The Need: For those of you who read my original Two Wheelin' post you may have noticed that Mia's first bike was a wee bit too small for her. She would come in from a hard bike ride frustrated and red in the face. "Mooooom, I need a new bike. My dang pedal keeps falling off and my knees are hitting the handle bars!" This was not the typical Mia demand...it was actually legit. Mia needed a youth size bike!
The Confession: It was not in the budget to run out to Costco and pick up a brand new bike for her, but that was MY heart's desire. I had visualized her cruising down the street on a brand new RED bike. My Mommy Pride was threatening to consume me! I didn't want her to have a used bike for her FIRST big kid bike. But instead of conceding to my silly pride, I dug deep and casually said to Mia, "Hey let's go check out Deseret Industries and find you a new bike!" I cringed slightly waiting for her refusal, but instead I received a pleasant surprise. She lit up and said, "Ok, can we go right now?!"
The Conclusion: We found a bike at the DI in American Fork. You won't believe how much I paid for it...ok maybe you will...we were at Desert Industries for Heaven Sake! TEN bucks...not bad huh!? We stopped off at Target on the way home and picked up a few bike accessories. Mia's highlight was picking out stickers to decorate her new bike with. She cruises all day long on her "new" big kid bike and is lovin' it!
The Moral of the Story: Mommy should take a lesson from her little girl. Not everything has to be shiny and new to have great value!
