Pedal Date

Yesterday, I asked Ben if he'd like to bicycle to the county park with me.

Today, we took a ride! (yes, I'm having helmet issues; apparently if you fit one to your head, then the helmet doesn't later fit over pigtails) We rode up to the county park (2.5 miles). When we arrived, we strapped the baby's helmet up so he wouldn't be asphyxiated while sleep-riding, then Ben wanted to explore along the trail (which goes all the way from downtown along the river to the next city outside the valley) and complete our ride home on surface streets.

We rode a modest 2.9 miles to the lot we normally park for walking the trail. The trail was nice, we'd actually walked most of it not knowing the park was just that extra bit further. We refilled the water bottle at the trail head & took to the streets. The last 3.7 miles went well, and the baby was stirring, so we stopped for ice cream on the way home.

When we got home, I made Mega Cheesyburgers (from Saving Dinner) again, with Lebanese Carrot Sticks (the New Preserves book). Satisfying!