimmy making you waffles with LOVE. WOW! What a wonderful boy.; September 11, 2011 at 11:29 PM

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9.07.2011

Bike Riding

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