Yesterday morning, before he was even dressed, Jack asked if he could go outside and play. I told him that, since it was only 6:20, we should probably wait until after daycare to play outside."I could go ride my bike then," he said.
"Yes you can, buddy. Let's do that when we get home."
True to form, he asked about playing outside as soon as we got home. So we got his bike out and got to it. And for the first time, he actually rode it.
He's been on it lots of times, but he only gets a few feet before stopping. In this picture above, our driveway is the next one down from where he is. He rode the whole way by himself, and was still moving when I took that shot.
"Daddy, I'm having so much fun!" he yelled.
Despite the fact that he makes exclamatory statements like this every five minutes or so — "Macaroni and cheese is the best!", "I love this Lightning McQueen car!" — I could tell he actually was having a lot of fun. I think he realized he was finally getting it, too.
We ended up making the trip up and down the sidewalk two or three more times. He got better and better as we went along. He showed off for Chris when she got home, and he climbed off with a sense of pride.
It's gonna be a fun summer.
3 comments:
Racer Jack here he comes. Next summer he is on the Madone 0.5. Have fun with your cyclist in training. He would probably be a good riding companion for me.
Sweet. Jack gets it
jeremy - nah, he gets distracted really easily. He hopped off halfway back home, found a stick and started fixing his bike at one point.
brady - he gets it.
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