Two wheeler

It is official - Charlie is officially on 2 wheels and Moe is getting better at riding his bike with training wheels.  The first time out, Charlie was really excited to ride by himself, but he quickly learned it wasn't as easy as he thought and soon didn't even want to ride!  Then we went on vacation and came back with a new idea thanks to a certain Great Aunt.....So we told him that we would stay beside him even if we let go.......so he wouldn't fall.

By the end of that riding session, he was riding his bike no problem :).  And he has only got more confident....so confident that he was showing off a little and riding tight circles and FELL.  It looked a lot worse than it ended up being......His helmet saved his face and teeth and other than a small bump on his forehead, a few little scratches, and a bruised ego, he is good to go!  We also had him in jeans or else his knee would have been a wreck too :)

Moe caught on to his bike pretty fast as well!  The first day he had no clue how to pedal, so a few people kept pushing him around and encouraging him to pedal.  Day two saw him get the hang of it and day three had him pedaling.  He still sometimes has a problem getting started but he is doing great!  He loves to tell us that "I can pedal....Did you see me pedal?!"

Oh and Charlie lost his pedal - twice now and both times he kept his balance....not easy when you are just learning to balance.  You'll notice Doug in the background of one of the pics holding his hand out to give a high five....and then him fixing the pedal......

So that's it!  What a fun spring - swimming without water wings, riding a bike without training wheels....major fun.