Trike Training

Josiah is a little behind the ball on learning to ride a bike–last year it was so much easier to just have him ride in the stroller so Chloe could ride her bike and I could power walk (or jog if I was feeling really adventurous).  I didn’t want to go slow enough to let him learn how to ride.  Of course, I can see that all now, in hindsight… So this is the perfect time for me to be teaching him how to ride his Tricycle and training wheel bike–I’m SUPER slow these days!  I waddle along next to him and he happily pedals away.  And he’s picking it up really fast.  I think we’ll be able to move from the tricycle to the training wheel bike very soon.  Which would be awesome, because my goal is to have them both on “big” bikes by mid-summer so we can go for walks with the baby in the stroller.  It will be the perfect way to let all of us get some exercise and fresh air.

So after we drop Chloe off at the bus in the morning we take a short walk and he gets to practice riding his trike.  It’s a great way to start the day, enjoying these gorgeous days we’ve been having.

In other news, Sherlock and Pippi (Nana & Bumpa’s dogs) are arriving here tonight.  The kids are BEYOND excited.  We’ll have them while my parents are making their “tour of the eastern states” to see all the kids and grandkids.  🙂  They leave bright and early tomorrow.  Hopefully they’ll have lovely driving weather and a wonderful time!