Learning to Ride Bike

I mentioned to the Artist the other day that I thought it was time she tried riding her bike without training wheels. She didn't say much at the time (which is surprising for her) but told me later that she wanted her daddy to teach her how to ride her bike. He was out in the field (army talk for pretending to be doing their jobs in a battlefield environment) for a few days, so I told her she would have to wait until he returned. When he got home, that was one of the first things she started talking about. That weekend, my husband removed the training wheels and took both girls out to practice riding. The Artist did very well. She will be riding without training wheels soon. Though, I do expect to have quite a few bumps and bruises on her until she learns to keep her eyes on the road. The Nature Girl did very well, too. She wobbles alot, but she stayed upright pretty well. It was so cute to hear the Artist's thoughts on learning to ride. She told me, "I am nervous about riding my bike without training wheels. Do you think I should try it or not, mommy?" I like that she can articulate her thoughts so well. While she was riding on her own for a stretch, her sister hollered out to her, "Great job! You're the best! I love you." Awww can you get any cuter? 9/18/2009