Before we left for vacation
we took the training wheels off of David's bike. He did well, but he couldn't touch the ground very well (he's just at tad too short!) and I think that was keeping him from getting over that initial fear. We debated getting a
balance bike for him to try first but we found it was cheaper to get a 12" bike, that Evan could start to use and just take the pedals off. So that is what we did. This afternoon he practiced on our "homemade" balance bike in the driveway and around the circle. He started to get the concept balancing and was having fun riding down the hill with his feet out to the sides!
Tonight before bed, we asked him if he thought he felt ready to try his bike with the pedals and no training wheels. He said YES! And so here he is feet on the pedals and flying down the hill and around the circle. I think he thought Daddy was holding on the whole time! He still needs a little bit more practice before he's perfect (he still has a hard time pedaling, especially uphill) but he was so proud of himself and yelled "That was AWESOME!" after he rounded the corner!
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