The 3rd Minion – Bella
Nothing is more satisfying as a parent than seeing your kids working together toward a common goal. It seems like every day, the girls can fight like a bunch of savages over some of the DUMBEST things! They will fight about who should cuddle with me. They will fight about what song needs to be played. They will even fight about what order that I carry them to bed. I call this normal behavior.
When those special moments occur and the girls move in the same direction, it is SIMPLY AMAZING. There are certain “milestones” that every parent looks forward too…..One of the most recent with the girls was Milana learning how to ride a bike without training wheels. Mia has been riding her bike without training wheels for a couple years and Milana was looking to do the same. I took her wheels off at the end of last year but she never seemed to get the hang of it. I was not going to push it and I was proud when she said she wanted her training wheels off. Bella was not really a bike rider last year. She did not seem to get the idea of pedaling which frustrated her. She just wanted to be pulled around in the wagon.
The weather has not cooperated with us so we could get the bikes out and the girls working on their riding skills. Well, the girls decided that they were going to take the bull by the horns and get started. What pushed me to get the bikes down was the fact that each of the girls “bought” horns and bells for their bikes. I took them all down this past weekend for them and got all their attachments. These items inspired them into getting back on the road.
So….Mary wakes me up about 7am and tells me to look out the window. To my delight, I see the girls (with winter jackets) on trying to ride bikes. My biggest delight was seeing Mia helping both the girls with riding bikes. For Milana, she was pushing her to get moving forward so Milana could ride on her own. For Bella, Mia would push her enough where the pedals would be in a position to let Bella ride her bike. Mia did not just do this once. She continued to run from Milana and then to Bella to keep them moving forward. For once…in a blue moon….there was no arguing….there was no complaining…..there was no competition. There were three sisters working together to be able to enjoy riding their bikes together.
Just about this time, Mary said that Mia was in need of an upgrade of her bike. She was still riding her 16″ bike that she has had for several years. Not surprisingly, she has grown like a weed and even at the highest setting, she looked awkward riding her bike. Due to her selfless behavior toward her sisters, we decided to look around for a bike for her. Let’s just say Mia is now riding a 20″ bike that has multiple gears on it. She loves her new ride but I could not be more proud of the three girls for working together as a team towards a common goal!