175: helmets

We finally got a second helmet for the girls. For the longest time now they've had to wait patiently for their turn with the helmet while the other one rides around. They've never been able to ride and play together. Last week we went and got Kinsley a new one. She picked it out and was so proud of it. It has a visor, which makes it look like daddy's when he wears his little cap under his, and it even has racing stripes :)

Thank goodness we have it. She took her first real crash today on her big bike. She was riding around and came to our square to turn around. When she turned the corner, her handle bar caught on one of the poles and threw her off. I didn't see it, but that's what Tanner recalled. It was awful. Poor girl was terrified. She's never had more than a minor fall where she can't get her feet down in time to stop and plops to the side. This was much bigger. Kevin ran out and found her face down on the concrete screaming. We got her helmet off and she had a little knot already forming and her arm was scraped up a little. Again, so thankful for her helmet. It has a few little scratches on it that would have been on her head and I'm sure the knot would have been much worse. Luckily, she's a tough kid and was up running around again within about fifteen minutes.