Ian is crazy-coordinated. It's unbelievable to watch him do things that come so naturally to him. Riding a bike is one of those things. We promised him last year that we would take off his training wheels after this year's Easter. He held us to that promise. One afternoon Kirstie was out riding her bike and he wanted to give it a try. He couldn't even touch the ground, but once he started pedaling, he was off! No problem whatsoever. So, we took off his training wheels and he just started riding down the street. No wobbling, no parent holding on to the back, nothing. Only problem was that he wasn't great at breaking, so Brent had to RUN down the street to help him. Instead of braking, Ian would just jump off the bike. (How has this kid not broken something?) Since then we've mastered braking and he has even shown me that he can ride with his feet up on his handlebars. (What??? Keep your feet on those pedals!!!) He and Kristie can't get enough of riding their bikes! And I love that he has no problem riding a princess bike. He's never even given it a second thought. As long as it goes fast, he's fine with it. Next year we'll buy him his own bike that he can grow into and will last longer than a year.
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