Bree and the Big Tricycle

In my last post on Bree, I heard that she was receiving a new tricycle from her grandma Ettie. Being a smart cookie, Ettie actually bought the tricycle via mail order so that she didn’t have to carry such a heavy box all the way from Sydney to Melbourne. She even tried to time it so the package arrived in Melbourne at the same time she did. The tricycle did arrive before Ettie, and Bree’s dad was instructed to put it together. Everyone was very excited to ‘witness’ Bree receiving her new mode of transport. No one was expecting the bike to be too big for her. That is what happened. Bree is still too small for it; her feet can’t reach the pedals even when the seat is moved forward. Although the tricycle does come with a bar for the adult to push the younger child, Bree’s dad was a little disappointed because he has to now wait a little longer before his only daughter is able to learn the art of pedalling.

Bree showed me her big ‘bike’ when I arrived on Monday morning. She called it a bike. Her dad told me that it will be stored away for now. Bree didn’t seem to mind one bit. She spent the morning zipping down the hallway on her cute Wheely Ladybug. She received that last Christmas and has only become fond of it in the last couple of months. Outside in the backyard, Bree has a small plastic buggy/scooter. She is happy riding that outdoors because it is low to the ground and easier to manage. Because it didn’t come with a push-bar, her parents do not allow it to be ridden outside of the backyard.