Cody and Jaden reached a significant milestone the weekend before school started. They learned to ride their bikes without training wheels! Both boys asked about trying this quite a few months ago (well before Adley was born) but it seemed too complicated to attempt while Mommy was pregnant. Finally, in mid-August, we scheduled an evening for Grammy and Papa to come over and hold Adley so that Mommy and Daddy could be free to help both boys ride.
We found a perfect bike riding practice zone-- the parking lot of a nearby elementary school. It had a long, straight path free of cars or other obstacles. Both Cody and Jaden seemed to get the hang of balancing on their bike fairly quickly. They loved realizing how fast they could go without training wheels. Mommy and Daddy each ran behind one of the boys, and we sure got our exercise! We were so busy running after our boys, in fact, that I forgot to get any pictures of Bike Riding Day 1. The boys made great progress and only had one minor fall (Cody). It was a successful start!
A few days later, we went over to the school again. This time, Mommy and Daddy stood on opposite ends of the parking lot and let Jaden and Cody ride back and forth. This plan freed Mommy up to take some good pictures of our bike-riding boys.
On our second day, Jaden experienced his first minor fall but thankfully got back up and tried again. This evening, Cody and Jaden practiced making turns and learned how to start on their own.
We were so proud of the boys' fast progress. They were definitely ready for those training wheels to come off!
You picked a great spot for them to learn! Way to go, Jaden and Cody! I loved Adley's "cheers" in the background of the second video, too. So precious!
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