Wilder learned to ride a bicycle yesterday. After all this time on the rolly bike, it only took him about 10 minutes on a grassy slope to become a proficient pedal-er. Here he is at the park (out past his bedtime) showing off his new skills.

Last year when he learned to ride his rolly bike, we were in the midst of a full blown Harry Potter obsession. We haven’t heard much from Harry lately. He’s been more or less eclipsed by Spider Man and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. However, last night after we finally extracted Wilder from the park he ran around the house on his broom chasing an imaginary snitch and casting Patronus charms. It’s interesting and oddly appropriate that bike riding and magic are so closely mapped on his brain.