biking the weekend

These weekend bike rides are becoming a habit :)  I sometimes can't believe that we are 'old enough' for outings like this!  It wasn't that long ago that a family bike ride involved multiple sets of training wheels and was slow enough that I could walk alongside pushing Luke (or at times, Luke and JP!) in the stroller.

The biggest news of the past three months is that John Paul (after months of ignoring his bike)  hopped on, decided he really liked it, and took off riding, never looking back.  He got good, fast.  And he's such a grown-up little man these days, seeming more like a 5 year old than 4 (and he is only three months from his 5th birthday!).  He's definitely ready for rides like this - not just physically, but maturity wise too.

So he's on his own bike, and Luke graduated to Matt's, and I'm riding solo.  We have a 7 mile loop that we really enjoy, only a few road crossings and 95% of it is greenway riding.  It's perfect - Isaac can race to the front, John Paul can bring up the rear, Matt and I even get in some nice conversation riding side by side, and there's space for everyone to enjoy the ride in their own way.

Our 7 mile loop skirts right along the edge of the river and crosses 4 different bridges!

Thankful for this greenway that passes our apartment complex, for rivers to ride along, and for healthy bodies to do it.  Oh, and for a Daddy who is faithfully training up a generation of bike lovers :)