Sunday, October 16, 2011

Learning to Ride a Bike

My 9-year-old son recently learned to ride his bike. He has been trying to learn to ride off and on for the past few years. For at least six months he has been doing really well with balance, but starting and stopping have eluded him. So two weeks ago I took him down to his elementary school where there is a gently sloping parking lot and taught him how to ride. He is now able to do it on his own and I am so proud of him! As soon as he was independent and I realized I didn't have to run alongside him anymore, I went over to the tailgate of my truck to record his mad skills:





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