Dog Park

In all my life I have never been to a dog park. I have never wanted to go to a dog park. I have completely blocked out of my memory that there are dog parks. I am sure this has something to do with my childhood and fear of dogs. Well thanks to Charlie my fear of dogs has been cured, but I still never saw myself at a dog park. Until Sunday that is. I wanted to take my new camera to a park and practice taking pictures. The kids and Dave were all game, so we loaded up up in the car and drove to a park. To my surprise Dave took us to a dog park. I was a bit skeptical but decided to give it a go. We got Charlie out of the car and headed into the unknown.

I was pleasantly surprised at the feelings that my heart felt. It only took one look at Hayden's beaming face to know we would be coming back to this park often. There were dogs everywhere. Running, chasing, jumping, sniffing, barking, and swimming. We let Charlie of his leash and watched him shake with excitement as he ran every inch of the dog area.

There were some beautiful dogs at the park and could not miss the opportunity to take a picture of them. The people were all smiles and having just as much fun as the dogs. One lovely dog owner saved Charlie from drowning in the pond...note to Dave, Charlie is NOT a water dog!
All the kids laughed and had a great time, but the look of pure joy and love on Hayden's face is what makes me look forward to going back and seeing some of the same dogs, meeting more dogs, and watching my kids and Charlie having fun.