We always had a joke that Kolten would be riding without training wheels before Britlyn would. Boy were we wrong! Kolten is so athletic, his balance and coordination is incredible for his age. But Britlyn sure showed us. One night the kids were fighting over the bikes. We bought Kolten this little bike from the DI for 5$. It didn't have any training wheels, but thats why I bought it. They used to fight over hers, but he just liked to push it. Her bike is bigger and has training wheels on it so it was hard to walk beside with the training wheels. So this one was perfect! Anyway, when they were fighting, I told her to go get his bike. She said, I can't! It doesn't have training wheels! I said, well maybe if you ask dad he can help you ride it without training wheels! She liked that idea! So Luke held on to her seat for a few steps in the driveway and then he let go without her knowing. She rode it about 20 feet and we were so excited! Once she realized he didn't have hold of her she got scared and stopped! Then when I told her she was doing it all by herself, She was so shocked and just wanted to keep trying and trying! After that, he would just help her get started and then he would walk along side of her and she would just pedal all over the driveway and street! It was the craziest thing for us to watch! She just picked it right up! She is a total pro at it now, and the training wheels eventually came off on her bigger bike. She still makes me a little nervous, cuz she sometimes doesn't pay attention to her steering, but Im sure that will always be an issue since she is a girl :) but we are so proud of her! We are sure glad she didn't let her little brother beat her to it !! Way to go Britlyn!!
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