Training Wheels

So the other day I needed to do a little gardening, cleaning out the old planting the new bulbs for spring. I let the kids come and ride their bikes while I worked and Tyler asked, "mom, could you take my training wheels off, I think I am ready for it" so I did, well, he went up the street for his first glide down and Alison saw him and decided she wanted hers off too (we have taken them off before, only to put them back on again) So I took her off as well! About that time, Ty informs me it is too hard and he want them put back on, I told him I need him to try harder and whiled he whined and sortof tried I would put out those little bits of wisdom like, The only way to fail is not to try at all, and lots of other one liners I don't remember but that's ok he doesn't remember them either, they were completely lost on him. Which reminded me of Grandpa's old quote "convince a man against his will, he's off the same opinion still" So since I wouldn't do it Tyler decided to put them back on himself,


it didn't work so I made him a deal, do up and down the street 3 times and I will put them back on, by the time he accomplished this task it was time to go in and I told him we would talk about it next time he rides it.

Funny kid decided since he couldn't get the training wheels on he would just play with the training wheels!