Fall is here...

...the leaves are changing, the temperatures are dropping (hey, 80s are better than 100) and all of the seasonal treats are back on the menus! This is my favorite time of year. Here are a few pictures I took while Damon and I were walking Dozer last week.

Pecan Street Festival

This week my mom and my aunt came to visit us in the great state of Texas! The weather was mild "in the 90s" and we had a good time. They planned their trip perfectly because we were able to visit the Pecan Street Festival this weekend. I had never heard of it or been before, but it is a festival that takes place downtown and features lots of vendors, food & great music. There is also, of course never a shortage of interesting things to look at!

Fried gator anyone?

lots of arts & crafts vendors

this little boy was so cute!! a clown was making him a balloon animal-he was so excited!

trailer covered in ash trays donated by those who have quit smoking

 not sure what was under his "cape," but I didn't stick around to find out....

Sleepy Dozer

I think it is pretty well known that bulldogs are considered to be "lazy" dogs. Some of my favorite times of Dozer are when he is his sleepiest. These pictures were taken the day after we picked him up from being boarded for one day... he barely moved the entire day!

Happy Anniversary!

This weekend was our 1 year anniversary -- it is crazy how fast the time flies. Our first year consisted of sprucing up our first home, getting a puppy and moving to Texas... and I wouldn't change a thing! I had only one request when my husband first asked me what I wanted to do to celebrate, that he plan and organize it. He probably had a minor heart attack at first, but he definitely came through and surprised me with an amazing weekend.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our wedding:

Dozer turns [one]

Time sure flies when you're having fun... isn't that what they say? Either way, time goes on, and it has been a whole YEAR since our precious little puppy was born. Dozer has really been our pride and joy over the last year, and I don't know what we'd do without him. He's chewed up shoes, pillows, and even our couch, but nothing compares to the feeling you get when you come home to his excited-self. I love this dog and Damon & I wanted to make sure he got the best birthday possible. Since his birthday fell during the week (August 23) we decided to celebrate over the weekend.

We know that bulldogs aren't really known for swimming -- but we thought we would take him anyways :) We went to Barton Springs to let him play in the water, and it was hilarious. He loved the water, but cannot swim at all. We'll get him a life jacket for our next trip! click the link below the first picture to check out more pictures....

Father & Son -- going swimming!

Kayaking

Yesterday was the perfect day to do some kayaking--it was overcast, breezy, and not too hot. Damon and I headed to Town Lake yesterday to try our hand at kayaking. We had a great time. It was so amazing to be kayaking in such a serene location, yet, if you looked up, you would see the skyline of the city. Hopefully this is something we will do again!

Here are a few pictures of our adventure:

Round Rock Express

Last night we decided to go to a Round Rock Express game at the Dell Diamond. It was a little over cast with a strong wind, so the temperatures were almost perfect. There is just something about the atmosphere at a baseball game that is amazing, there is no other feeling like it.

The stadium was pretty cool, but I obviously didn't go to watch the game. I prefer to spend my time gorging myself on food and people watching. There was plenty of both of these things going on last night. This stadium had philly cheese steaks and funnel cakes-WOW!! I think it is pretty obvious what my food choices from last night were...

Anyway, feel free to check out some of our pictures from the game.