Yep, Parker has taken to riding a big kid bike and there's no stopping him now! He can even get going on his own if the ground is relatively level. He's working on using the brakes to stop instead of just putting his feet down like he did with the balance bike, the one downside to the transition, but that's starting to click too. Other than that it's been a seamless transition - one day he was still on the balance bike and the next he was pedaling along without any help. The cutest thing about the day he pedaled on his own a good distance for the first time was when he said, "I can't wait to tell Papa! He's going to be so proud of me!"
And a big thank you to cousin Philip for passing along his bike to Parker. I think Parker is just as excited about the bike coming from Philip and the picture of Dusty the airplane on the bike as he is about actually riding it. :-) Check out THIS VIDEO from day two of Parker's adventure in bike riding, if you're interested.
And this exciting development means that Conway gets the balance bike, which he was super excited about. At this point he's standing over it and walking S-L-O-W-L-Y, just as Parker did when he first started, but he too is awfully proud of himself.
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