On the one hand, the title of this post says it all. On the other hand, as anyone who has ever taught a child to ride a bike knows, nothing is quite that simple.
In late March a couple of things happened. The snow finally melted and we saw the hope of no more shoveling. Sport and Nana Banana came for a visit. And six months after her parents told her she was getting a bike for her birthday, Callie finally got her present. And once we brought the bike home Callie was determined to learn how to ride it. Sport took the first go at it, working in the driveway with Callie. Sarah then took some time with her and handed off the reins to John. John took maybe two runs with Callie before realizing that Sarah was definitely the right person for this job. Sarah did not disappoint.
We all decided to head down to the track at Cassidy Elementary School where Callie could have more room to work on her skills. Sarah and Callie took off while Sport, Nana Banana, John, and Reese moved a little slower. And by the time the slower foursome had arrived at Cassidy, Callie had something to show us. Right before our very eyes she got up on that bike and started to ride all by herself! Now stopping was still an issue. As you can see from this picture we went with a bike that Callie will grow into, which means she had to get used to being a bit higher up.
This day was much more emotional for us than we had imagined, and we were so incredibly proud of her as she zoomed around the track again and again. Watching your child master a childhood milestone like this is so rewarding and it was also so great to see how proud she was of what she had accomplished. What a great day overall. And it made it even more special that she was able to do this in front of Sport and Nana Banana. It's only a matter of time before she is biking all over the place.
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