My little boy's growing up...

The other afternoon we had some friends over to play with Sam and Jude. They were all in the driveway riding our various toys. I look over and see Sam messing with his bike. He has a wrench and it attempting to take the training wheels off his Spiderman bike. I said, “Sam, what are you doing?” He said he wanted to ride without the training wheels. I tried to talk him out of it because I was home alone with 6 kids and didn’t think it was the best time to be trying something like that. But he was so excited and sure of himself and so I let him take one of the wheels off. I was thinking he would need a lot of help, get tired of it, and wait for a better time when Ross and I both could be there to help. But he did great. So I come back a while later and he is taking off the second wheel. At this point, I am really conflicted. The sentimental part of me is frustrated that he wants to do this right now. Naomi is crying, Jude is playing in the driveway, and I have 3 extra kids at my house. I am thinking “I can’t help you or take pictures or video this and Ross isn’t here.” But, again, he was very confident and ready so I decided to let him try. He did it perfectly. He rode all around our driveway without falling off. I was amazed and did manage to get a small piece on video. He was so proud and excited and happy that I couldn’t help but feel a surge of happiness and love for him. It wasn’t the best timing but I am so proud of him.