Last summer we tried to talk the girls into learning to ride their bikes without training wheels, but they refused. When the weather started getting warm and they wanted to ride their bikes, one look at their training wheels and we knew, we either had to get them new ones until they decided to try without or convince them to learn to ride without them. There was no convincing them - so I went and got them new wheels. That was 2 weeks ago, and what did they decide to do yesterday - learn to ride without them! Jeff and I laughed - of course once we got them new wheels they would decide to get rid of them!
Thanks to my friend Staci who lives across the street - she helped both Emilie and Ada. Emilie went first and she started out on their friend Bret's smaller bike. Emilie had it in about 5 minutes. So I took off the training wheels on her bike and off she went. Then it was Ada's turn. She did great - it took a little longer for her to pick it up - but she did it nonetheless and she is on her own bike now too.
I loved to see the huge smiles on their faces and how proud they were of their new accomplishment! So worth the wait. I have definitely learned that they will do things on their own time and when THEY are ready - not when I am ready for them to do it. Way to go girls! Mom and Dad are so proud of you!
Emilie
Emilie wanted to make sure I got a shot of her in full view without the training wheels
Ada
Ada on her bike
Sarah the spectator - she is very proud of her sisters too!
The girls were very excited to call the grandparents and tell them their news. They were very chatty with them and they even talked to my dad and to Richard (which they will never do!)
4 comments:
We are so PROUD of you both. Can't wait to see you in person riding those big bikes.
We love you
Harmoni and Parker
Good job girls!
Watch out...both of them on the phone at once? Sign of things to come!
Say hi to Stacy for me!
Okay Jen... I showed my son Jaeden your post, to show him kids his age CAN ride there bikes without training wheels! We took them off his bike last year, and after being so frustrated he stopped riding his bike, so we had to put the training wheels on again.. So this year he's just been riding his scooter, not his bike. So with inspiration from your girls, we're going to take them off again, and try AGAIN.. Cross your fingers for us!!
Hope we overlap I have camp the first week and a family reunion the last weekend! holla when you get in to town it will be a great excuse to all get together.
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