Bike Wreck!

Last weekend I took Lyla to a birthday party on Sunday afternoon. Eric said he was going to take Grace for a bike ride while we were gone. When I pulled in the driveway after the party Eric's truck wasn't there, which I thought was odd. Then just a couple of seconds later, he pulled in the driveway. I looked over and saw that his chin looked bloody. Then he held up his hand through the window and I saw a dark place on the palm of his hand. I thought he had an accident and was coming home from getting stitches! He had actually driven to the Rec. Center with their bikes in the back of his truck. Then they went riding on the trails around the Rec. Center and into downtown Franklin. At some point on the ride, Grace was in front of Eric and she hit her brakes rather quickly. Eric gripped his handlebar brakes out of reflex and it made his back tire come up off the ground. He popped a wheely in reverse! He flew over the handle bars of his bike and landed face first on the asphalt bike trail. He scraped his chin and shoulder and put several scrapes and cuts on his hands. He also hurt his chest on the handle bars of the bike. He ended up going to the doctor later in the week because his chest was hurting so much. They said they thought he might have cracked a rib or two but it didn't seem like anything was out of place. He had me help clean up his scrapes though. It was really gross. I don't handle blood very well at all. I got sick at stomach and had to sit down and eat a granola bar so I wouldn't feel like I was going to throw up. I definitley couldn't be a nurse!