Julianne is one determined little girl. She gets an idea in her head and she is close to impossible to persuade. Convinced that her new bike was unsafe she was not going to ride it. Matt and I trying to be patient marched the bike to the neighborhood basketball courts thinking she might just need some more room... nope. She would sit on the bike, strap on the helmet and then immediate she was off only to stomp her feet again. It was frustrating and puzzling. Knowing that she gets these lovely traits from somewhere we tried again and again with little success. Finally we added a basket and adjusted the training wheels to run as close as possible to the pavement and finally she decided it was OK to ride. She loves it. First thing she says when she wakes up is that she wants to go for a bike ride and tells us what a fantastic rider she is! We are lucky to have her!
On a separate note, we are also very proud of Claudia and her bravery with horse back riding. She has been working with a team at Camelot all Fall and is doing quite well. There was a hint that she might be getting close to riding with only one side walker. Slow and steady, we celebrate these accomplishments.
