We got Liana a bike for her birthday in April. She’s been doing pretty good in riding it around the backyard. Especially considering how heavy it is. It almost weighs as much as my Kona Coiler.

Well, we were in the front yard, letting her ride in the street and she was doing really good. She was practicing stopping and turning. At one point she turned a lttle too sharp, as all children are prone to do when learning.

It has started, we signed Liana up for soccer! Ok we did that a few months ago, but now it’s about to start.

So we went to a local soccer store to get her her gear and boy has it changed. When I played, over 30 years ago, we had nice jersey’s but shoes were black. We had black shoes with a white logo of whatever brand you were wearing. I usually had adidas. Now there are SO MANY brands and styles. Do you want a cartoon character on your shoes or an animal or just a cute design? Well they exist in these ways and many more. There are some pretty expensive shoes for a 4 year old, too.

This store was pretty cool, because they have package deals. So we got Liana a ball, shoes, socks and shin guards for only $35.

Liana now has pink shoes with butterflies, matching shin guards AND BALL. Again, her daddy had black Adidas. However I was assured by the salesperson that old school shoes were coming back in style. Gee thanks.