#4 Hurley's First Hike

For those of you who don't know, I believe that the 7th day is the Sabbath.  This means, that I observe Saturday as God's day of rest.  I go to church on Saturday, and try to set aside the day to be a little different then the rest of the week.  Although, I want to spend every day with God, on Sabbath I set the day apart for Him a little more.  When the weather is nice, I really like to spend time in nature.  I don't think you can get much closer to God than in nature.
So, we went on a hike this past Sabbath.  We have a puppy who's about 3 or 4 months old (we don't really know, cause he was a rescue).  He spends most of his life at our house, and has only left to go to one of our parents' house.  So, this was a new thing for Hurley.

He didn't quite enjoy the ride up.  He threw up twice (Luckily,  Brandon cleaned it up).  But, once we got there, he was rarin' to go.  He pulled Brandon up the hills and the two of them left me in the dust. Haha.  We ate a picnic lunch at the top of the mountain.  And then, headed back down to see the falls.  He isn't used to so much stimulation.  There were plenty of  people and dogs for him to discover.  He did much better than I expected.  He didn't really seem scared of the other dogs, and he loved the hike.
On the way back, Brandon sat in the back with Hurley, which seemed to calm him down and keep him from getting sick.
As soon as we got home I laid on the couch, and fell asleep for over 2 hours (I'm not much of a napper).  That night Hurley was so calm.  He just laid around with me while I watched movies and TV.  I guess we really tuckered him out.

 Walking with Daddy

Are you coming Mommy?

 

Such a handsome boy!