A few months ago we started the process of teaching Mason to ride his bike without training wheels.  Let me back up, teaching Mason consisted of removing the training wheels and feebly trying for a short period of time to help him ride.  Then a few weeks later I decided to remove the pedals and have him try gliding on it to learn how to maintain his balance and as usual he quickly lost interest in this effort as well.  Fast forward to yesterday where I was trying to get him to practice riding it down the driveway, sans pedals, and he asked when we were going to put the pedals on because he already rode his friend’s bike without training wheels.  So I decided to call his bluff and put the pedals back on and surprisingly enough the kid can actually ride…with a little helping hand to get going.  It’s amazing what they can do once you push them out of the nest.

By the way, I realize how pitiful my effort was in the month of April and I have big plans for the month of May.  Well not big, but three posts this month would be big compared to April.  Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there, especially mine!