Bike Rodeo

Last Saturday, our Police department put on a bike rodeo at the Library close to our house.  Keagan and I rode our bikes down while Bauer and Deker rode in the bike trailer and Neal drove Deker's bike down (we started out all riding bikes, but Deker just couldn't make it all the way, so Neal went home, got our van and picked up Deker's bike where we put it and met us there). 

We first went to different tables where they taught the boys about their brains and why helmets are important, another table was a police officer who taught the boys about the A-B-C Quick Check, then another police officer taught the boys about hand signals.  Then some ladies from the childrens hospital checked the boys helmets and fixed them so they fit just right. 

After that there were five different obstacle courses. 

On this one, there was a police offer at the start, the boys would ride their bikes, half way down he would yell clear and hold up a sign with a car on one side and blank on the other.  They would then have to look back at the sign and say either clear or bike (according to what side he had held up). 

Deker

Keagan

 

This one they rode their bikes to the end where a police offer held up a sign with either left or right, they would have to stop, use the appropriate hand signal and then turn that way.

Keagan

 Deker

 On this next course, there were those cones set up and they rode their bikes weaving through the cones. 
Keagan

Deker

 This one there were two big circles drawn with arrows and they rode their bikes in a figure 8 twice. 
Keagan

Deker

For the very last one, there was a start and a finish.  The race was to see who could get to the finish the slowest without putting their feet on the groud.  Deker of course won each time because of his training wheels. 

They each then got a certificate, coloring books, crayons, pencils, etc.  It was so much fun and it has been fun to see them using some things they learned there as we have been out riding bikes.