Saturday, April 1, 2017

Ever Teaches Herself to Ride a Bike and Tie Shoes

At the end of February, Ever decided she wanted the training wheels off her bike. Jim obliged, and he took her outside for a little while. Then she practiced by herself on the concrete strip behind the house for a couple days when she had time. After that, she was a pro:


I thought learning to ride a bike was a hard thing and a big deal, something that involved a lot of parental involvement. Not for this self-starter. She was tenacious and amazing.

A couple weeks after that, I was outside with the littles. I heard Ever call from inside, "I tied my shoe!" I didn't think anything of it. I assumed she wrapped the shoelace around a bit and fake-tied it as kids do. A few minutes later, she came out with both shoes perfectly tied. I was shocked. I know a long time ago (like more than a year) I tried to show her once or twice how to tie a shoe, but there had been no lessons anytime recently. When we grilled her about how she learned, she said she watched someone do it. That's not normal, right? 

3 comments:

Anna said...

Where there is will there is a way! Go Ever.

Courtney said...

So not normal, in the best way possible.

Bill Hastings said...

The girls are brilliant!