Lucy's Birthday Bike - April 27, 2013

Every year, Lucy's Grandpa Dayton always sends a generous birthday check. When Lucy was two, we used the birthday money to buy a Radio Flyer wagon. When Lucy was three, she got a scooter. So for her fourth birthday, she was ready to move on to a bike (especially after her cousin, Olive earned a bike for herself). Even better, her Grandpa Dayton was able to take her out on a grandpa-granddaughter date where he bought her bike and took her out to eat for lunch (to her choice, McDonald's). It was a great gift to her mommy too, to have some time to herself.

In order to minimize the shopping time and make sure that she got what she wanted, Lucy and I did some research on-line to find what bike she wanted beforehand. We checked out Walmart, Target, and Toys R' Us and she found a bike that fit her desires. She DID NOT want to get the same Disney princess bike as Olive because she didn't want to be a copycat (so interesting that she can catch on to that at four years old). But she had to have a bike that had a little doll seat carrier in the back like Olive's. There is actually not a huge selection of 12 inch bikes with doll seat carriers so the final decision on the Pinkalicious bike from Toys R' Us was easy. The extra storage bag in front was also a plus. Grandpa Dayton even paid extra for the little horn. The bike was assembled right in the store and since Grandpa Dayton had the Blaster, had plenty of room to drive it home. And of course, he couldn't forget the Pinkalicious helmet.

The ironic thing is Lucy has never even read the Pinkalicious books. At least not with me. But the important thing is that her bike is pink and she loves it.

Thanks Grandpa Dayton!