Bikes Are Out!

The children were excited to have their bikes taken out from under the porch---until that is, we took the training wheels off the bikes. I wanted to ditch the training wheels last summer, but the parental units would not approve my plan. However, now that Bentley is six, it really is ridiculous for him to still have training wheels on his bike.

So opa took the training wheels off and we spent a half hour or so working with the trio on riding their bikes. Viva gave up rather quickly which surprised me. I thought she would get the knack of it first. Bentley wasn't too excited about the endeavor, but he gave it a good try and managed to find his balance for a few feet.

The problem is our long driveway has a slight decline/incline to it. Going down it's downhill and coming up it's uphill. It's a little too much challenge for the children while learning to bike. Practice, practice, practice. It's good to be challenged a little. When you master a harder to learn skill you feel good.