Who Needs Training Wheels

Today was the first really pretty day we have had in weeks, so we decided to let the kids ride their bikes down the driveway and play.  Mark taught Colton how to ride his new motorcycle bike today.  He mastered it within minutes.  That little boy is determined and can do anything.  Oh and he isn't scared to try anything either.  He was so proud of himself too.  When he would stop, he would turn around and say " I did it".  It is amazing to me that a 3 1/2 year old can ride with no training wheels!  I love watching them be so excited about stuff.  Mark is a great teacher too!  I think he really enjoyed today too! 

Gracie is not a fearless as Colton.  She can ride her bike just fine but she gets scared very easily. Which means that she doesn't try many new things in the fear of falling off.  With that being said the other night she stood in front of all of us and sang the Frozen theme songs.  She sang loud and proud and when she finished she informed us that she can do anything that she wants if she tries.  I am glad to know that she listens.  Well, today she proved that she could ride her bicycle with no problems. 
She mastered riding all the way back down the driveway and won the race against her brother and sister.  You should have seen the smile on her face when we caught up to her.  She said "mommy I did it and you didn't even have to help me."  That is what makes all the hard work worth it.  That is also one of the best feeling as a parent...to watch them conquer and succeed.  She has been talking about it all afternoon.

Hayden is a pro as usual.  I think she may have felt a little left out today at first.  She knows how to do all the stuff they are working on.  So, she decided to ride her bike as fast as she could and show off a little bit too.  She was really going.  The Mommy in me really wanted to tell her to slow it down but the child in me knew she was not going to because she was having a great time. 

It was a wonderful, successful day of riding bikes.  I am so proud of all three of them!  I love them all to the moon and back and infinity!

Oh, One more funny thing for todays blog.  Mark tried to sneak out for a little bit to go to the store.  Colton wants to be just like Daddy, including going everywhere Daddy goes.  When he went in to kiss him, he said "Daddy where you going."  Mark said " to a store that doesn't have anything."  Colton was okay at first, then he started pouting and saying he wanted to go.  So Mark told him to get his coat.  He was so excited that he got to go with his Daddy.  With that being said Colton didn't want the girls to go too.  So when they asked where they were going, Colton innocently said " to a store that doesn't have anything."  Just goes to show you they do listen to every thing you say whether you think so or not!  The girls were not interested to go to a store that doesn't have anything so they stayed home with me.