We've been waiting for Isaac to decide that he is ready to ride a bike. He's the type of person that likes to do everything in his own time. He doesn't want to fail. He's a first-born. :)
Well, Jay left town the other day and the boys decided that they would like to play out front. One of our friends told us awhile back to take the pedals off of Isaac's bike and he could learn to balance on it before he tried to pedal it. I suggested to Isaac that he get the bike out and just give it a try. He has great balance on his razor scooter, so why not the bike? He got on the bike and did great. I (very casually) told Isaac that we could put the pedals on it and see what he could do. He was really excited so we went for it. He got on that bike, rode it, and never looked back. I think he said - no less than 40 times- "I can't believe that I can ride a bike! Can you believe that I just rode my bike?" It was a very proud moment. I told Isaac to always remember it. :)
Josiah has been having a tough time being the younger brother. He constantly feels left out and never wants to be treated like a "baby". As he watched on, he began getting more and more upset. He did NOT like the fact that Isaac was learning something new and he couldn't take part in it. (Jay had also taken Josiah's pedals off and they were in Jay's car--which was up at the church since he left from the church to go out of town.) After Isaac had really gotten the hang of riding his bike, I asked him if Josiah could take a turn for a couple of minutes. I never expected him to be on it any longer than a few seconds because I just didn't think his balance was that great. Well, he hopped on that bike and rode like a pro.
The tongue is his secret weapon for balance.
I'm so proud of him and how he knows when he is ready to go for something new. Now he's ready for a Batman bike for his birthday.
One left-out little brother.
And not too happy about it.
Oops! He knocked me down.
At least we got a laugh out of this guy.
But not for long.
Josiah finally got his turn.
And pretty proud with the results.
Fully concentrating.
This smile melts my heart.
I love it when I hand my camera to my kids and I find a fun little treasure on it. Thanks, Ike!! And thanks for sharing your special day with your brother. I love you guys! You sure did surprise Daddy when he came home. :)
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Oh...I LOVE IT, guys! You are both soooo amazing! I'm so proud of BOTH of you. You'll have to ask Um-D about when he learned to ride a bike. You both did WAY better than Um-D! I love you, boys!
Yay Ike and Siah! Maybe Ry-guy will get some inspiration to take his training wheels off now.
P.S. The pinata was an orange and yellow dinosaur.
Good job, Issac and Josiah! And by-the-way, I am so jealous that you are outside with your kids in shorts and t-shirts and the sun glaring down in your faces while we are still waiting for the rest of our snow to melt - hopefully it will be totally gone this weekend!
Oh how fun!
Ryan is about to get a bike for his birthday...shhhh - don't tell! What big boys you have!
Poor Josiah - I remember being the middle too...too little for some stuff, too big for others - it just never seemed to be the right place for what I wanted!
Congratulations guys! I'm proud of both of you. Have fun riding your bikes. Love you!
AWWWWWWWW Yay boys!!! Soooo happy you both accomplished this. How fun!! E is the sameway as Ike, she was so afraid to fail and then one day just got on and RODE! She was so proud. David is dying to ride without training wheels, but we haven't had nice weather so he thinks today is the day.
That's a major milestone in a boy's life!! Great job, guys!!!
Way to go boys!!
Before you know it, Olivia will be following them.
A-maz-ing!!! What an incredible day!! Way to go, boys!!!!
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