William's one big wish for Christmas was to get a bike. Not just any bike however, a Tonka bike. Christmas morning came and there was no bike in sight... but he did get a helmet and pads. Later that morning Grandpa went and brought out this bike, to the delight of William who decided we needed to try riding it immediately. Unfortunately he couldn't get the pedaling down.
Later it became apparent that his love for all those things to ride was going to be quite big and he decided that a scooter would be great for a birthday present. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Neet and the kids, that's exactly what he got. Unlike the bike, he had the scooter riding down in less than 10 minutes. He's had more fun with that than anything else.
Fast forward to 05-05-08 and all of a sudden it's nice and he wants to ride his bike. After months of trying to get him to pedal, we tried again. I had to help him get started and he would get a couple of rotations and then stop. He wasn't sure if he was doing it right. As the day progressed he got better and better, and before you know it he was off and riding. He continues to tell me that he is riding super fast. ;)
He continues to practice and the next morning he was able to ride up to the store in town with me and did it without stopping except to get over the train tracks. He loves to ride his bike and be outside. It's a great thing to see. Yet another milestone to record in the short life so far of my little man.
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