Little Buffalo

Today, we went exploring.  

After K left for work, Lilly and I went to Little Buffalo, a state park about 30 miles from Harrisburg.  I loaded up the car with CD's, bought a map and batteries for the camera, and we made a final stop at Petsmart before venturing out.  Lilly gets a little anxious on longer car rides, so I bought her a toy to keep her busy. 

Waiting for me to hurry up already and give her the loaded toy.

I put this "busy bone" in the center of the toy, which it was specifically designed for.  It was consumed before we got on the highway.

K and I went to Little Buffalo last summer, swam all day, and had ourselves a picnic.  It was one of my favorite days from the summer.  The park is surrounded by lakes, has an outdoor pool, and lots of trails.  I wanted to go because our girl loves the snow, and I knew it wouldn't be crowded.  I bought her a new frisbee and a ridiculously long leash so she could just wander.

She was a trooper in the car ride. As soon as we were about 3 miles away, she jumped in the front seat, as if to say, "I've had enough of this back-seat business. I'm ready to be your co-pilot now."

The park was sunny and snowy, and we had the best time, just her and I, running in the snow, finding sticks (there is nothing she loves more), and chasing snowballs.  She didn't pay much attention to the frisbee.  Dang. 

We ran, and she ran some more, and I took pictures of everything that I could. 

She explored.

And when we were done, we had a drink. 

And I think she enjoyed our day. 

On the car ride back, I let her sit up front, but it was different than the last time.  She had such a hard time getting comfortable because she's so long now.  You could just see her eyes get heavy.  I reminded her that the back seat was much larger, but I think she was trying to tell me, "But, you're up here."

Admitting defeat, but finally going to sleep.....

It was a good day