Riding Bikes

I took the kiddos bike riding today. Alicia had gotten a bigger bike for her birthday at the beginning of the month. Unfortunately, she was very nervous riding it on the sidewalks in front of our house without her training wheels. (With the road on one side and a hill on the other, it can be quite daunting for a six year old)

We also purchased a bike with training wheels for Emily. Alicia's old bike did not have training wheels, and a new bike wasn't much more than buying the actual training wheels. Emily of course, though excited about riding a new big girl bike was very nervous about riding it on the sidewalk as well.

We also got Ethan a tricycle yesterday. His physical therapist thought that riding a tricycle would really help Ethan gain some more strength in his legs. She thought it would also help with his balance, which he still struggles with. The only problem is that Ethan is not a big fan of anything that moves, at least with him on it. Dave and I were hoping that with a new tricycle as incentive it would would give Ethan a reason to try and ride. Well, it gave him a reason to push the tricycle around. He did actually ride on the tricycle for about 2 seconds. As long as he's having fun, right?

The kids had a good time riding around enjoying the fresh air and the excercise.