A LITTLE HELP HERE.....

The girls LOVE to play outside. One evening it's in the back with the swing set and bubbles. The next night it might be in the front with the bikes and sidewalk chalk. This particular evening, it was the front. There's a pretty big area of concrete from the garage to the street (double driveway, ya know.....). However.....sometimes the concrete just isn't big enough and they venture into the grass. Now, that's ok if they're playing with a ball or the kid-sized broom and rake. But, if you're on a riding toy, riding out into the grass causes an almost instant halt to the proceedings. (And, believe it or not, training wheels make it even WORSE!) Poor Kristin went out into the grass and got stuck.

She tried to get out on her own but it just wasn't working.

I don't know if she hollered at Hannah or not; but, Hannah went out to check on what was happening. I suspect that Hannah was just being curious (read nosy...lol). Things were not going well, as you can see. There's been no movement for a couple of minutes and Hannah is still surveying the situation.

I didn't hear any of the conversation; but, apparently, it was decided that Hannah would help. You can't see her very well; but, she's back behind the bike. You can just see her little leg sticking out.

Now, Hannah is pretty sturdy and stubborn. (These are NOT bad attributes. Perhaps I should say "determined" rather than stubborn.) She reminds me a little bit of her mother when she was small. I see her leaning into the back of that bike and pushing for all she's worth! If you look closely, you can almost hear her groaning with the effort. And, with both of them working at it, the bike starts to move.

Sometime during all the pushing and shoving and pedaling, someone decided that it might be better if Kristin got off and helped push. Things moved along much faster after that.

And, SUCCESS.....they got the bike back on the concrete!

But, if you remember (scroll back up at this point to refresh your memory), the trike is now out in the grass. So, what happens? Does Kristin go back to riding her bike and let Hannah get her own ride back on the concrete? NOOOOOOOO, she's as good a sister as Hannah is. I didn't hear what was said, but I can imagine.

I'm thinking to myself, "Hang on, Hannah!!!!!" 'Cause Kristin is pushing for all SHE'S worth and she's longer legged and just as determined as Hannah is. But, as they zoomed past, I heard the sound of little girl laughter. It was music to my ears.

One last note.....you might have noticed that there is a LOT of safety equipment being used. It's only natural, I guess.....their dad DOES, after all, have a master's degree in safety (environmental health and safety, to be exact).