The boy's big accomplishment.

Twice this summer Addison saw boys his age or even a little younger riding bikes without training wheels. One day he told us he wanted them off his bike too.  I was a little hesitant.  Addison is a bit hard on himself.  I didn't know how easy it would be for him and thought that if it proved too hard he would just give up all together.

He had been learning about persistence in Sunday School and so we talked a bit about how it could be difficult to ride without the trainers and he would need to be persistent in practicing and not to give up...yaddy yaddy yaddy...



So yes, he was totally ready.  And he still does need to work on the getting going part, which will require some persistence, but he surprised us all.  What a boy!