Fall in Indy

As mentioned in the previous post, Raul and I drove down to Indy this past weekend. We try to get down there to visit my parents at least once every couple months, and we've done a pretty good job of doing that since we moved to Chicago last summer.

We had a relaxing weekend with my parents. On Saturday evening, we had a campfire out on the patio. It was a chilly evening, so the fire was a nice touch. On Sunday, we continued my parents tradition of taking a weekend hike. We went to Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park and had a great time seeing all the beautiful colors.

Dad, Mom, Marty, and Raul

Some of the trees were still green...

But you could tell that the colors were definitely changing.

Marty had a fun time searching for squirrels up in the trees.

And they're off!

Wow! Look at those colors!

Experimenting with portrait mode...it's like a HS senior picture!

It's always nice going back to Indy for the weekend. I love living just 3 hours away. It allows us to visit Mom and Dad often! I wish we could say the same about Raul's family--we don't see them nearly as often, but hope to soon!

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Marty Visits Grandma and Grandpa

I suppose I should start this post with a little background on why we have so many pictures of our dog Marty in this post (and in many more posts to come). Well, for starters, our dog is practically our son. We treat him as such and couldn't imagine life without him. Ask anyone who knows Marty, and they'll tell you that he is CRAZY (and we'll agree). He has quite the personality. That's for sure. But we love him in spite of his craziness.

The second reason for all the pictures of Marty, and well for all the pictures on our blog in general, is because of my new favorite toy:

Yep, you're looking at the Canon Rebel T1i. This beauty was a gift from Raul to me on our wedding day. During the process of wedding planning, I became very interested in photography and have been wanting to pursue it, but my little point and shoot camera just wasn't doing the job. I've been trying to read up on my camera and learn how to really use it to its full advantage, hence all the pictures you'll be enundated with in our lil blog.

Now, onto Marty! This past weekend, Raul and I took a trip down to Indy to visit my parents. Marty LOVES visiting Grandpa and Grandma, and one of the reasons he loves it so much is because he gets to run around in the backyard, leash-free.

Isn't he handsome?
He sure does love jumping!
I love this picture. My mom had just returned home and Marty saw her through the door.

We had a GREAT weekend in Indy. I'll share some additional pictures from the weekend in the next post!

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