Biking and Hiking with Lucas

This weekend we biked and hiked with Lucas for the first time. We're introducing him to more outdoor activities so he can get used to it and we can all go biking and hiking as a family together. For biking, we installed a bike seat on Lediya's bike so he is sitting in front of Lediya. We also got him a helmet. We biked around the neighborhood and he seemed to like it. Next we'll take him to the beach. Today ,we went hiking at the El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach. I have an REI kiddie hiking backpack where he can sit in the backpack behind me. We did the 2 mile hike to test it out. It worked great, except for the fact that I probably won't be going on longer hikes because having a 20+ pound child on your back gets tiring after a while. But, if I can build my strength in that area then maybe Yosemite might not be out of the question.

We're hoping that he gets used to these outdoor activities. He seems to like nature a lot so it's a good start. Next up: camping!