I still can't believe it! For a few weeks now Gavin has been showing us how he does not touch his training wheels on the ground when he rides. We have talked about taking the training wheels off, but let Gavin tell us when he was ready.
Last night he decided he wanted to try. So he helped get them off, and he was off! Seriously, he took off SUPER fast! Derek ran along him the first few times, but then Gavin told us he was OK. He went around the block 5 times, and on the fifth time he experimented with going slow...he wanted to see if he could do it...and he could! We were just so proud of him! He was pretty proud of himself too.
On the last loop around the block he ran himself right off the sidewalk into a ditch. (Training wheels would not have helped this one...)(He may have inherited just a little of his daddy's clumsy side) and he skinned his elbow. After the world ended for 2 minutes, he got back on the bike, and rode home.
Honestly, we knew he could do it, but watching him ride a bike like such a big kid made it seem so real. He is growing up, and he is growing up fast. My baby is riding a bike!
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