A couple months ago Raelee became serious about wanting to learn to ride her bike without training wheels. Yet, when she realized this was something that would not happen in a "blink," and that she may fall a few times, she decided to put it down for a while. So, when I walked out the front door last week and saw her riding down the hill (helmet on) with her buddy, Austin (our neighbor across the street,) I was so proud! Marty thought this was something she had been doing. It was not! A few minutes later, Selena (Austin's mom) came running out her front door cheering and clapping for Austin as she also watched him ride his bike by himself, for the first time. They taught each other. They decided to go for it-- all on their own. It was precious. They started at the top of the hill in front of our house, learned to balance first then steer up the hill. Amazing! Kids are so brave.
