A day we thought would NEVER arrive finally did on Friday night. Anna has had a good bike for almost two years. To her credit, Gary and I bought it too big (isn't hindsight 20/20??) and last summer it fit much better. She really could not get the hang of it and was frustrated a lot. We did not focus on it at all. We have had some great spring weather days lately and so I thought I would carefully broach the subject of the bike again. We made a handy dandy "bike practice chart" to record her practice time. We found a new location, a flat parking lot near our home. And Gary loaded up on patience. After just under 2 weeks of practicing every day for 15-20 minutes, she is riding around the path at Cameron Brown park on her own! I was so excited. Gary was THRILLED. Being a competitive/elite cyclist you would think bike riding was in the genes and it would be easy. Not so fast my friend!! A few more tries on braking and turning and we will be completely done with lessons. Looking forward to a spring/summer full of fun family bikes rides! Independence at last!!
the bike chart
success!! gary was worn out from running beside her!
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