To ride a bike...and play in the rain

Last year for Nik & Nate's birthday we got them some bikes, we got them pretty big so they could 'grow' into them. For a while now I have been trying to talk the boys into learning to ride their bikes without training wheels but they have not been interested in trying but on Thursday I told them I was going to take the training wheels off Noah's bike so they could learn how to ride on a little bike and they said okay so off we went! I ran with each of them up & down the street once and off they went! Both of them can start, ride, and stop themselves on Noah's bike like nobody's business but their bikes are still way too big, they can barely touch their tiptoes standing over the bar(so they didn't grow as fast as we maybe thought), but Noah really wanted his bike back so Nik got on his and I just give him a push and he rides forever. Nate is still pretty scared of his big bike he always tells me "Mom, I can't do that till I'm 6!" like I should know that already, I think he just saw Nik crash one too many times since that was the only way he could get off! But I am very proud of how fast they both took off and just wish I would've tried sooner!
This is Nate riding for the 1st time!

This is Nik's 1st ride!
I sent Clint these pics on his phone and called him up and said "It's been a pretty productive day. I mowed the lawn and taught two boys to ride bikes all before noon!" It was a good, fun day! And Nik & Nat couldn't wait to show dad when he got home from work!

On another note...A couple weeks ago the boys were outside playing when it started pouring rain! They took their little chairs out to the middle of the lawn and just sat in it. They were soaked to the bone but were having the time of their lives! Just had to post this pic it makes me smile!

Love these boys!!!