Mother's Day

This was our Mother's Day: a great 9 mile family bike ride in the forest. 

Bike ride

We finally all have bikes now (Kyle's was stolen before we moved, Emily outgrew hers, and we only had 1 adult mountain bike) so we hit the forest for a ride. Well, first, Jeff took Emily & Kyle for a nice ride to test it out. 

We got Aaron in on the action with his Weehoo trailer that we picked up right before we left for San Diego. It. is. AWESOME! He can sit back and pedal and he could even fall asleep if he so chose. And it's 1 wheel versus the other trailers that are 2 and enclosed which would be too difficult to handle on these paths. He loves it. And so do we. Except on uphills because man is it hard to haul an extra 50 pounds (part Aaron, part trailer) uphill on gravel!! It's a beast of a great workout that's for sure! And with the pedal, Aaron can actually help to a small extent. 

Walk in woods

Perfect day for a walk in the woods. 

Aaron being Yoda

Umstead

The kids had the day off school in observance of Veteran's Day. It was a gorgeous day so we made sure to get outside for some fresh air. We took a walk in Umstead and it was wonderful. Leaves were turning colors and falling. The kids enjoyed running the trails. We went about 3 miles round trip. Aaron was a bit of a hot mess at the end and just fell into a puddle of tears because he was just so done. I picked him up and commented, "Wow you sure are in a state. What state are you in? Alabama?" He paused his super fatigued sobs to say, "No, Raleigh!!"

Bear in the woods

Cutest little Bear in the woods. 

Catching leaves

Jeff and I have been loving running in Umstead. The other day I took all the kids for a run in Umstead. They LOVED it! With fall in full swing, there were plenty of leaves and colors for them to see. They walked and ran the entire way of my 4 mile route chasing one another, catching leaves, finding rocks and enjoying the peace of nature. Jeff met up with us on our way back on a break from work. I sent him the video below of the kids joyously catching leaves so he joined us. 

Umstead run

There is a nice forest preserve in Raleigh. Aaron and I took a run through there for the first time today while Kyle and Emily were at school. This was the first of what will probably be many runs in Umstead.