New Bike

DB is so proud of his new bike. A real milestone -- especially when he rode down the real street at Grandma's. It's one thing to ride down the sidewalk to the playground, and then around the playground -- but quite another to ride on a real street (Grandma's street is quiet) toward a real stop sign!

He's so inattentive I worry about him noticing cars -- but it's not like he's riding alone yet. He said something about "Cars have to watch out for bikes" and I was sure to stress, "Yes, but bikes have to watch out for cars more!"

He also was thinking about how the cars could probably hear the bikes, so I was able to put in a good word for how much quieter the bike will be without training wheels! On the street he already got a feel for how much better the ride is without the training wheels -- who knows, they may be off by the end of the week.

His bike was a big hit at the playground yesterday, he was so excited to show it off.

The funny thing is, when someone is complimenting him on it, he's rarely listening because it doesn't coincide with the precise time when he is thining about the bike! *Sigh.*