Like riding a bike

We recently acquired a bike trailer and I got to ride a bike for the first time in 3 years! (I'll admit, I could have rode around by myself at times when Jesse was home to watch Niko, but those are the times I generally want to be home with my boys.) 

For our inaugural ride, we headed to our favorite frozen yogurt place about a mile up the road. 


Jesse is used to riding his bike 3 miles each way to school, so he pulled the trailer for us :)


 Nikolai really liked it!

I liked it too. I think the exercise and fresh air is good for me--I couldn't stop smiling! 


I love a good excuse to get froyo and this time it felt like we earned it :)


Yay for the marvelous invention of bicycles and fun family times!

Comments

melissa said…
fun! i love love love riding my bike. we have had a baby seat the whole time so we've been able to ride. now we have a trailer too. i think one of the best feelings in the world is riding fast downhill after a hot day when it's cooled down and it smells like summer. my favorite. (of course autumn bike rides are awesome too. most bike rides are.)
October 7, 2014 at 4:49 PM
Catherine said…
Melissa, our only regret with getting the bike trailer is that we didn't have it starting in May! But we're definitely looking forward to finding Little Sister a way to ride in it next summer :)
October 7, 2014 at 4:54 PM
Kyra Moon said…
Hooray! We'll have to join you sometime!
October 7, 2014 at 5:13 PM
Catherine said…
Oooh Kyra yes! Let's do it!!
October 7, 2014 at 5:18 PM
julis said…
Look at those sweet smiling faces! All of y'all are happy, which is good to see. Plus, nice bikes!
October 7, 2014 at 6:22 PM
Messy Musings said…
yay for bike rides outside!! somehow my stationary bike just isn't the same (but I can watch netflix while riding!)
October 7, 2014 at 10:47 PM
Maren said…
It really is just so fun. And good for you guys on Ann Arbor's steep roads. I don't recognize that frozen yogurt place, is that new? Looks yummy.
October 8, 2014 at 1:45 PM
Catherine said…
Maren, after going for a run or two up these Ann Arbor hills, biking up them feels 10x easier so it's not that bad! Also, I think the froyo place moved in not long after you left--it's next to the Jimmy Johns in the kroger parking lot.
October 8, 2014 at 2:04 PM
Kylie said…
Jealous! We looked into getting a bike trailer when we first moved here...but it turns out Landon's bike (which was a hand-me-down from my brother's tween self) wasn't rideable anymore, and mine isn't much better. So 2 new bikes + a trailer wasn't doable. :( Someday though, I have high hopes of family bike rides on Sunday afternoons! You all look great!
October 12, 2014 at 12:46 AM
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