Balance Bike

Vivi recently got a 'balance bike' (a little bike with no pedals).  The idea is that kids can learn to ride a bike a lot faster and younger by learning to balance and steer while coasting than by using the misleadingly-named "training wheels."  She's had the bike for a couple weeks and was afraid to lift her feet up at first, but she's made huge strides in the last couple days:

Obviously, we are still working on avoiding the bushes.