Today was just one of those days, sunny, clear, 75 degrees; you know, just perfect. I got up, took the girls to tennis lessons, and went for a nice relaxing run. I make no secret about it, the main reason why I put my girls in tennis lessons every summer is that I get an hour to myself every single morning, and believe me I need that hour, oh do I ever need that hour. After their lessons (and a shower) we hit the bike trail for a trip to our local library. This summer the girls have gotten into bike riding in a big way, and so far we've gone riding almost every day, sometimes even twice a day. The library trip isn't my favorite because we have to ride on a busier street for three blocks, but so far the girls have done very well (fortunately there is a fairly wide sidewalk).
I love our little local library, it's just so friendly and quaint. The librarian knows the girls by name and always complements them thoroughly on their summer reading progress. Today was drop in craft day:
MJ's bike was one of those amazing super-cheap craigslist finds; it fits her perfectly and rides so much smoother than her old mermaid barbie model. She tells me she can jump mountains on this bike.
The girls love the local bike path, especially since it provides a direct route to our local ice cream shoppe, our favorite bakery (where they like to buy pizza strips), a few friends houses, and a playground:
This is our secret passageway between our neighborhood and the bike path. According to wonderkid, the tooth fairy and his army of fireflies live in these trees:
We go on the bike path almost every day too! I'm going to have to pay attention to my surroundings better so that I can see the tooth fairy and his army of fireflies. Those pictures are so cute. I love that you get out with your girls. Your such a fun mom.
Posted by: Makayla | July 10, 2009 at 07:22 PM
Love it Lisa! My girls love the bike bath too, but I suspect it's only because it leads right to Sundaes :) We got Juliana an awesome bike on Craigslist too, CL rocks!
Posted by: Liza | July 10, 2009 at 08:34 PM