The kindy Ruby so eagerly goes to every week held a bike-a-thon as a fundraiser this weekend. Ruby arranged sponsors (well - Mum and Dad helped!) for her 10 laps of the carpark and she practised for weeks in our garage, faithfully going round and round and round ... Every night for the week before, she went to bed asking 'is it the bike-a-thon tomorrow?'
Eventually we were able to say 'Do you know what's happening tomorrow?' and the shine in her eyes and the excitement was magic (and did rather lead us to wonder if she actually understood what a bike-a-thon was and hadn't got it muddled up with Christmas or the Tooth Fairy or something).
The next morning she decorated her bike, carefully dressed in her fairy costume and her 'boot-scooting boots' and proudly donned her bike helmet (the major hair decision - one ponytail at the back or two pigtails on the sides - easily solved when we realised pony tail and helmet are incompatible).
The starter whistle blew and she was off!!
Lap one done.
Lap two taking a bit more effort (either that or she was already tired of me pointing the camera at her).
Getting into the swing of it by lap 3.
Having a well earned drink at the end.
Getting her certificate (currently pronounced 'cerfiticut') and a bell for her bike.
Mmmm - those lemonade popsicles are c-c-c-cold on the brain!
Miss Independent taking off for a walk in the sun. 'No don't worry about me, I can walk thank you. All the bikes ridden by pre-schoolers will simply swerve around me...'
Leah getting involved by practising getting on her own bike by herself. Small logistical problem yet to be overcome ... how to get on facing the steering wheel. Hmmm.
Leah checking out the very cool windmills on Cailin's bike.
Thank you to everyone who sponsored Ruby - we made a great total of $70, which Ruby will be very proud to hand in this week!
