Bumps (and bruises) ...

I hereby pledge an oath ...

“I will never, ever ever ever, ever again stand on the sidelines of a BMX track yelling “pedal pedal pedal” at my rugrats ever ever ever again “

After racing today (yep, we let the rugrats race ... they both did really well - S now has another trophy for her room and K won a “big-boys” prize of shower gel and body spray) my girlfriend and I decided it would be fun to borrow the kids’ gear and have a go around the track ...

I mean, come on, how hard could it be ?

In all seriousness, I am now in complete awe of my children. How S, who has only been riding a bike since the February, can not only get around the whole track without falling over, but also stand up and pedal while doing it, and avoid collisions with other riders, and not scream her head off the whole way round ... (shakes head in amazement) ... as I said, I’m in awe ...

And yes, I did ... a) collide with another rider ... b) fall off ... and c) scream a fair bit ...

Wanna see my bruises ?