Riding a bike

A few months ago, one of our neighbors gave us a hand-me-down bike that her daughters had grown out of.  It came with training wheels, but since Emeline had started to learn on a balance bike, Wes really wanted to see if she could make the transition from balance bike to regular bike without training wheels.  She's been getting pretty good on her balance bike, so we'd been looking for an oppurtunity to see how she would do on the real thing.  

We finally had a free afternoon yesterday, so we decided to give it a try.  It was amazing to watch her.  Wes showed her how the pedals worked (coaster brakes), held her up while riding a little ways, and then she was off!  

Here's a video of her very first time on the bike, Wes was still holding on, but he could feel her chomping at the bit.

Pretty soon he just let go and followed closely behind her, helping reminder to to steer, etc.

In a few minutes, she was pedaling like a pro!

She still has some trouble getting started.  Wes taught her to push with her feet to get some momentum going, then put her feet on the pedals.  She needs a little more practice before she's on her own completely, but it was amazing to see how quickly she picked it up.  I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was 8, so it is so cool to see her pedaling so confidently at 3 and a half!  Here's our little biker!