Training wheels off

Xander has been asking for me to take the training wheels off his bike for awhile now. For Christmas I decided to give him a balance bike to learn to ride. It is a smaller bike than his (12 inch vs. his 16 inch) and it doesn't have any pedals so it encourages riders to concentrate on balancing instead of pedaling. I thought this would be a kinder gentler way to learn to ride.

So all it took was one day on the balance bike. He was doing so well this afternoon that I took the training wheels off his real bike. He took to it instantly. There are still some issues around steering, falling and braking but he can ride!

The pics are from my cell phone so the quality is not the greatest.

Right now in Austin, TX

IT'S SNOWING