Freedom on the Road

Clay decided it was time to ride on 2 wheels. He said he was 4, and 2 and 3 year old kids can't do that but he can. Em saw how easy it was for Clay so she wanted to do it too. The pure confidence of these kids is all it took to learn to ride without help. The absolutely most difficult part of teaching them to ride on 2 wheels was the need to wear shoes. They both started out barefoot and ended up with cuts, bruises and shoes.

Look Ma! No Training Wheels

We took lots of video of the kids learning to ride their bikes without training wheels. To our amazement they both took off on the first tries. Scott held onto them and ran behind like dads are supposed to but then they went off on their own. Clay was hurt and flipped out for awhile but he soon recovered. Emmie had a bit of trouble turning. She was attracted to obstacles like a magnet.

The broken pot in the background is actually not from a bike crash. We had a big wind storm and had yet to find a replacement pot. It would make for a good story though.

We are planning on teaching the kids how to rollerskate soon. I only hope it will go this smoothly.