Spring

We are FINALLY getting consistent spring weather (we had snow just two weeks ago). Madeleine is making some real progress on the bike riding. The first day she rode her bike she fell down. Since then she has been reluctant to ride it. But last past week we let her ride it in the garage. Since the garage is level (as opposed to outside--we live on a steep hill), she was able to get a little more comfortable riding it. And she practice using her brakes in the garage--a very important concept when you live on a hill.

Today she rode all around for about 30 minutes--it was the first time that she has ridden it outside for more than just a minute or two. She even rode it to the top of the hill and back down. Going down, she used her brakes every two feet to keep from building up too much speed :-) Hopefully now she will get over her fear of going to fast and falling.

Miriam, on the other hand, has no fear. Any time Madeleine leaves the bike unguarded, Miriam tries to climb up on it. Miriam would give anything to be able to ride it.