Finally, Finally, Two Wheels!

After 6 long years, a multitude of tears and tantrums, and a final moment of logic and bravery, Zane took the big plunge into two wheeled riding.

We tried taking his training wheels off several months ago because I was sure he could do it. He was terrified and stopped even trying to ride. Then the sun came out this year and Zane discovered that riding his bike was a lot of fun with Andrew and some neighbor boys. The training wheels went back on and he merrily rode around the neighborhood.

The problem with the training wheels was that they hardly ever touched the ground. He would use them to get started and then then would rarely touch after that. Yesterday I mentioned to Zane that he really wasn't using his training wheels at all anymore and would he like to try and ride without them. I told him we could try Andrew's bike since it has no training wheels on it already and Zane agreed to give it a shot. It only took him two tries and he got it. Down the road he whizzed and with glee he kept yelling "I'm doing it!"

Now we just need to move Andrew up to a bigger bike so Zane can use his old one. Because this little 16" is way to small for my big boy Zane.