UNBELIEVABLE!!!

I need to interrupt my blogging about our vacation with this special announcement. Jenelle has learned to ride a bike! We are throwing the training wheels away. Chris was taking Zack out to practice today and she invited us to come along. I thought it would help Jenelle to see Zack trying at the same time.

We went to the park where they have a nice little grassy hill. Zack hopped on his bike and took off. No problem. Each time he went faster and farther.

Jenelle's confidence was really low. She was really scared. Before we left the house she was lying on the couch with big tears in her eyes telling me she didn't want to go. We prayed about it.

She tried Zack's bike out first because it was the smallest. Curt ran with her on the pavement around the park so she could get a feel for it. Jenelle was very tentative and frustrated with that so we switched to riding on the grassy hill without the pedals. She just coasted down the hill trying to find her balance. She did great. After trying that out we put the pedals on. She cruised down the hill pedaling her feet. Each time she went a little farther.

She even tried riding on the pavement and made it halfway around the park by herself. She needs work on getting going by herself and dismounting, but we'll practice that next time. We even got out the bigger pink bike and she was able to ride that. We took Zack out on the pavement, but he was too nervous and couldn't keep his balance.

I'm so excited for Jenelle. Last year when we were practicing, Jenelle really struggled. She was always in tears. We decided to give it a rest. We bought her a 2 wheeled scooter and I think that helped. She was able to scooter around and find her balance on a less threatening 2 wheeled vehicle.

We went to Dairy Queen afterward to celebrate.