Ikea chair haul

Jula helped hold this ikea chair on the back of the bike. Somehow my ratchet strap went missing from my xtracycle bag so this was a 100% bungee affair. Of course Jula hung on to the chair too. Found it on craigslist and hauled it 1.5mi home ;)

Jula the bike mechanic

Last night I was working on various bike projects in the shop and Jula hung out with me for an hour or so.

For awhile she was content to cruise around the garage on her Skuut but soon wanted some tools so she could "fix her bike"

She actually figured out which allen wrench fit in the bolts on her Skuut, thankfully she's not coordinated enough yet to actually loosen anything :)

First steps to two-wheeled-freedom

Jula and I went out for a cookie date last night and she requested that she ride "her very own bike all by herself". She's not quite 2.5 years old yet so her "very own bike" is a wooden Skuut bike which until now she has not expressed a lot of interest in. Naturally I was stoked that she wanted to go ride it! After donning her helmet and getting out on to the sidewalk she confidently and mounted her bike and we made our way to the bakery around the corner. This involved crossing the street 3 times on our way there. At first she wanted to cross with "no holding hands" to which I suggested we should get off the bike altogether to cross. We compromised her staying on the bike and holding one of my hands which I also used to hold on to one of her handgrips. It was a little awkward but worked out just fine.



She basically sits on the Skuut and walks since she hasn't really realized that she can pick up her legs and coast. This makes for a really slow walk but we were both stoked about it just the same. We eventually arrived at Tart-to-Tart
where Jula requested a "cookie with nuts and some milk" which I happily obliged. She loves her helmet so much that she never really wants to take it off. :-)

The way home has a tiny downhill so she was able to go a little faster and had fun doing so. All in all, it was a fine fine first voyage out on the Skuut. This father is quite excited to see his little girl take her first steps toward two-wheeled-freedom!