A trip to the dog park!

A couple of days ago John suggested that we should take Bentley to Fleet Peoples dog park in Orlando. I'm not going to lie, I was a bit nervous. Bentely hasn't been around too many dogs in his 4 years of life, (honestly, he has never been to a dog park) so I wasn't sure what to expect from this new experience.

Once we got there I was overwhelmed and surprised by how many dogs were there just running around and playing. We started off by taking it a little slow. We went on a little trail that eventually led us to the lake where a large majority of the dogs were swimming and playing. Once Bentley was off his leash he started sniffing and playing with the other dogs.

Bentley has never gone swimming before and when we tried to get him to get into the water he wouldn't. So we threw a stick in the lake and told him to fetch. He slowly crept into the water and once he got to the stick he barely dipped his face in the water almost in a "polite" way.  It was so funny and cute!

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Downtown Orlando Love

Ever since John and I moved to Orlando we never felt like we actually lived in Orlando---> if that makes sense? Our first place was nice but far away from everything, the second place we lived was near shops and restaurants but was almost outside of the Orlando city limits. We are finally in a place where we feel like we are home and we're loving all that it has to offer! The other day I took a nice walk where I was surrounded by lakes and gorgeous old trees! It was perfect. I can't wait to explore more!

Swan rides at Lake Eola

A couple of weeks ago my friend Stephanie and decided it was time to spend some time with the  Swans at Lake Eola.

 

Every time I walk around Lake Eola I see people having so much fun in their swan boats gliding along the lake.

For $15 you get to paddle around Lake Eola for 30 mins. in a swan paddleboat. When we asked the man at the dock how we knew when 30 mins was up he said he actually doesn't keep track of how long someone is out there for, so enjoy your ride at your own leisure. However, he does warn all swan riders not to get too close to the fountain in the middle of the lake because you will apparently get soaked! We steered clear!

 

 

Our ride was a lot of fun and I can't wait to go again!