Summer Memories 1: Kids taking to bikes

This was a big summer for Theo and Henry who both rose to new bike heights.  Theo quickly ditched his training wheels in the spring and spent the summer improving his biking skills.  Henry reached the size at 15 months when he could ride in the Bobike front seat (a Dutch design).  Like Theo did, he loves riding in the Bobike.  And we love all the things he points to, the exclamations he makes, and his delight with riding up high.  With him right between you and the handlebars the conservation connection is fantastic. 

Here is a picture of the crew biking about 1.5 miles to our favorite Midtown Farmers Market this June.

Catching up on Lost Time

It has been two weeks since I rode my bike to work.  Bums me out.  Between my work schedule and a sudden shift into winter weather without a psychological and bike shift into winter biking, I have been taking the bus every day.  Sure, Hillary and I are doing our short rides around the neighborhood- to daycare, the food coop, rehearsal, friend's houses, etc.- but I depend on that commute for exercise and extra peace of mind.  Even for a regular bike rider, once you get out of the commute groove it can be hard to get back in when you have a good bus alternative..and the onset of winter.

It has been five months since I posted to this blog.  Bums me out.  It is not for lack of things to share.  I frankly don't know where the time went.  It was a fantastic summer with lots of great family bike rides, trips, and time with friends and family.  As the Minnesota winter has settled in - it's 12 degrees F outside now with snow on the ground - I find myself looking back on many great photos of "Riding Phrius".  These are all ones that I took thinking they would be accompanied with their own posts.  But alas, that never happened.  So amidst frustration over my last two weeks of negligible biking, transition to winter, and a long Thanksgiving weekend, I have gathered some photos of a summer and fall of "Riding Phrius".  I will post one or two every few days to catch up on lost time.  I hope you enjoy.