Anyone who has seen Oliver take control of a plasma car knows that the boy has a need for speed. Just visit a local Chapters when he is in attendance and watch him fly past you and steer his way around any and all obstacles. So for his birthday, Gran gave him a gif that allows him to move up the ladder and hone his skills further: a brand new push bike! It's shiny and blue and matches his new Buzz Lightyear costume (thanks Auntie Meggie!) perfectly. Apparently these bikes are all the rage around the preschool world these days. With no pedals, kids use their feet to propel themselves while learning to steer with the handlebars. The expectation is that they will learn to balance as they improve, making the move to a traditional bike an easy one, with no need for training wheels. As we thought he might, Oliver took to it like a fish to water. Back and forth we went across our main room, testing it out and easily getting the hang of it. Although he is yearning to test out over much broader spaces that we could offer in the middle of winter, he seems content for now to practice, with full knowledge that when the snow melts, he can let loose along the bike paths like a miniature Lance Armstrong. With their cars and bikes prepped for action, Isabelle and Oliver are staking claim to the tulip beds this summer. Look out Ottawa!
Try to keep up, Isabelle, your brother is going places!
How happy can one boy be? Bring on summer!
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