Two days ago, I took Gordy up to Peacock Flats for a bike ride with our friends. It's a ride we've done a few times before that starts out very flat, but after about a half-a-mile, it starts to get hilly. On this particular day, our team of four decided to trek a little higher than we've gone before to reach the 1 mile marker which meant scaling more hill.
All went great until our desent. Gordy charged down the mountain on his balance bike (without any brakes) and soon found himself going WAY too fast. The slightly wet ground caused his front tire to slip and Gordy and his bike went tumbling multiple times over.
After we assessed the damage, we found that he had almost bitten through his top lip with his two front teeth, had split open his bottom lip, had two goose eggs on his forehead, and had quite a bit of raw road rash on his face, knuckles, fingers, shoulder, elbow, and knees. His shoe had gone flying in the madness, but we were able to locate it a few meters away. On the good side, his nose wasn't broken - no broken bones at all, his teeth were all in tact, and no concussion. Phew.
So, we took him home, gave him a quick soapy, screaming bath to get all of the asphalt out of his wounds, and creamed and band-aided him up. Then, the adrenaline wore off and I melted down completely while lookng at his poor swollen face all covered in bandages.
Two days later, my heart still breaks to see his wounds. I know he's ok, but I also know that he's very uncomfortable and it breaks my heart to see him in pain. The good news is that he's healing and the worst is over.
Todd examined his helmet after the fall and the front is fairly dented... thank goodness for that helmet, or this could have been a very different story.
Gordy's Uncle Chip made 50 this month, so we celebrated with him and 70+ of his friends and family on the north shore of Kauai for the weekend. Lots of beach time, monks seals, good food, nice people, a muddy hike to the Queen's Bath, driving lessons, a new best friend/girlfriend (Scout), caves, and even a slip-n-slide!
We've recently been introduced to the trails at Kaena Point, and they are perfect for kiddos to do some mountain bike riding! We've been out there twice now and are already planning our next trip. The views are gorgeous, the trails are fun, there's a cool tree tunnel to climb through, plenty of mud puddles to play in, and tide pools to rinse off in. I'm can imagine that the trails may become unbearable in the summer due to heat and dry conditions, but at this time of year, they are perfect!
