Coop received a balance bike for Christmas 2011 and once the hang of it he was off riding and having a ball whilst doing it. He would ride it up and down the drive way and when he became more confident down to the park at the end of the street.
Last year I purchased a scooter for him for his birthday, wrong size so had to buy another one! Mind you his birthday is the middle of November so this has only been a recent toy for him to play with. He has loved it and scootered all over the neighbourhood enjoying making noises as he zooms down the footpath without a care in the world for reversing cars out of driveways!! No close encounters yet..... He also loves to scooter to kinder around the corner now as well.
Before my brother moved to Perth, two years ago, he gave me one of my older nephews bikes as they were getting new ones when they arrived in Perth. It has been hanging in the garage for years and right near the door of the car that Coop gets in and out of. The other week I asked my dad to look at it and see if it was worth 'doing up' or should I look on line. Got told a great bike and he replaced the grips on the handle bars, cleaned it up and added training wheels. When Coop saw the finished product his eyes lit up and said "Grandpa has fixed my bike, I ride it now?" I was hoping to get more use out of the scooter but alas no; after been badgered for over a week I relented yesterday and he got to ride his bike. Mind you I had to teach him to peddle - no mean feat at all. After about a hour or so he got the hang of it up and down the driveway now I just have to teach him to brake and not use the garden!!!
In just over a year he has gone from the balance bike to the scooter to a big boy bike, growing up too quickly for my liking.
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