Micah is officially a 2-wheel rider!
But I want to back up and tell you why, at age 9, he isn't already a 2-wheel rider.
When Micah was 2 years and 7 months old, he was given a "big boy" bike for becoming a big brother (Caleb was born). It was not the smallest bike, but the medium sized bike with training wheels. He got right on that thing and rode like he had been on one his whole life - no fears at all.
Then a few years later we took off the training wheels and after many trys and a "really bad" (Micah's words) fall that included blood and skinned knees, he gave up the bike. Didn't touch it again.
This past Spring, we got everyone a new bike. Micah's was purchased without training wheels. He tried a few times, but was very discouraged. It's hard to learn to ride a bike on a gravel driveway that goes around an inclined circle. So he gave up altogether.
Well, daddy worked with him 2 days and we now have an official 2-wheel rider.
And you can't stop him from riding his bike. He can't believe how fun it is, how much faster he can go, and how good the wind feels when you're riding. Those are all his words! He can even turn around a pretty tight turn without having to stop.
Way to go, Micah!
1 comment:
Hey, you can tell Micah I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was in the seventh grade. I was terrified of them. But my dad offered to buy me a new bike if I learned to ride. After many many, many falls into blackberry bushes, I learned to ride and I too could not be stopped. It was thrilling. Brings back good memories.
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