Our family likes to bike. We have been thinking about getting a family bike, but I wonder if it is not just better for the boys to learn to travel on their own. Today in an urban adventure the boys rode seven blocks to the park. We stopped and watched many trucks- as they are doing in this photo. We crossed several streets. The way that we do it is that I put their bikes over the double strollers handle bars. Then I push the stroller and have the boys walk close to me. It is a bit stressful for me, but they seem calm enough about it. When we finally reached the park, the boys rode up and down a small hill underneath a robin and beside a bush where we could hear another bird.
Birds are a great resource for nature in the city. Just recently we started a bird feeder and now we don't just watch cars out the window; we watch birds too.
Laura,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great adventure! Margaret and I went to the park today as well. Only we went to the top of the park and played in puddles collecting fir cones and sticks as we went along! We got fairly dirty, but the joy was in the journey...
Megan