Looks whose riding a bike!
Seriously I have no idea where this came from. Out of the blue while I was making dinner she was showing megan how she could balance on the bike. I told her she should try riding it because all it takes is balance. So she tried a couple of times and was doing really well, but dinner was calling my name so I went back inside to finish up. After dinner we all went out to the street to practice where there was more room to get good momentum. She did it almost immediately, but struggled with starting on her own. It didn't take long before she got that too, after we all figured out how hard it is to start while on an incline. So now she's feeling the freedom of childhood and accomplishment. So proud of her.
It was so interesting to see her go from not being able to ride without training wheels at all to fully riding a bike. I realized while watching her last night that all it took was for her to make up her mind that she wanted to do it. She had been looking at this bike, we were given by our neighbors, all summer just sitting there, not riding it because it didn't have training wheels. I guess she just decided that she wanted to ride the "pretty pink & blue bike" and was determined. We really can do anything we want as long as we put our minds to it.
here's a clip:
It was so interesting to see her go from not being able to ride without training wheels at all to fully riding a bike. I realized while watching her last night that all it took was for her to make up her mind that she wanted to do it. She had been looking at this bike, we were given by our neighbors, all summer just sitting there, not riding it because it didn't have training wheels. I guess she just decided that she wanted to ride the "pretty pink & blue bike" and was determined. We really can do anything we want as long as we put our minds to it.
here's a clip:
sorry for the shakes and my loud voice...I would turn down the volume
And one of the other two.
Bella seemed pretty bothered that Tess can ride a bike and she can't so hopefully this will encourage her to want to try. Really I believe that's all it takes.
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I love it! Lucas has shown no interest whatsoever in riding a bike, he just rides his scooter. I wish he would get the desire to do it. Tess looks so pleased, it's great that you caught it on video!
How fun to hear your voice!
That's really amazing that she just hopped on and could do it! Avery learned to ride quickly like that, too, and it really irked Brynlee who had spent a few years figuring it out. I loved the "Dude!" at the end. So fun!
How exciting! I love that dress on Megan. My Emm has the same one. Love that last shot of Bella and M. So wonderful to see our children growing and expanding, so fun!
i thought it was bella until watched the video... good for tess, and she looks like an old pro!!!
We sort of timed things all wrong with our oldest son, so we are patiently waiting for our four year old to want to try.
Excellent Job Tess!
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Congratulations to Tess! I totally believe stuff like this is a matter of deciding to do it, so some kids just take longer than others to "learn". Whitney pretty much did the same thing one day when Landon was just getting the hang of it himself. She does everything 2 years ahead of when he does it (except reading) because she thinks she can!
Way to go Tess! I loved the video clip, thanks for doing that. What an exciting moment in a child's life. You are so right- they just have to decide to do it. It's just like toilet training. You can do all the work you want... but if they aren't ready it's pointless. We've tried a bit with Olivia but she isn't quite there yet.
Exactly what happened in our house too. Kathryn showed little interest in getting the training wheels off until one day Nathan took off like a champ. It was a huge motivator for her.
Way to go Tess! She looks adorable on that bike.
That is AWESOME!!!! I know Magali could do it if she tries, but she's just too scared. Next year she'll have a new bike, so I'm hoping that will help.
She must be so proud! And the photos are adoable. :)
oh my, I'm so proud of her for you!
My daughter did the same thing. One day it was just up up and away. I had been running behind the bike to catch her from falling over and was taking a breather. She was sitting on the bike, and you could see her little mind just working, figuring it out, and then off she went while I stood there and watched. Amazing, these kids.
Wow! I loved watching the real thing on video! It made me so happy to see the whole family out there supporting and encouraging Tess. We are so proud of her!
I know it will take Kaitlin forever to want to even think about riding a bike. She'll hardly get on the Dora trike that we go her almost two years ago. Megan is lucky that she's got some big sisters to prod her along.
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