The sun is here!!! Okay, so maybe it isn't here to stay...I know, I know, it is spring not summer but please, after my first ever winter with temps as low as 0, allow me my happy moment. This past week, temps got as high as the mid 60s and I even dared to wear a pair of shorts around the house! Mama said I looked funny with my shorts and fuzzy socks...I assured her my family at home would agree and that it won't take long for her to get used to it :)
So, last Sunday, the weather was perfect. Not a cloud in the sky and a light breeze to keep things from becoming to stuffy. To not take advantage of such a wonderful day would have been unthinkable and so after church and a wonderful Sunday lunch, tires were pumped, helmets were gathered, and our family of seven set off with our bikes.
We met up with friends at the edge of town and biked 10km/6miles to a nearby city for ice cream. OH! and never have I seen such ice cream delicacies--I'll have to come back to that--anyway, we began our little journey in a party of twelve. The older kids raced ahead while the little ones lingered with the adults. The ride was smooth and fairly uneventful until we got to a never ending hill that the two youngest bikers couldn't quite handle on their own.
Once we reached the ice cream shop, it became clear to me that after Easter (when Mama and I are once again allowed to eat sugar) I will most certainly be returning, most likely on more than one occasion, to try one of the many incredibly delicious looking fruit and ice cream platters, yogurt and berry cups, or maybe even ice cream crepes...we'll see.
The ride home certainly proved to be more eventful with both wipe outs and flat tires, but we did manage to make it home--with a little help from the dads that is!
It was the perfect way to get in a bit of exercise, spend time with friends, and enjoy the beautiful spring sun all at the same time.
So, last Sunday, the weather was perfect. Not a cloud in the sky and a light breeze to keep things from becoming to stuffy. To not take advantage of such a wonderful day would have been unthinkable and so after church and a wonderful Sunday lunch, tires were pumped, helmets were gathered, and our family of seven set off with our bikes.
We met up with friends at the edge of town and biked 10km/6miles to a nearby city for ice cream. OH! and never have I seen such ice cream delicacies--I'll have to come back to that--anyway, we began our little journey in a party of twelve. The older kids raced ahead while the little ones lingered with the adults. The ride was smooth and fairly uneventful until we got to a never ending hill that the two youngest bikers couldn't quite handle on their own.
Once we reached the ice cream shop, it became clear to me that after Easter (when Mama and I are once again allowed to eat sugar) I will most certainly be returning, most likely on more than one occasion, to try one of the many incredibly delicious looking fruit and ice cream platters, yogurt and berry cups, or maybe even ice cream crepes...we'll see.
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| Dad #1 with an extra body, dad #2 with an extra bike :) |
It was the perfect way to get in a bit of exercise, spend time with friends, and enjoy the beautiful spring sun all at the same time.
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