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That damned bike, it has been sitting in my kitchen for the past few months. Many times I've stubbed my toe on it, many times I've had a handle bar in the ribs. But John (& Daddy, obviously) loves it. Kid is quickly seeing the same magic in downhill mountain biking that his Daddy also sees. From "fixing Daddy's bike" and wanting to try on "Daddy's bike hat", too insisting on having a shot of riding it too - although not yet down a hill! Without a doubt, we'll be those parents that spend the day at the bottom of the hill, praying our boys come down in one piece.
Oh, and hurrah for Jayfest now passing & the bike being stored away! A great day out though; you can see some of Iain's photos from the day on the Innerleithen Downhill Facebook page.

Until next week,

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A Day With Daddy.

A few weeks ago, whilst I was working, Daddy took John to their favourite place, Innerleithen, to watch some downhill mountain biking and enjoy a walk up the hill.

John was apparently very well behaved and even did one better than Mummy and made it right up to the top of the 3.81km downhill trail - walking all the way himself. And as always he had a great time watching the bikes whizz past them and unnecessarily laughed at those who fell off. Thankfully though, no one was hurt - a great relief considering it was a race for Minors - something that John will no doubt be taking part in within years to come.

As a mother, it's difficult to imagine my precious wee boy taking part in such a fast-paced, potentially risky activity but if his current interest in bikes develops into anything like his Daddy's, I'll have little to no say in the matter!

Photos taken by Iain.

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Our Daddy's Day.

Our Daddy's Day was spend doing what Daddy loves best - watching the downhill mountain biking at Innerleithen.

It was Jayfest at Innerleithen this weekend so the place was very busy, however there wasn't a great deal of mountain biking going on -- it seemed as though everyone was enjoying the atmosphere and entertainment at the bottom of the hill, as opposed to riding down it on their bikes. That didn't matter though, John still found a way to entertain himself; namely, throwing stones into the river, lovingly taught how-to by Daddy.

It was lovely being able to watch my boys trekking through the woods hand-in-hand, playing with dandelions and John contently watching the river splash as he threw rock after rock in -- and of course smiling the most when Daddy threw a humongous rock in which created the biggest splash of all.

And the day wouldn't have been complete without giving John the opportunity to chase some sheep, so we stopped the car on our way home to let him indulge. I can't think of a better way to spend our Sunday.

How did you spend your Fathers Day? Was it spent chasing sheep like us, or something more conventional?