Saturday, July 14, 2012

Pedal, pedal, pedal!

I had no idea just how exciting it would be to watch my child ride a bike for the first time!
We scored a little bike from our friend Hilary and took Miles out to try it a few nights ago.  It was a patience drill at first, mostly because it was 102 degrees and it was pretty much time for the kids to be in bed.  We were all a little cranky and I was ready to head in and take a cold shower, but Jeff stuck with him and he got it!  I screamed and some neighbors gave cheers.  We need a few more sessions because the pedaling part came quickly, but not so much the braking and stopping part.  I was thankful I put him in pants because he took a few diggers, but he says he's excited to head out and try it again.  Today would be a good day for it since we finally have some clouds and a breeze and a temperature outside that's less than 100!

Go, baby, go!
Iris figuring out the scoot bike. 
Proof!                          

1 comment:

  1. Pearl will be the LAST kid to ever learn to ride a bike without training wheels. Should have done what my parents did and just give her a bike too big for her, two nasty crashes into a gravel pit and barbed wire fence later and you are pedaling!

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