Peddlin'

Just out of the clear blue, Chap - given his first real opportunity with his trike in our driveway - has been "peddlin'" non stop! He is like a little motorman, steering and peddling! He rides to our neighbors' driveway and back - down the sidewalk. Yes, Chap! Leaving our driveway!! (With permission, of course). Whit can do it if he puts his mind to it. It is much easier for him to "edle" with his feet on the ground, rather than on the peddles. So, that's the route he chooses most of the time. If he gives himself a running start and is going down hill, and can get the right footwork and rhythm going... he peddles. Many times - all of that is too much to think about, when he can just push with his feet.

We've been going on nightly bike rides through our neighborhood. Corbett and I each have a bike with a seat on the back, and Maggie rides her's. She still has her training wheels on, but is so close to having them taken off. Corbett raised them up, so they're not level with her back wheels, so she has to do a balancing act to keep them off of the ground. We have been practicing this act on our long rides, and she is doing a great job! I think she could do it, but lacks the confidence without those extra wheels.

Our driveway looks like a circus these days - three different sized bikes, three different speeds, and three different directions. Kind of like my daily life... only there are a few more directions and speeds thrown in there sometimes... and, well worth the journey!