Two boys, Two bikes

You start to think that certain things are the norm when you have an extremely cautious child like Benjamin.  Such as being terrified of even getting onto a bicycle until he is over 4.5 years old.  But once he did, he took off and now loves riding his bicycle.  In fact, he loves it so much that after having his first bike for only a year and really only riding it for a few months in the fall, it was time for our tall boy to get a new bike that was more size-appropriate now that he had gotten over his fear of the big and scary 12" monster.

Enter Natey, the three year old who will try so many new things (as long as it doesn't involve eating it!) and strives to do anything that his cool big brother does.  So, what a surprise when I glanced out my kitchen window one afternoon to see him riding Benjamin's old bike across our driveway, never having had a single lesson at all.  He just took off and has not looked back since.  Benjamin's old bike has now become Nate's bike and because Ben only had it for such a short period of time, it looks brand new.  Ben now rides a bigger bicycle that he got for his birthday this year, which will hopefully last him for a few more seasons. 

So below are our two boys, spending a sunny afternoon in their regular fashion: riding bikes together on the driveway, having a great time at it!