Daddy Daughter Date

James took Taylor on her first, official "mt. bike" ride.  She was soooo excited!  

She got Daddy/Daughter time, a ride in the convertible and more time off road on her new bike!  How cool is that!

They went on a real off-road trail.  James took a few pictures. 

They rode a total of 4 miles.  James said that Taylor did awesome!   

Now everyone is planning all kinds of family mountain bike rides. 

It's been a long time since the days when Taylor went on a bike ride in this manner.  

Taylor was 10 months old in this picture.  (She's always loved being near Logan).  Her first bike ride went well and was apparently uneventful, as is evidenced by Logan's ability to sleep through it.  Logan was 3 years old in this picture.  

Seems so long ago now.  How time flies.  It's gone by in a blur.  I look at these pictures and I can hardly remember them at this age.  I can only think of them at the age they are now.  

I don't remember that one of them was usually up in the middle of the night, just about every night.  Or how tired I was all the time.  Or that I had to change diapers.  I don't remember that I was constantly cleaning up messes they made.  

I just have an overwhelming feeling of sweet love for them when I think back to when they were so little.  I think about their tiny little hands and voice as they wanted me to pick them up and hug them and they'd say, "I love you Mommy, can I have some crackers?"

Sometimes I wish they were that little still.  But then I wouldn't be able to say, "Go get your own crackers."