Mom! Come Here!

I am down stairs helping Cooper log into his orthodontist account for an appointment when I hear Maddux yelling for me from outside. I eventually make it out there and am shocked to see him riding a bike!

He previously had been fighting with Maggie in the kitchen over 3D glasses for a puzzle. He had just gotten in big trouble. He went outside, jumped on the pink bike and took off.

Maddux loves his training wheels and when we tried to teach him to ride without he would have a crying breakdown and not even try.

Last week I got Savannah's bike from storage, had John Wood help me get the pedals off and turned it into a Strider bike. Maddux quickly learned to balance and rode it often.

This morning we put the pedals back on after Maddux had ridden it strider style through  the neighborhood. He threw a fit about it and disappeared.

Mom. Come see me! I never imagined that in his angry state he would go outside to ride his strider bike, realize there were pedals on it and just start riding! So I missed it. His first time riding was completely independent. Poor but awesome middle child!