biking day

Today was a great day.  We had a nice family time away in the Itasca state park that's nearby.  We talked for a while about taking kids there to go biking and today we finally did it before the summer is over.  We knew the area is hilly, but oh my goodness those hills are crazy for little kids to try to bike up and down on.  Poor Kason on his little bike tried hard but pretty soon when at each corner there was a new hill waiting for him to conquer he got discouraged pretty quickly and decided he'd rather walk up the hills.  It was a bit stressful at times too since Kason hasn't done much bike path riding at all and has no concept of staying on the right side or even any hills at all.  We are fortunate to live on the top of a pancake and so never have to worry about hills when running or biking. :)  And it is the reason why I about had a heart attack watching Kason zoom down those steep hills.  He wasn't worried at all but I'm sure everyone that met us could tell I am as I was yelling "Brake, Kason. Brake!" "Get on the right side, Kason!  Watch the road, don't look at me!" and so on :)  I have to admit it was very stressful watching his little bike wiggle from side to side as he was going downhill full speed.  He loved that part of the biking, but going up the hills not so much. But we made it to the end of the path and even though we originally thought we would make it back the same way, both Ehren and I were terrified at the thought of Kason walking up every hill on the way back and so Ehren stayed at the play ground with the kids while I biked back and drove the van to them.  I am so glad we decided to do that because I haven't had that much fun in a long time.  I was going faaaast and loving it. :) Well, of course there was an old man biker who zoomed by me on a big hill like nothing but for the shape I'm in right now, I was going fast. :)  And just not having to worry about any child falling and braking a leg or something worse was so nice and I fully enjoyed it.  I told Ehren next time we need to drop the kids off somewhere and go bike there just the two of us. :)  Now I'm sore but I love being sore and need it badly right now.  I was going to take some pictures of the biking but somehow it didn't happen.  I at least got some of the kids at the Headwaters and Bemidji.  It was a beautiful afternoon so we spent some time in Bemidji which we always enjoy.