Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Picnic in the Mountains

Sue and I felt like getting away for a few hours in the mountains near our home. It has been extremely hot for the last couple of months...over 100 every day. It was nice to go to Pine Valley Mountain where the temperature was only 80 degrees. Seriously...it felt cool.

This was the first time we have ever taken our dog Minnie out with us. Those of you who know Minnie, know that she has only one speed....full throttle. We couldn't believe how absolutely perfect she was the entire day. No pulling on the leash (although she really is pretty good with that all time). She just laid around us while we talked, read, built a campfire, and so on. We even took her on a short hike with us and she was able to walk in and out of a little mountain stream. She had a blast.

Sue and I really did just hang out. Read a lot, had a nice picnic lunch, read some more, and did a short exploring hike. What a great day to just kick back and unwind. We both needed this so bad. it sure is great spending some quiet alone time with my best friend.

Here's some of our favorite photos from the day.

The new family portrait


I didn't do anything....this time!
A girl and her dog
I love this photo!

This girl is hot!
Do you have any idea how cold this @$#^%*^$#$ water is!

4 comments:

Sherri said...

How fun! I'm glad after months of training minnie is behaving!!!

Annie said...

Yay Min!! Its fun taking dogs on hikes. I like the new family portrait :)

tt moreno said...

so glad you posted photos of minnie! i have no clue what she looks like!

Dana Kelvington said...

Cute hats guys!

Sue & Ray's Zion Paradise

Sue & Ray's Zion Paradise