Look Mom! No Training Wheels!

This weekend, Brenna and Brody met a milestone. They can both ride their bikes without training wheels! I think it was as exciting for Steve and I as it was for them. :) Steve did a great job "coaching" them and within 20 minutes Brody was riding was on his own. We thought Brenna was going to need a little extra practice but after taking a break from her first "session," she hopped on the bike, had Steve get her started, and she took off! The looks on both of their faces were priceless. They still need to work on getting started and turning, but it's a start.

Brody practicing with Daddy on the grass

After a few trial runs with Steve holding onto Brody's shirt, here is with no training wheels! You can tell that he needs to concentrate. :)

Brenna practicing. I didn't get a picture of her going totally independent because she decided to do that right as Steve and I were leaving to out for the evening. Brenna got mad at me when she was practicing and found out I let go of her shirt. Tess, waiting for someone to play with her. I thought she deserved to be part of the blog too.
No exciting updates from last week. Brenna was special helper at preschool on Thursday. She chose to bring animal crackers after she had initially wanted to bring Rice Krispie bars, which we made two batches of. I don't know where she gets her indecisiveness from. :) A clown came to their school on Thursday, which they both thought was fun. Only 4 weeks of preschool left! Where does the time go?