Weekend Fun

We were blessed with a very beautiful weekend. After church on Sunday we came home and took Hobie for a walk. He loves going for walks around the subdivision but what he loves even more than the walk is the destination. Hobie loves to play with the other dogs in the dog park. There are lots of dog parks in our area. The closest one is right up the hill from our home. Hobie knows when we are getting close to the dog park because he will start tugging on his leash in an attempt to get us to run the final stretch with him. On Sunday we found an abandoned ball near the entrance of the park. Hobie had so much fun chasing the ball! His short stature made it a little difficult to find the ball when it landed in someone's frozen shoeprint. Sidenote, Hobie went to the vet on Monday and he is now 20 pounds! We figure he has gained about 15 pounds over the last month! Craziness!! Anyway...Hobie ran all over the place but did stop for a couple of close up shots before other dogs joined us in the park. Here are a couple of fun samples:

Playing with his new friend.

Investigating his shadow.

Hmmm, I wonder where the ball went....

Andy and Hobie, quite the pair when it comes to the game of fetch!

Waiting for the ball to be thrown

I'm cute, what else do you want from me?!?!

After a fun walk and game of fetch at the dog park, we returned home and prepared for our snowmobiling adventure. Andy was given a gift certificate for a free snowmobile ride. We decided to use the gift this weekend. What a contrast in weather though. We had contemplated going for a walk without coats on at home but out by Camp Hale the temperatures decided to dip, the wind blew, and the snow began to fall. We both had on our winter coats and borrowed snowsuits (quite fashionable!). The weather could not bring our level of excitement down! The gift certificate allowed us the use of a two person snowmobile for 1/2 of a day. Although Andy would have loved to drive the entire afternoon, he was kind and allowed me to take a couple of turns as well. Near the beginning of our tour (we were in a group of about 7 snowmobiles) we were taken to a wide open track and told to "get used to our machines". It turns out snowmobiles are very similar to jet skis. Once I was given a turn to drive, Andy learned what my dad always said about how I only have two speeds-idle and full throttle! We had so much fun curving around the trails and taking in the sights. We were also given history and science lessons along the way. The trip was definitely memorable and something I would suggest others try some day!

Andy in his cool snowsuit waiting for the tour to begin.

Standing around, trying to keep warm before the ride.

In the driver's seat, the best seat on the machine!

Taking off down the trail.