I can ride my bicycle!

Today we took the boys out on their bikes again, this time to a park a bit closer to home, with their other grandparents. After a struggle to convince Bean that it was a good idea to go out, he enjoyed playing at the playpark so much that he didn't want to go home again - but fortunately we had brought his bike (just on the off-chance, we told him, you know, just in case he did feel like having another go!). Bear had ridden his balance bike the whole way to the park and after playing on the climbing frame decided that he wanted to ride his bike again and took the grandparents off on a circuit of the park. Bean decided that he too wanted to have another go on his bike (now that Daddy had raised the seat a little bit!) and by the time we were a third of the way around the park he'd got the hang of pedalling and away he went!!!! This is only his third time out on a pedal bike, and no stabilisers! He's got the hang of brakes (very important hehe) and when he loses control of the bike he knows to put his feet out to stabilise himself so doesn't just topple off. He's awesome. I'm so so so so so so proud. On the way home (Bear wanted a cuddle, no more riding, exhausted) he wanted to ride all the way and so Daddy took the opportunity to teach him how to set off as well, so he didn't need the initial push from someone. And he got it. My little boy is growing up again.