Baby steps (or pedals, in this case)...

We were beginning to despair of ever getting our daughter out and about on a bike. However, we were recently made aware of a sale on at Aldi, featuring one of those new-fangled "detachable tandem" models for a bargain price of $80. So, we decided to snap one up before it was too late, and after a little bit of assembly and oiling, here's the result:

So far, we've managed to get to the end of the street before Alicia got a little uncomfortable and wanted to go back home. Baby steps...

PS. The above is just a glamour shot - when she was actually riding, we did in fact have her wearing a helmet!