He’s Got A Ticket to Ride!

It was a normal spring playdate.  We were enjoying the company and hospitality of Carter, Audrey and Shauna at their very kid friendly home.  Carter was showing off his new found abilities on the bicycle…without training wheels!  Being the good friend he is, he volunteered to show Seager the tricks of the trade and proved to be an excellent teacher.  Within an hour, Seager getting the hang of it, borrowed the “magic” green bicycle and took it home to show Daddy the exciting development.  He was unstoppable!  He immediately had us remove all traces of training wheels from his bicycle and that was the end of that! 

But the “Magic” green bicycle was not finished yet…within a few days…

and so the Need for Speed began! 

I took many, many pictures over the next couple of weeks. 

Each day brought more surprises 

So the X Games have officially begun in the Maxwell world. 

My wish is for no broken bones.  And for anyone sitting there shaking their head about their lack of head gear…get over it.  I NEVER wore a helmet and neither did any other kid in the country.  We crashed, we lived.  If you have a comment about how “that explains a lot”, I welcome it.  Of course, due to the nanny state that we now live in, they have to wear the gear if we go to any public place to ride, but we will just deal with that.

So it’s official..no more training wheels for this household.  It is still a little strange to see Dagon, who looks sooo little, pedaling at the speed of light with no training wheels.  On his first trip around the path at the park, he was speeding by kids twice his age putting along with their training wheels.  More that one person took a double take, some just shook their heads and a couple asked how old he was.  He was somewhat of a surprise to most.  The sheer look of joy as he speeds by you at breakneck speed says it all.  And we owe it all to Carter, his patience and the “Magic” green bicycle!  Thanks Carter!