bicycle breakthrough!

I've been searching for the perfect trike for Simon on craigslist, and, lo and behold, I finally found it! It's a rockin' retro style schwinn trike, cherry red with real wood and leather details! And it even has a working bell on the handle bars! He's pretty proud of the thing and whenever sis tries to ride it, or even perch on the back, he protests. We took it out for a ride today on our front sidewalk. He was into it as long as I pushed him along. He's not so cool with peddling himself. But knowing him, he'll get the hang of it and be off in no time!

In related news, we took Ella out on her bike today for the first time this season. She received a new bike for her birthday last August (she complained that it was pink and not red...but that's a whole different story). She's always been excited about the bike, in theory, (I think it's because of the accessories...knee and elbow pads and a matching Barbie helmet) but after a couple of minutes of trying to ride, she wants to quit. She's not been able to figure out how to slow the bike down or make it stop and that has really intimidated her. Well folks, today was the day for breakthrough!! All of a sudden, she just caught on! And the fear is gone. She was up and down the sidewalk like a pro. Yipee for her!