bikes, bikes, bikes

A few years ago it was the little 4 wheelers we bought. They ate and slept on those things. This year it's bikes.

At the beginning of the summer I snatched up a super nice (red, of course) bike for Hunter at a garage sale. He loved it, but it had one problem- 2 wheels. Jared and I knew that he could totally ride a 2 wheeler but sometimes he gets himself all psyched out about things and refuses to try. Like last summer when he absolutely wouldn't get on a bike at all and Jared eventually forced him to do it, which sounds mean, but it's just how Hunter works. He cried for 2 minutes and then laughed and smiled for the rest of the summer. We knew this was the same way. But we just let it go. So the bike sat for the past month or so until Coleson kinda took a liking to it. Coleson got a new (blue- of course) bike for his 8th birthday last fall. And he loves it, but it's just a tad too big for him. But Hunter's bike fits just right. And surprisingly, Hunter was ok with that. So Coleson's been riding it for a few weeks and Hunter's been riding up and down the lane on his little bike with training wheels refusing to even try out the 2 wheeler. Then all the sudden last Wednesday, we had this conversation:
Hunter - "I can ride that red bike."
Me- (non nonchalantly) "I know." (never show him how much you want him to do something because then he won't do it ;)
Hunter- "Ok watch here I go".
Me- "OK." (secretly cheering inside!)
And he rode all the way down the lane, no accidents, and hasn't been on the other bike since. In fact, a few days ago they had a friend over and needed another bike, so Hunter disassembled the training wheels of the other bike. Oh, and then on Thursday he started doing stunts- no hands, standing up on the pedals. Awesome. (sarcasm) But that's so Hunter- full throttle or not at all. That could literally be his motto.

So here's a picture of Coleson and Hunter going neck 'n neck on their bikes. Up and down the lane they go. Down and up. All day long. And they love it.