goodbye training wheels!

On April 7 Isaiah decided that he was ready to take the training wheels off of his bike! He'd mentioned it several times this winter that he was going to be big enough to take them off his bike.  We decided to give it a go when one of his training wheels got loose on a ride on the trails.  

 We figured riding on the grass might be a good way to start so he wouldn't get scraped up.

 After just little help from daddy -

 he did it!!!

 he rode all around the yard by himself!

 he was a little nervous, and the grass made it tough to steer, so he did need a little help stopping.

 He was so proud -- and both Mark and I were so proud too.

After a long ride, he says, "I'm ready to put my training wheels back on now."  :)

And so we did -- and they've been on ever since.  He LOVES to ride his bike.  He spends HOURS in the driveway riding around.  We've already made it a daily habit for both boys to ride their bikes up a few blocks and back while I walk as fast as I can to keep up.  It's such good exercise for him - and when he's ready again, we'll take the training wheels off.  Congratulations Isaiah!!  You are getting so big!!