Jason rides a bike!!!

Many things come very easy to Jason so when something doesn't, he is easily frustrated and gives up. This was true for riding a bike. It started on the tricycle that he couldn't pedal. And then there was the cheap bike we bought him with training wheels that bent under his weight and tires that never stayed inflated. So Jason moved on. He worked instead on riding his razor, and he was good. So while all his friends and cousins learned one by one to ride a bike, he's been content to ride along side on his razor. Last spring Andrew and I decided he has to learn. He has to learn to persevere, and riding a bike is just something everyone should know how to do, so we bought him a nice bike...no training wheels. He tried it out for about 2 minutes and decided it was going to be too hard. The bike sat in our garage until today. Andrew rode it out of the garage and suggested Jason try again. Jason said fine, got on, and rode the bike down the street! Just like that, he can ride a bike. We never did the running behind him again and again, nothing. He just up and did it. I guess there are some things that are easier to learn the older you get? Or is bike riding just natural and if we let it, it'll happen? All I know is my 6 year old can finally ride a bike! Now we can move on and teach Beth who has been more than ready for months. (I predict pictures of her riding as soon as we take the time to remove the training wheels but we couldn't let her beat her big brother!)