The Story of the Smiths: Week #2 of School/Quarantine Chronicles/Brady is a Bike Rider!!

9.19.2021

Week #2 of School/Quarantine Chronicles/Brady is a Bike Rider!!

Unfortunately, our second week of school didn't go quite as expected. There was a COVID case in Hadley's class {the very first in our school since the pandemic began last March}, so she and I had to stay home all week due to her class being closed. {The rest of the school remained open.} Hadley was totally fine all week, but Brady was a little congested so he stayed home with us all week & Shelby {who picked up the stuffiness mid-week} stayed home with us Thursday & Friday. Neither one of them had more than a little sniffle, but with the current climate of the world & me already being home..it was a no-brainer. The stars aligned, and our sudden wide-open schedule for the week coincided with Brady showing interest in upgrading from his balance bike to a pedal bike...and on top of that, we had slightly cooler temps. In what could have been a very blah week, silver linings abounded.

{helping Mommy "telework"}

In the picture below, Hadley is proudly sporting two of her prized Polly Pockets. One of them was a surprise gift from Shelby on the first official morning of Hadley's quarantine b/c she wanted her to have something fun to enjoy while she was at home missing school. I was so proud {but not at all surprised} of Shelby spending her own money to be kind to her sister when it was her birthday week!

And now get ready for video overload! Brady went from his balance bike to a small pedal bike {passed down from our neighbor} to a bigger pedal bike {passed down from his sisters} all in a matter of five days! This first video is from Monday morning at a park near our house.

This next video below was two days later on Wednesday when he'd gotten the hang of starting himself on his bike. {On Monday, I had to give him a boost to get started every single time he stopped...which is why the first video is from the back only.}