last week kelby came running in to tell me that dad was going to take her training wheels off and she was going to give it a try. we had tried several months earlier, but she did not have the courage to give it good effort. now she was ready. i think it had something to do with her friend (who is a little bit older) riding by with no training wheels a few days earlier. nothing like peer pressure 😉
so i came outside, iphone in hand, ready to record what i prayed wasn’t a disaster. i think she surprised us all. jeff unscrewed the training wheels, helped her get her balance and off she went! like it was no big deal! and after a couple of tries (and a few helpful hints) she was able to figure out how to get herself started as well.
seeing that jeff and i were so excited for kelby, little sister had to give it a try too. her experience with no training wheels lasted about a minute. she asked jeff to put them back on. and kelby, being the modest child she is (yah right!), informed me that little sister is “still a baby and babies really do need to use training wheels.” because she is of course a big kid and has been training wheel free for like a whole five minutes. geez. she also informed us she needs a bigger bike. i might have to agree with her on that one.
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