No training wheels!

After getting the kiddos bigger bikes with training wheels, just for fun we took the training wheels off their little bikes as an experiment. They saw their neighbor buddy Simon rolling without training wheels last week and it was obvious they wanted to do it too. After a couple hours of non-stop practice on the driveway (Henry in his cowboy boots dangling from either side and Bryn coasting from foot to foot), they both taught themselves how to do it. We never once had to run behind them holding the seat but rather sat on the stump and watched their determined little selves figure it out. The next day they had the Mallot pharmacy parking lot to themselves and since then they race each other to their bikes to do laps on the driveway. Mr. Sam even made them a course with chalk.

What made this even sweeter was the fact that for the first time in their lives, they learned something at exactly the same time! Bryn didn't beat him to the punch on this one. Maybe it was his lucky cowboy boots.

Anyone who gets within 50 feet of our driveway has heard.... "Hey Miss Kathy (insert Mr. Frank, Mr. Bob, Miss Bridget.......)guess what we can do ? " And without a pause.... "We can ride on two wheels!!"