biking by the hudson

Glorious date night last week consisted of, in my opinion at least, not-so-glorious Indian deli food, followed by an exhilarating bike ride along the Hudson. We was cruisin' like Susan B. Anthony; just before the weather turned chilly too!

"Hello, New Jersey!"

 

Date nights that make me feel young again are the best.

Biking in the Desert

My bike is tuned up and ready to go! Squirty and I were ecstatic about resurrecting one of our favorite past-times from last year, and in Page especially. The streets are wide and almost always empty, the weather is perfect, and riding around the mesa always provides some electrifying views of buttes, a lake, and lovely desert landscape.

Family Bicycling continued

On my initial bicycling post I promised updates. This constitutes that first update: we still love biking together! Our iBert seat continues to delight, Squirty becomes visibly excited whenever she sees me reach for our helmets, and woe betide me if she sees me putting my helmet on without taking her along for a ride (this happened the other day when I left her at home with Derrick while Elizabeth and I biked to Farmers' Market).

Squirty and I also enjoy biking together with friends on Friday while Derrick is at work. . .

but we both love it when he is able to join us. She'll often reach out and they'll touch and hold hands for a few moments before I become nervous.

See the bunny ears?

We usually bike together at sunset, after Derrick gets home. Our absolute favorite route passes an orchard that is frequented by a herd of deer every evening. Please be patient in viewing these pictures. This was our first time toting a camera and we got a little deer/camera happy.

BAMBI?!

I know opinions may differ, but I'm personally grateful to

be married to a man who can gaze at a herd of

deer without bloodlust in his eyes and without saying,

"Where's my gun? Those look like good eatin'."

Thanks for joining us, but before you go, can you spot the Provo temple in the background?

Family Bicycling

We decided to start bicycling as a family. To spare you a long and boring story, let's just say we had our reasons: it was a less expensive hobby for us to start (Derrick has a great mountain bike left over from High School and Amanda and I inherited Mom and Dad Hull's bikes), Provo is a great location for bicyclists, with one kid it really isn't that hard, it's fun, it's healthy, it's eco-friendly, you get the idea.

For any families with young children, I highly recommend the front-mounted iBert safe-T-seat suggested by my friend, Elizabeth (Thanks!). It has great safety features and gives the kids a better view. It also allows for more parent/child interaction during bike rides and it's extremely easy to put on/take off.

Getting buckled in...

and ready to go!

Just look at her face! She loves our bike rides, but we're still working on her endurance. So far she can only last about 40 minutes or so.

We hope to give you more updates on our bicyling adventures as time goes on.