Saturday we decided we would go up to Big Bear. We did this for Mother's day last year and really enjoyed ourselves. We got a much later start to the day then we had hoped for but it turned out OK. We let Cooper wake us up and he didn't get up until 7:30. We had pancakes and fried ham for breakfast. Then enjoyed some playtime with Cooper. He desperately needed to play cars with daddy so I took the opportunity to shower alone (yeah). Ken was finally released from Cooper's clutches to have a shower for himself and i tried to gather our supplies for lunch and the trip up. So, needless to say we left late and didn't arrive in Big Bear (on the 38 side of the mountain) until 11:30.
We decided to stop over by a cabin owned by some people we know. It is in a very nice secluded part of the forest. Nobody was there using the place so we thought it would be a nice place for lunch. We thought about going for a walk first and set out behind the cabin. As we walked down the hill, we heard a very strange noise. I looked around and our dogs seemed OK, Cooper was fine, but the noise continued. It then occurred to me that we were hearing a coyote yelping at us. It was a little frightening at first but after we understood the message (we were being told to "GO AWAY!!!) we just turned around and walked away. Cooper then began shaking and telling us, "I scare a coteyo, I scare a coteyo" at which point Ken and I both laugh at him. He is so funny when he plays the scared card. The yelping subsided after a minute and we felt comfortable to continue our walk in another direction. It was a really cool experience after we realized none of us were in danger. I was soooo gald our dogs didn't try to take more interest in the sounds.
After we wandered around for a little bit-giving the coyote time to cool off-we went back to the cabin and had lunch at the picnic table outside. It is so quiet there. We had a very nice time. After lunch we went walking again. We thought we would give Cooper and the dogs some more time to tire outso they would sleep on the way home. Didn't happen though. Cooper was almost asleep but we decided to go through the A&W drive-thru. That was too exciting for Cooper. He found his second wind and managed to stay awake the whole ride home. We didn't get home until 3:45 so it was too late to try to put him down at home. Remarkably, he did wonderfully. He didn't melt down or get cranky near bedtime. God really does answer prayers sometimes:-)
On Sunday, after church, Ken started the smoker for dinner. Dave & Hilary (Ken's parents) arrived around 3. We had smoked london broil with corn on the cob and for dessert Hilary brought a peach cobbler. It was so good. I ate way too much. It was a very nice, easy day.
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