Preschool and Riding Bikes

The weather is beautiful here! We really didn't get much of a Winter. Which we love, but I know it's not a good thing. The boys and I have been loving being outside! I always look forward to when I don't have to go on daily sock hunts for the boys! Those things always do a disappearing act.

Austin is doing well. He had another check up today. He did well last week in school, but was having some headaches with more cognitive work and found it very difficult to do any homework. (Matt and I thought he was just trying to get out of it, but that wasn't the case. He was really struggling.) His Dr. and I emailed back and forth about this last week, and after seeing him today she wants him to do half days at school for the next 2 weeks and work on homework with me throughout the day. So we will try that! She is consulting a Pediatric Neurologist and will see Austin again in 2 weeks.

Ryland started Preschool on Friday. I know, why start on a Friday...but he did. And he did great! He is now going every Tuesday and Thursday. He loves it so much. The teachers said he did a great job and was very friendly, smart and funny! When I came to pick him up he was playing outside, (they have amazing playgrounds~yes, multiple playgrounds)and was having a blast! He is looking forward to going again tomorrow.


Now that I have Tuesday and Thursday mornings to myself...which is slightly insane to me... I haven't had "time to myself" for well, six and a half years, I decided to start going to the gym. It's the perfect time for me to jump on the treadmill for awhile. This past weekend we found a great 5 mile trail right near the gym though. I'm on a trial membership at the gym, so maybe I won't join and just hit that trail. It's a money saver...and you get fresh air and sun! The trail is really great too, it crosses an old train bridge and is away from any roads! This trail goes throughout the town and we have been checking different pieces of it out over the past few weekends. This one stretch with the bridge is by far the best bike ride-walking area.


Two week ends ago we went on a bike ride and Matt towed the kids in the bike trailer. This past weekend we thought since it had been two weeks since Austins accident that he could ride this time...(come to find out today, we shouldn't have done that...Thank God he didn't fall!) so he rode his own bide and I pulled Ryland in the trailer. Pulling a trailer with a 40 pound kid in it changes the whole aspect of a bike ride. It's more like a bike tug-o-war! Unfortunately, there were times when the trailer was winning. I have to give Matt major credit for towing both of the kids! However, our ride yesterday was 2 miles downhill and then the obvious, two miles back up! I totally kicked butt on the downhill, it's the uphill where the trailer nearly won!


It looks like Austin is going to ride in the trailer for the next two weeks, so the trailer is definately going back on Matt's bike! We are really loving it up in these hills!