Holy Guacamole she did it!!!!!!!!

NO TRAINING WHEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She taught herself! Well, here's the story. After Hailee's 5th birthday in January, Darren took her training wheels off and told her she needed to learn to ride a 2 wheeler now. She wouldn't have anything to do with her bike. Nope. Not a thing.


Well, over the last few days she been sitting on it and using her feet to sort of "scoot" around.


Today Darren tried to help her...she ALMOST threw a fit. He put her on it, held the handle bars and walked around the cul-de-sac with her. She wouldn't put her feet on the pedals. I told her that if she didn't let us help, she wouldn't learn to ride, and that we'd have to donate her bike to someone who would use it. (MEAN mommy, I know) She didn't like that. I asked if I could help her.

Yes.

Okay, here we go. I hold the seat while she steers (right INTO my car I might add). I explain I'm holding her up but she has to "drive".


We get onto the road from the driveway and she tips over (because I let go). When I told her she did it herself for a minute she got excited.


So I did it again. LOL.


Well this time she says "let go mom". Okay....I suppose it's time for mommy to let go. She went about 4 feet on her own!!!!!!!!!!! She tipped. I got her foot unstuck and tried to hang on.


This time I get "MOMMY, LET GO". sigh. Okay.


Well, she's now been riding her bike for the last 45 minutes. A couple of tumbles, no cries, no blood so all is good. Getting it started is her hard part, but once she's going she's gone. We are so proud of her.


As a reward she gets to go pick out a brand new bike.