Since we ran this thread the first time, some of you might recall the "Training Wheels" that Gervase was so god to help us locate for Tristan. It was our hope that they might at least give him the chance to ride with the other kids and maybe in some time, perhaps be able to manage without. To our complete amazement, he learned to ride without them last month and was just using them to get started. They are now off altogether and last night I stepped out into the garage and a neighbor kid went flying down the alley on his bike. Hot on his heels and riding like a pro was Tristan. That's a milestone.

As I said before in this thread, parents of "special kids" look to such small things as being monstrous achievements. This one truly is.

Spaw