5/1/2010 Papa's Birthday with a bike ride

Saturday
Happy Birthday Papa!
It wouldn't be a proper birthday without a bike ride, so all the grand kids showed up with wheels. Papa has definitely brainwashed I mean influenced his grand kids into thinking that bicycles and bike rides are the greatest things in the world. All of them are looking forward to doing the STP together and the kids don't even know what STP means! grin!

This is Papa.

He is babysitting in this picture, making sure the kids stay out of the road, etc.
This also explains why he can only charge 35 cents an hour for babysitting--
you get what you pay for!

Everyone is ready for the big ride. . . .

around the block

Thanks Grandma for having everyone over for a party and bike ride!

And they are off. . .

Down to the stop sign, where they are VERY responsible and STOP like it tells them.

From youngest of grand kids to the oldest, they are all excited about the ride.

Mircea tries out a bicycle for the first time.

Joe and Mircea go for a spin.

A rest stop halfway around the block. (Papa got tired!)

Bryan tried out a tricycle and got stuck, much to the amusement of everyone.
I almost had to go home to get his jeep so we could pull him out.

Dude tries out a bicycle. He was very disappointed that his feet couldn't touch the pedals.

Hey dad, remember that quote. . . "if you aren't the lead dog, the view never changes!"

Mircea can go pretty fast on her trike!

It starts out with an idea to pull someone on a scooter with a bungee cord. . .

It escalates to a longer rope . . .

And sooner than you can say, "make sure Grandma doesn't see you doing that!,"
they have you hooked up to a bicycle and cruising down the road.

A happy family

Coming back from another ride around the block. Mircea still beats Grandpa home!

Monkey see. . .

Monkey do!

The following are some videos I enjoyed of the day. . .