Notice something missing from the above pictures? No training wheels!
Last spring we took the training wheels off of Sam's bike so he could learn. He tried once, and wouldn't touch his bike again until this September, when he decided that he wanted to ride his bike to school. It took him about 3 days of practicing off and on until he was riding easily down the street. Jake, not to be left behind, removed the training wheels from his own bike the day Sam started to practice. He decided that it was time to learn to ride a two-wheeler. (Jake is four, Sam is six.) 3 days after Sam learned how, Jake was riding his bike as well. It was a rough 3 days, but he was determined to do it. He would try and try, stop in the middle of the sidewalk and scream in frustration, and try some more. He didn't want any help, and would yell "Don't touch my bike" or "Don't help me" or "I can do it myself" if Jerome or I tried to hold his bike steady or get it going for him. He has had some spectacular crashes, but he can ride really well now. Jake is one spunky little guy. Whatever he lacks in ability due to age, he makes up with persistence.
Now we can't keep either boy off their bikes. They want to ride them all the time. They love to speed away from mom and dad, and I don't blame them. Now it's time for me to dig my bike out of storage so I can keep up with them!
3 comments:
I'm excited Sam and Jake don't have training wheels anymore, that's such an accomplishment!
That story reminds me of a couple of my kids. Ellexis (7) freaked out that her training wheels were taken off, she refused to ride her bike. Dan put ONE back on way up off the ground and she was fine riding it. All mental. Her bike looked gooberish with one jacked-up training wheel that wouldn't even touch the ground, but whatever.
Seth's training wheels were taken off when he was 3.5, his first ride he made it to the end of our street, barely missed a basketball stand, jumped the curb, wrecked and he loved it! For a long time he couldn't brake and his feet on the pavement wouldn't stop him fast enough, thus he ran into our cars or jumped curbs to stop.
Glad to see they wear their helmets!!!!!!
Dallin said to tell the boys, "Great job! Keep on riding!". He's very proud of them.
I'm just glad to see Jake had on such good gloves to keep his hands warm!!
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