This weekend, after what has been an unusually cold winter, we experienced a February reprieve. It was in the upper 60's, sunny, and perfect for learning to ride a bike.
Ben put on his too-small helmet, mounted his two-wheeled bike, and he and Sam headed for the road as I followed closely with the camera. (So, technically, I didn't teach Ben to ride his bike, but this is what I had in mind with the task so it counts.) I think it took Ben all of 30 seconds to learn how to balance. He mastered turning in the next 5 minutes. Braking followed shortly thereafter. In the next 30 minutes, he was trekking all over the neighborhood at greater speeds than I would have preferred (being the helicopter parent that I am).
So there it is. Ben is riding a bike. *sniffle* Now, we can teach Abby how to ride his old bike. The cycle continues...
The next Ben-related task is to get out the baseball gloves and play some good games of catch. After all, tee-ball starts in just a couple of weeks!
2 comments:
yay Ben!
Where is he playing T-ball at? Gabe and MIchael are signed up at second baptist!
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