Lovey joins the 2wheeler gang!!!!!!!!! :))) It has been so exciting watching and helping them learn this! It was such a thrill as each one realized they had done even the tiniest distance on their own. The surprise and happiness each time they looked and saw that I wasn't holding on was an absolute pleasure to witness. Their eyes would light up and their jaws would drop in that spectacular moment of realization and they would holler "I DID it!!! I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Until they had that moment, they'd be a little frustrated and not all that into the actual learning and practicing. As soon as they'd managed even a 2 foot distance, their interest would greatly increase. One small taste of 2 wheeling and they were hooked, one by one. Once they saw how possible it was, they were keen to get back out there every day and practice.
Lovey worked hard on mastering this while Murray was a on a recent business trip. We went out for a few days in a row. She not only wanted to figure out the riding, but also the pushing off starting out. Honey has now gotten this & Sweetie can manage it on occasion but Lovey wanted to learn this part first. A great idea if you don't already have 2 other almost 7 year olds who don't pay attention to cars, driveways or other obstacles, bombing way ahead of you as you are at a standstill with the 3rd almost 7 year old, stubborn as all heck girl.
We managed to keep everyone out from under the front wheels of all death machines passing by. Most seemed to recognize the daunting task I was working on and slowed down as they saw us meandering and wobbling down the road. After a few near heart attacks (only my own panic, no near misses or anything), I convinced the other 2 to stop and stand on the side of the road as cars approached and that made the rest of the biking a little less nerve wracking.
Without further ado, here's our Lovey biker!!!!!!! Look out trail riders, we'll be invading soon and exploring everywhere!!!
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