eight

and a half miles.
that's how far i rode the family bike today.
it really worked me.
two little passengers (accounting for at least 70 pounds) + a heavy bike (let's guess around 40-50 pounds) + my somewhat un-biked self = one tired mama.
i'm SO glad we rode though.
it was a bit chilly in the morning.
and my muscles are letting me know i should probably work up to 8.5 miles in the future.
but we three had a grand time.
eldest kidlet commuting and at preschool.  (so not 3 the whole time, but most of it)
youngest kidlet with some good, old fashioned mama time.
we ran into a few moms at the park that we kind of know.
we played with a few park kids and had lots of sand time.
why don't we do this all the time?
feeling great (and a little bit tired).
excited for our park pit stop followed by our upcoming pizza (with bike pick up ~ 2 more miles) and movie night.
YAY for warmer weather!!

ps i also began running again this week.  running might be an exaggeration, but i'm kicking back into 5k training mode momentarily.  i'll probably do a run in may, or april
pps for my husband's birthday, he got a groupon to a fancy gym near his work.  he's been wanting to work out for a long time but never wanted to spend the money or probably try to figure out where, etc.  i'm hoping he'll sign up for an annual membership at the end of the month (too bad it's too far away or our family could consider joining.  well, we have bikes, trikes and running!)