Saturday, June 19, 2010

Beatrice's First Bike Trip


Helmet and bike seat courtesy of Mina.

Today we celebrated Amy and Evan's birthdays with a bike trip from El Segundo to Hermosa Pier (about 5.5 miles each way) followed by a beach picnic.

Beatrice loved riding with her father along the beach but being forced to wear a helmet (even a cute helmet with baby chicks on it) drove her to distraction. She became so enraged that she actually tore out the interior lining in her frantic attempts to get it off her head. The only thing that would keep her from crying the entire way, Dev said, was for him to ride at top speed without slowing down or stopping at all - if he did that, she would be cheered up and distracted enough to tolerate the helmet. But when he slowed down, she had a fit.

At least she calmed down enough to enjoy a beach picnic with her friends Jack and Miller, to play in the ocean, and to steal all the snacks she could get her hands on.

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