Mountain Bike with your kid!? Yes, Please! With much anticipation, our Shotgun kids bike seat arrived just in time for Penelope’s second birthday! Designed for children ages 2-5 years old and adjustable to fit any mountain bike the Kids Ride Shotgun seat was something we looked forward to trying since hearing about it on social…
Author: trailridermama
Morning’s Greeting
Green grasses sway as tiny flocks of birds dance upon their stocks Singing sweet songs of morning greetings to all who pass them by. And amidst the music hummed the honey bees, busy with their daily work Sipping golden nectar from the violet vase of flower blooms. All the while, the delicate wings of the…
Third Trimester
Part 2: Life in the NICU I hold my baby girl in my arms as the life drains out of her. Her body slouches, her lips are pursed and purple. Alarms begin to sound, first slowly, and then more vigorously with an urgent beeping that resonates across the room and into the hall. I take…
Beauty in the Mundane
Remember that there is beauty In the mundane, And peace in the sleeping eyes Of your child Snuggled softly in your arms. That adventure need not to be Far from home When little hands Can feel flower petals Just minutes from your door step. Remember that there is Love in the belly of a baby,…
Third Trimester
Part 1: A Preterm Birth On May 28, 2019 at 10:35 am my husband and I were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. She was everything I wished for, a tiny pink baby with big dark eyes, wrapped snuggly in a warm cotton hospital blanket. She was, and is, perfect in every way and her…
A Day in Waiheke, NZ
Aotearoa, or New Zealand, had been on my bucket list since early college. As an English major at the University of Hawaii I was fascinated by the poetry and literature coming out of the Maori cultural renaissance and from their descriptions of the whispering sea to the vast fern forests, I knew that one day,…
Trail Dogs
A Tale of Adoption Little Dog’s Rhapsody in the Night He puts his cheek against mine and makes small, expressive sounds. And when I’m awake, or awake enough he turns upside down, his four paws in the air and his eyes dark and fervent. “Tell me you love me,” he says. “Tell me again.” Could…
A Poem, Daydreaming of You
I keep a grainy photo of you on my dresser and each morning, as I prepare for the day, I look at you and wonder, what will you look like when you are born? Will you have green eyes, like your grandmothers’, peeking contently up at me as I lay you down to sleep? Or…
Riding During Pregnancy
Along for The Ride, Reflections on Pregnancy It was early December and the sun was just peaking over the horizon of palm trees and wooden panel homes. I rode my bike to work and wondered to myself, I would know right? The question loomed in the back of my mind all day while I taught,…
Post Workout Stretches
Part of my daily routine is stretching, but on ride day I know my body needs a little something extra. In this article barré instructor Patty McCarthy teaches me some post ride stretches to keep my body in great shape for those long days on the bike. In some of the stretches you can see…
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