The life in a small town......

I'm starting to love living in a small town! I can't even believe that came out of my mouth!! I love the big city.....but I guess it's the fact that Ashlyn is having so much fun roaming the town during the day that makes me love it.

She got a bike for her birthday a few years ago....she never rode it. Maybe 3 times a year at most. Well, she has put the miles on it! Every day, she hops on her bike and tears up the town. Her and her cousin Logan ride to the local market to get snow cones, she rides with her friends to play group, and she even rides by herself to baseball games. I can hardly believe it! She told me she is addicted to her bike and keeps showing me her "leg" muscles. Now, if I could only get her addicted to doing her chores.....hmmm......

Her bike is getting pretty small for her, so I'm guessing she will be asking for a new bike for Christmas. I hope hers will last her that long....she can't wait to start riding it to school. She's already decided she needs to upgrade to a backpack for school in lieu of the messenger bag to make things easier. She's been discussing what kind of school shoes she needs to be able to ride her bike easier....I keep telling her that school is still a couple of months away, but she doesn't care. Of course, she did decide that the days she wears a skirt/dress, she will just make her friends walk to school with her! ha

It is nice to live in the small town for these reasons....but there are times on the weekend I wish I didn't have to drive 45 minutes away to cure a food craving or watch a movie :)