Riding on 2 Wheels

Wednesday was Brazil's version of Memorial Day, so everyone had the day off.  One thing that I love about holidays here is nothing is open, so all you can do is spend time with friends and family.  We had a wonderful day on Wednesday.  In the morning we went for a bike ride to the park, but the park was closed.  We just went for a longer bike ride.  Then we ate lunch and took naps.  In the afternoon we were looking for something to do, and decided to talk Ethan into learning how to ride a 2-wheeler.  Ethan was hesitant, but with some encouragement from his big brother, he was ready to go.  Ethan likes to tell the story of how he learned and he describes all the steps below every time he tells somone about it.

 "First Daddy showed me how it felt to balance on the bike."

"Then Daddy ran while holding onto the back of the bike."

 "Then Daddy ran and held onto the back of my shirt"

 Isaac was riding around giving moral support and encouragement to Ethan.  He is a good big brother.

 "Finally, Daddy just ran next to me while I rode all by myself."

Ethan was so proud of himself.  We are proud of him, too.