Ride for Spike's mom

Each year, Spike rides in honor of her mom who made a point to be able to bike her age. This year, Spike is injured with a broken foot and unable to do the ride. We decided that between the 5 of us, we would be able to bike the 69 miles. We have some good bike paths near us after a few miles with great views so we took to the road on the weekend. 

I will point out that Aaron's bike does not have gears and he hung with us through the hills and all. 

A nice stop by a creek

Toast to Spike's mom

Aaron was really tired afterwards. But he really wanted to go to the pool. 

Bike ride

It was a great weekend for a bike ride. Kyle and Aaron weren't feeling it, but Emily hung with us for a good 8 miles exploring a new path. 

Biking Raleigh

We took the whole family on the horse farm bike ride today. This time we were ready with carrots and apples to feed the horses. Unfortunately, the horses were far off in the fields and not close enough to feed. Scenic nonetheless. 

And Aaron with a chocolate croissant because we have little food in the house these days as we prep for moving so Whole Foods by school has been an easy stop for food / snack. 

Easter ride

After our Easter egg hunt, we were all going to go on a nice bike ride. Kyle and Emily were too tired and too distraught over not being able to solve the egg hunt riddle so they decided to stay back. So Jeff, Aaron, and I set out on a ride. We took a new route, through the forest and out by a farm. We ended up close to the art museum and on a path that actually goes from Florida to Maine! I can't imagine actually doing such a ride, but it was pretty neat to see that that sort of infrastructure does exist and there are people driven... errr.... ridden enough to accomplish such a feat. Anyhow, our ride was wonderful and we (Jeff & Aaron) stopped to feed the horses (I observed). And again, since I was hauling Aaron in the trailer (and I should say that the trailer is awesome and Aaron can actually contribute and pedal, but it's still heavy to haul), I made sure we got to have ice cream (Goodberry's Custard) that evening as well. Yes, I love ice cream. 

Aaron's spring break

Aaron was on spring break this week. It was a chill week and we had some fun together while the kids were in school and Jeff was in Utah. This day we took a bike ride to the park for a picnic lunch. And then on to ice cream. When I was growing up, that is one thing I remember - bike rides to get ice cream. And when you are hauling 40+ pounds of kid plus 20 pounds of trailer in hilly terrain, ice cream is definitely warranted! And Aaron certainly did not mind!