Addy's Big Week

Addy hasn't been too interested in taking the training wheels off her bike.  I think the main reason is because she hasn't felt too much peer pressure to do so.  Her BFF Megan still had training wheels on her bike, so what was the rush?  Jonathan tried to teach her last year but it was a failure.  He ended up with a sore back and a sassy 4-year-old telling him he was doing everything wrong. 

We had just come home from the pool for the night when Addy noticed Megan outside trying to ride a little two-wheeler bike around.  Addy asked to give it a try.  Before I knew it, she was riding down the street on this teeny tiny bike.  Give this girl a little bit of peer pressure or competition and she will thrive.  Jonathan got out his tools, pulled the training wheels off her bike (which also looks a bit small) and she was off! 

She was so excited!  When we came inside for the night she asked if we could put up posters all around the neighborhood saying "Addy Can Ride a Two Wheeler!"   I told her I'd put it on the blog instead for all to see. 

A week later we headed up to Jordanelle with Pops and Sans for a little evening boating fun.  Much to my surprise, Addy said "yes" when asked if she wanted to try waterskiing.  Again, didn't have much interest until Gma Sans started telling her about her other cousins who had done it.  So, I got out in the water with her, much like my Mom did when I was trying to learn.  The only difference was Addy popped up the first time and was off!  Thank goodness for smart people who invented a much easier beginning ski system. 

Way to go Addy!  She held on and on and on.  Once she dropped and was wrapped in a towel in the boat, the first thing she said was, "Can we do that again with the cousins?"  

(Pics taken from the flip camera, so they are not the clearest, but document the momentous occasion nonetheless)