7/10/12

What do Malone, Katy Perry, and a boat have in common?

This past Saturday was a busy one! It started out with taking Malone for a walk. The problem is, he doesn't like to walk, he likes to run! So I've gotten smart and started counting his walks as my workout as well. We can get in a good 2 miles and he could still keep going. We have this nice bike trail right by our house which is perfect because there are minimal distractions for my overly friendly pit bull!
After that, we got in about 2 hours of raking bark from our trees (is that normal for a tree to shed its bark?) and pulling weeds. Our grass is slowly coming back to life. This morning I almost stepped on a snake in our front yard and it scared me to death. Spiders scare me more, but I don't feel as good about stomping on a snake as I do a spider. 
Then we went to the Katy Perry movie, which was great! Levi and I both love Katy Perry, and we both openly have crushes on her. I'll admit, I have a girl crush on her, but it's more like I just really want to be best friends with her. I know it's weird.
Then we finally got to go boating for the first time this summer. It was scorching hot when we first got to Pineview.



Levi decided he was ready to try wakeboarding for the first time


He amazingly got up on his first try! Super impressive. I have been wakeboarding once before this, and I did not get up once. Not even close. 
I was trying to be enthusiastic, hoping that would help my chances for success
(Ignore the creepy way in which my arms bend...)

While you can't tell by this picture, I was better than I was my first time. I made it to a crouching position almost every time, but could not get the feel of standing. I'm positive I will do it next time. As you can see in the background of this picture, a storm rolled in and ruined our plans to cook our tin foil dinners on the boat and enjoy a perfect evening. 
It was a very busy, but fun day!

This little guy just wants to say "Hi" every time he sees the camera!