Watch out world... Maya's riding a bike!

Now that Xander has his new pedal bike, we've given the Strider to Maya.  Yes, that's right, my 16 month old is now on a bike- a walking bike, but still, a bike!  This was Jake's idea, but wow- was she excited!

At first Xander wasn't ready to give it up, but he's realized how much faster he can go on the pedal bike, plus we've talked up the fact that he is such a big boy now and the Strider is for little kids.  We're hoping this won't backfire if he has another little friend still on a Strider for awhile, which is pretty likely given his age.  Lucky for us Jackson, Xander's best buddy, is also doing really well with a new pedal bike.

So, back to Maya... look at that smile!

"Mom, I want to play with this again!"  Maya actually picked the bike up OVER HER HEAD to get our attention, but I wasn't fast enough to catch it with the camera.  I am continually amazed at this girl's muscles and determination!

One of the cutest things is seeing Maya in a helmet.  She LOVED the helmet, and we spent a lot of time taking it off and putting it back on her- a great game.  I'd bought this helmet for Xander at a garage sale when he was 18 months old and starting with the Strider. 

 Of course, the helmet was far too small for Xander's head.... and far, far too large for little Maya!