Goodbye training wheels! Ella's growing up!

This week the oldest H tot achieved the high and lofty goal of riding the bike without any training wheels!!! YEAH!!!! I am SO proud of her! Truly, I am. Ella is NOT one that particularly wants to try something and fail, much less get hurt. But I knew she was ready - not to mention the fact that she's almost seven years old - so off came the training wheels yesterday and the lessons began!

It took her more time to build up her courage than it actually did on how to ride the bike. For as spastic as she is she is an extremely coordinated kid, thanks to the trampoline and jump roping. Today she was riding up and down the big paved street above our house all by herself! While I of course sat on my butt in the shade and watched :). Wonderful!

She planned ahead and wore two pairs of pants and a jacket, just in case she fell. Which surprisingly she didn't!

I think she only ran into one person :)

We are very much going to miss this neighborhood when we move. We've really enjoyed living here!

She can even handle the speed bumps!

So while riding the bike was all fine and dandy for L, this is what Ranger thought of it after a while...

This is what little brothers do while they're waiting. Sit and catch dragon flies!

And give a little "love" to the dog

And more love to the dog...

... and even a bit more love to the dog!

The bike doesn't have a kick stand but Billy works just fine

I think Bridger has the right idea to get a little extra protien added to his meal

Little Pink Riding Hood!

He cracked us up when we were at a friends house. He came happily bursting out of the house after a gaggle of older girls, in a Snow White dress! He makes a very pretty little Snow White too :)

Billy also likes to be fashionable. Here he is in Ella's headband. He is an awesome dog for only being 9 months old. Very calm, low energy and submissive.

Family time :)

Madea, enjoying a rare moment on the furniture, and her cat

Lucy

Dinner at the H's!! Won't you join us? It's possible we could even find you your own plate!