Bipeds and Pedalers

On June 26, at Lachlan's gymnastics meet, Zane started taking his first steps.  He attempted to toddle back and forth between his dad and papa Kim.  It was adorable and I even got it on video.  We were optimistic that this meant we'd have a walker soon, but that was not the case.  Since then, we knew Zane at least had the ability to walk.  He would get up and walk for fun every now and then but to get around he we crawl or "walk" on his knees.  I guess that was more efficient.  Either way, on about September 17, at 17 months old, Zane decided it was time to join the bipeds and start walking.  

Here's Zane about 2 months ago...walking.

Lachlan's new development happened today.  At the beginning of the Summer, Anthony took Lachlan's training wheels and pedals off his bike.  He got the idea to do this when he saw a Skuut Balance Bike in one of his biking magazines.  The next best option to buying one was to turn Lach's current bike into a Skuut.  I have to say that it really worked too.  Lach was coasting down our driveway with both feet off the ground the same day the pedals came off.  Then, today, the pedals went back on and after very little coaching from dad, Lachlan was officially riding a big-boy bike.  It was such a proud moment for me, as a mom, to see how big my first baby is getting.

I asked Lach "how do you feel now that you can ride a bike?"  He answered "I feel great!"