The Bike

For her 4th birthday, we got Jackie a bike.  She was very excited about it and couldn't wait to try it out.  Until she realized that it wasn't that easy.

We live on a dirt road and that does make things a little more difficult.  However, it's not just the terrain that she struggles with.  A combination of a bike that's a hair too big and some coordination that we're still waiting to catch up to her long-skinny body make for a difficult time trying to ride this bike.

We finally had a minor breakthrough a few weeks ago.  She was able to move her feet around the peddles more than once and get the bike going a little ways!  She was pumped and already starting to ask about all the places she can ride now.

**Just to clear things up, when I said she got the bike going a little ways, I'm talking 25 feet.  She still has MUCH work to do on her bike!  She'll get there though!