Joshua's ridin' high

Joshua has been riding with training wheels for three years now. He has had no problem with balance, but because his training wheels still occasionally made contact with the road he had convinced himself that he wasn't ready to ride without them. Well, today he came home in a really good mood after playing with friends, so I quickly took off his training wheels and took him back outside. He was a little hestant, but cooperative. Within two minutes he was pedaling around the block! He can even start and stop by himself, and make tight corners. I knew he could do it, but it was fun to see his sense of self pride elevate with the accomplishment. He's really proud of himself, and I amproud of him too.