Greg has been working with Adam the last couple of weeks teaching him to ride a bike. Just yesterday he finally got to where he can start himself and stop himself. He still has a little trouble steering and stopping (he has crashed several times into our light pole and Greg's car which is sometimes parked on the street), but I think he has finally gotten it. It has taken a little while and many, many crashes. As a mother it was hard to watch him, especially at first. He would really bang himself up sometimes and just cry and want to quit. He has perservered though, and I think it is safe to say that he can now officially ride a two wheeler. We are so proud of Adam and what a hard worker he is. This seems to have brought him new freedom and an increased desire to be outside. It's great!Here he is rounding around our cul-de-sac. At least he didn't wait 'til he was on a mission to learn, like some people I know:) It makes you want to go out and ride a bike doesn't it?
Greg has been working with Adam the last couple of weeks teaching him to ride a bike. Just yesterday he finally got to where he can start himself and stop himself. He still has a little trouble steering and stopping (he has crashed several times into our light pole and Greg's car which is sometimes parked on the street), but I think he has finally gotten it. It has taken a little while and many, many crashes. As a mother it was hard to watch him, especially at first. He would really bang himself up sometimes and just cry and want to quit. He has perservered though, and I think it is safe to say that he can now officially ride a two wheeler. We are so proud of Adam and what a hard worker he is. This seems to have brought him new freedom and an increased desire to be outside. It's great!Here he is rounding around our cul-de-sac. At least he didn't wait 'til he was on a mission to learn, like some people I know:) It makes you want to go out and ride a bike doesn't it? 
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Good job Adam! It is tough to learn to ride a bike!
Congratulations, Adam! That really is quite an accomplishment and definitely requires a lot of skill. Way to go!
Only a weirdo would not learn to ride a bike until they went on a mission...I think I've only ridden a bike once since my mission. Maybe once we get all the things we want/need for our house we'll have to get some and start riding around our neighborhood. Good job Adam! Trust me, it's much easier to do it now than to try to do it on horrible dirt roads and a horrible bike.
I hate to admit it, but I didn't teach my boys to ride either. David learned the summer before his mission and Mark still doesn't really know how. Maybe Adam can help him learn when you guys are here this summer.
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