I met Emily yesterday at our neighborhood 4th of July parade, and was completely charmed by her sense of humor and immediate friendliness. I told her I've seen her biking with the whole crew up our street, and she asked where we are on on the hill - I told her we're near the bottom and she said, Good, then I haven't thrown up in your yard When not at work, her husband does bike with the kids as well - he has a Christiania cargo trike with a Follow-Me Tandem attachment.

We're fortunate to live in a very walkable/bikeable part of town - there are several grocery stores (as well as other amenities) within an .5 mile radius, including a Cash'n'Carry for bulk purchases. So yes, she does do the shopping by bike, just not necessarily with the kids in tow. There was a great picture on her twitter feed yesterday of the bakfiets filled to the brim with groceries. They do have a car, but it's not big enough for the whole family to pile into.

I try to use my car as infrequently as possible for close-by errands, and bike most of the time with my two boys on the Xtracycle or with one on the Follow-Me and the other on his own bike, but I bow down to Emily and her awesomeness!