...then went to four, just to get to two! That's actually a line from a kids' song I've heard, but I'm borrowing it today as it fits this post. Nina learned to ride her bike without training wheels yesterday. It was awesome. We really didn't think we'd be going down that road any time soon, but yesterday she asked us if she could try it, so we decided to let her give it a shot. I honestly thought the learning session would go about five minutes then be done. However, with Mark running alongside the bike, she got tons of confidence, learned balance, and was riding up and down our street with no training wheels.
After being out there riding for awhile, we had her take a break for about an hour (it's quite a workout for the parent too), then I took the next shift of running alongside the bike. By that time, she was riding along while chatting, humming, and asking to ride around the loop where all the big kids were playing, all the time asking, "Where are the boys?"...GREAT... Mark and I can guarantee that the first crash is going to come from being distracted by the boys while riding and not paying attention to where she's going.
I did take video of it, but my video made me a little dizzy when watching it. Today is supposed to rain all day, but I'm sure we'll be out a lot more tomorrow riding bikes. I'll try to remember to take a better video then.
Note: If you're wondering if anyone is giving that poor little Lyla any attention at all (after all, the past few posts have been about Nina), rest assured, she's still here. If there was any interest in photos or videos of a toddler pulling everything out of the garage only to not play with it and leave it on the driveway, yard, or sidewalk, we'd have plenty footage of Lyla!
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