Wesley and Jillian are getting so big. Wesley made the transition from his trike to a 2 wheeler with training wheels (Thank you to Elliott – this is his old bike). And boy was he excited!!
And without even saying a word to Jillian, she walked over to Wesley’s trike and said “my bike”. She can’t really ride it herself yet, but she still wants to “ride”.
With our new bikes and our helmets, we set off to ride around the block.
Redmond came too.
Wesley rode his bike so well. He was able to figure out the brakes and how to get on and off right away.
Here he is near the end of the ride. He smiled the whole time!
After dinner, we all went for a walk around the pond. This time Jillian was in her pink car. Wesley did an awesome job riding on the trail. He rode so fast that we had to run to keep up with him. He did have a fall when he tried to ride down the grassy hill toward the pond. I was near by to keep him “safe” at the time…so as he was zooming toward the water and sticks, I did not know what to do, so I may or may not have pushed him a bit. I was trying to grab him to slow him down- and he fell. But surprisingly he came out of it without a scratch! His horn took the brunt of the fall, but don’t worry, it still works.
And since Saturday, he has wanted to ride his bike all the time. We have gone for at least one ride each day. It is so wonderful to see him so excited about being such a big kid. And when Jillian wants to ride her big kid trike, we sure do get a workout pushing her around. So these new bikes are a good thing for all of us. 
