Labor Day Fun

September 7 -- We had a great time on Labor day going out bike riding as a family. This is the first time Maddie has been out on a real bike trail. We headed to Bluff Point State Park in Groton. All in all we did about six miles of trails.

This was John's first time in the trailer. In the parking lot, he was a bit reluctant to be strapped in and closed up. We have to use the netting because we're on rocky trails and the rocks can get kicked up by the tires. Dirt gets everywhere. John was pretty content to sit back there and wave and smile a everyone. He didn't complain one bit after we were on the move.

Maddie LOVED biking. She kept begging us to take her on more biking trips -- before we had even hit the halfway mark. She's on a fairly inexpensive bike, the kind where you push back on the pedals to stop. Well, it's not made to stop on hilly trails. She nearly killed herself going down a hill -- I was behind her and could see that her rear wheel had completely stopped turning, but she was still going full speed and couldn't do anything about it. When we finally got her stopped, she was shook up, but said she still wanted to go biking some more. What a girl!

I can't get a straight on shot of John to save my life, so you get three side shots of his cute little face instead.

It was such a great day as a family. It's one where you just look around at how beautiful the surroundings are and how much you love your family and you think, "It can't be better than this!"