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!