The cold snap from last week is gone, and 3/4 of the big “kids” tossed the football a little while.

Wednesdays are on the busy side, so it was nice they got out for a while.

After AWANA and youth group, John and I took Johanna and Tabitha home and took Katriel on a clandestine trip to Walmart.  She didn’t know what was up. 

Even as we got to the bicycle aisle, she was just enjoying looking at them and talking about them.  It was clear she had not figured out what was going on.  I gently said, “Katriel, we brought you here so you could get a new bike.”

She developed a happy, yet shy, smile as she absorbed that.  She was clearly touched and immediately suggested any one would be fine.  We identified that the one she had recently been standing closest to was, in fact, one she liked a lot, and she was careful about trying it out to make sure we were all sure about it.

John and I began to discuss the helmet situation at home.  Here she perked right up.  She was able to describe all the helmets we had, and I knew that the one she’d been wearing most often was from when Nigel was about 8.

So she picked out a helmet to.  She knew exactly what she was looking for. 

Not too many Butlers have gotten brand new bike.  Truth be told, we’ve barely been bike riders up until now.

**The next day – she named the bike… Monica.  ♥