Kolby Rides a Bike

We had a little miracle this week. We went for a family bike ride last Wed night and passed by some friends who were teaching their 5 year old son how to ride a bike. When we got back from our bike ride, Kolby said that if Luke could ride a bike without training wheels then he could too. So we got the other bike out of the garage that doesn't have training wheels on it and he climbed on it and I gave him a push and he totally just took off down the street with no fear. Within 5 minutes he was starting and stopping all by himself and was riding his bike like a pro. My 4 year old grew up so fast in that moment because he gave him such a sense of freedom. Since then, all he wants to do is ride his bike everywhere and wants me of course to be in the front to watch him. He loves to go over little jumps/piles of dirt and definitely maneuvers the bike very well. We're not so good at looking before crossing the street and I sure hope he doesn't have to learn that the hard way. I felt like I had a teenager already when he was coming in and out of the house beet red in the face and dripping with sweat and sometimes blood--he'd ask for a band-aid the first time, then a glass of water cuz he was so thirsty, then a pear cuz he was so hungry. He'd just run in and spit out his request, I'd give it to him and then he'd run right back out and ride his bike. don't worry...there was an adult out there watching him. He thinks that he needs to always ride with Luke since they learned to ride on the same day. Yeah for Kolby!