Today February 5th 2011, RJ finally learned how to ride his bike without training wheels!! We are so excited and proud of him!
The conditions weren't the greatest. He was home sick with a fever all week long. 5 days stuck home with a fever, we were all excited when the fever was gone and just couldn't wait to get out of the house. The weather was cool, gray, and wet. Once the rain stopped, we decided to adventure out and walk the trail on Percival's Island. We let the kids ride their bikes. RJ has been terrified of the thought of removing his training wheels. We have tried and tried unsuccessfully to teach him and help him grasp the idea of riding a bike with only two wheels.
The training wheels were up high and we watched RJ lean to the side to allow at least one wheel to hit the ground to help support him. Jared couldn't take it anymore, so he removed one training wheel. After a little coaching and much frustration and tears with one training wheel gone, we were harsh and removed the other wheel.
After some more tears and encouraging coaching, RJ started to ride with some support and then Jared let go and he did. He rode a good ways by himself and stopped with little trouble. He was super surprised with himself and his face was full of excitement and victory. It is these little moments when you couldn't feel prouder of your children.
We rode for another 1/2 mile and then went out for ice cream to celebrate.
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