It has been a little over a month (Aug. 17) since JC took off Kiley's training wheels on her bike. It was Kiley who suggested they come off (a little peer pressure from the older neighborhood kids). Our first attempts to ride were distracting, because the neighborhood kids were all there trying to help her and offer their own advice. The first night we tried it, she did well, but you could tell she wasn't very sure of herself yet.
We continued to practice, but Kiley became extrememly timid, and we weren't getting anywhere. In fact, she really didn't even want to ride her bike anymore. So I started practicing with her in the back yard in the grass. The grass was a litttle less scary than concreate! She had been riding really well and I knew she was ready to get the bike on the "road".
Although she hesitated at first, she did an AWESOME job riding. We are so proud of our "big girl!". I can't wait to see her riding in the morning. She was so excited...she was going to dream about riding her bike tonight!
Very cool!
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