an ordinary week

After the disaster of last week's stomach virus, it was a relief to return to our regularly scheduled lives this week. We went for little hikes in the forest, we met up with friends at the children's museum, we met up with friends at the zoo, we explored the Smith & Bybee Wetlands area with the moms' group, and Sebastian returned to his nature adventure class at the Arboretum. The highlight of the week for me was on Monday, when I rented a bike and a double Burley trailer and took both kids for a long ride along the river. We crossed over the Hawthorne Bridge, down the Springwater Corridor by Oaks Bottom, across the Sellwood Bridge, and back along the west side's bike trail. It was probably 10-12 miles, and my legs could definitely feel it afterward, but it was fantastically fun for me. I can't wait to buy a bike again and take the kids out for more rides.