Big Boy Bike!!

Mark and Caleb decided about two weeks ago that they were going to take the training wheels off Caleb's bike. I'm not really sure that Caleb was 100% on board with the idea because at times he was so resistant. I think that is just his personality at times though when he can't do something he doesn't want to even try. Teaching him things does seem to be a huge challenge of our patience, but if we stick with him it works out in the end. The most frustrating part is that we know he can do things but refuses to try.



Well, we finally convinced him he could do it and it didn't take long. The hardest part was finding a time that we could get him out to a flat area to practice. Once we get to the top of our street it is pretty flat so that is really where we practiced. Mark would go one direction down the street with him and I would follow with the babies and then on the way back I would take Caleb and Mark would take the babies.

Sweedish fish finally did the trick. After dinner last Wednesday night we went for a ride but before we went out Mark was eating sweedish fish. We all love them so we all wanted some. I grabbed a pocket full and told Caleb that the fish would be calling his name and if he rode his bike he could get one. He of course thought this was really funny since I was calling out 'here fishy, fishy' and saying 'Caleb, I see a fish up at the next corner...focus on the prize!' This was the best he had done ever. He rode almost the whole way back home without any help other than starting off.

Caleb and I way ahead of Mark and the babies

Me, taking a picture and dangling sweedish fish out for Caleb to get.