Bike Rider #3

Annie has truly impressed us with her physical agility. She was determined to ride a two-wheeler and she has succeeded, much to our surprise. She has been riding a bike with training wheels for a year now and she has always done physical stuff a little ahead of schedule. Even with training wheels she picked up pedaling on her own and was always very fast and confident. Mark had to fix a flat tire on her bike, which required taking off the training wheels. Rather than put them back on we asked her if she wanted to try and ride a two-wheeler. She was excited so we took her to a park with a grassy hill and let her ride down it. She was great at balancing and the soft grass made for easy stopping. We did this for a few days and when she had gotten the hang of stopping without falling, we set her loose in the cul-de-sac. This is the end result (see video). At age 3, she is our youngest bike rider. I guess keeping up with the big kids is good motivation!