Hannah Rides Again

Hannah has been trying to ride a bike without training wheels for a while. Because of ball practices and games, our evenings and weekends have been too full to help her practice. So, today, since our schedules have slowed down, we let the kids get their bikes out. Hannah could ride her bike without training wheels for a short distance but needed help to get started. She was also a little nervous about falling. After giving her some encouragement and a little help, she was off and riding on her own without any help. When asked which she preferred training wheels or none, she emphatically said "NONE! I can ride faster." A couple of times she was half way down the street before we realized it. She fell once but got right back up and was off again. Yes, I know...it is about time she learned to ride without training wheels. It took some time and convincing for Hannah to agree. We also were having to work around ball schedules (she played basketball this winter also) but she has it down pat now. Will has been watching Hannah and wants the training wheels off his bike. We want him to get more practice at riding with them before taking them off. Now it's one down and two to go...oh me!!