Bike Riding Family Fun!

Now that the temperatures are not ridiculously hot here in North Carolina, we have been wanting to take a family bike ride. It seems like every time we plan for it though, the weather or another activity has stopped it from happening. While the kids were still in school, Jonathan finally prepped the bikes in hopes we could finally take that ride today. It has literally been since I was about 8 weeks pregnant with Ryan since we have riden. Last year Ryan was too tiny to put him in the bike trailer. The kids were so excited that we were finally going on a ride! We hit the greenway as soon as Katelynn got out of school.

I was a little worried I wouldn't survive the ride. Not only has it been almost two years since I have gotten on a bike, but I don't really get a chance to regularly exercise either and I was pulling two kids in the trailer at any given time... first Ryan and Justin and then at the end Katelynn and Ryan so Justin could try out the tandem bike too (Katelynn is almost ready to start riding on her own bike with us for the family rides so Justin can use the tandem but she has to get a little more comfortable with the hills now that she is without training wheels.)

The mile markers on the greenway from our end are a little confusing, but it looks like we rode between six and eight miles today! Of course, the kids had us stop several times for water, snacks, and a park playdate too.

I might have been a bit slow at the end of the ride, but I made it, and I feel great! I love riding and it's even better when I can do it with my family. It's times like these that I will always cherish and rememember! <3