Determination Project 2016

You may recall Ruthie’s summer project from 2015. Well, if last year was the year of the monkey bars, 2016 is the year of the two-wheeler.

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We fully expected a season of learning, falling, and trying again. I called her Right-Leaning-Ruth since she consistently leaned to the right.

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Part of Jim’s training is modeling to the student how to ride the bicycle. Once again proving that one can do anything in work clothes.

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This little girl–through complaining that “I can’t do it”–continued to try,

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until she got it!

Her “season” of learning to ride a bike lasted one day. Now, guess what she wants to do every day, rain or shine?

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