Our Day at the Park

Beautiful spring weather has arrived here in the southern hemisphere, and we have been itching to get out and enjoy it. So this week we loaded up the boy's bikes in the trunk and headed to Parque Villa Lobos. We had passed by this park many times and from the highway and had seen people riding their bikes and jogging around the track. On Sundays, you can usually see lots of kites flying. It was one of those places that we had always said, "I want to go there sometime...," but never did. Until this week! We chose a weekday to avoid a crowd, and there weren't many people there at all.

We had been wanting to give Josiah the opportunity to practice riding his bike again without training wheels, so this was the perfect place. The space around our house is just too small for that. He was hesitant to try, but picked it up in no time and took off.

Then we found these great "family bikes" to rent! Judson hitched a ride with us and we all rode around the 3.5 kilometer track that circles the park. (That's just over two miles for you metrically-challenged people...like me!)

Josiah got pretty good! That's him waaaaaaay in front of us.

It was so much fun. Of course we had to stop several times to let the boys rest. The farther we went along, the more people joined us on our bike! By the very end, we were towing a bike on the back, and Jeremy was walking the other while the boys and I rode.

We played on the playground, kicked the ball around, got sunburned, and just enjoyed being together. It was a good day, and here's the proof...

Dirty hands and clothes

Sun-kissed cheeks

and three tired boys!

Judson took a turn on Jonathan's bike for a little while. Here's a little video of him riding.

And Josiah wants everyone to see how well he can ride!