Count them - 7 really good ones

Here are seven GREAT reasons to LOVE the Amazing Race (in case you haven't been clued in yet!)

Could it be coming?

There's a teensy-tiny bit of Fall in the air.... granted, you can only feel it between 5:00-7:00 am - but it's there.  All things pumpkin are coming to mind. Aren't these the cutest little mini pumpkin pies from Bakerella?

I think we need to make these very soon!

It's almost here!

I'm an Amazing Race addict...and it starts again in only six days!! I'm giddy - it's always around my birthday so it feels a little like a present for me :)

They won an Emmy tonight for BEST reality show - AGAIN!!

Isn't he cute?

Marisa started playing around with the new camera and took this picture of our cute Sugar - most people don't see him because he's so shy - but he sure is a pretty kitty - we love him...look at those eyes!

(the Ragdoll breed only have blue eyes)

Our Labor Day

Hope you all had a great Labor Day - we sure did!

More of Lacie

Marisa took these pictures of Lacie today in the yard - she needed to get some action shots for her class at school. Marisa still has her little camera - the new Nikon doesn't show up until later this week. 

I still thought they were really cute & a fun perspective. 

She's just a GIANT among dogs :o)

Ryan running Lacie - she can almost catch up...I give her another month or two!

We dip her feet into the pool each day to help clean her off from her yard adventures. We want to train her to swim so she'll be safe outside with us. She's pretty fascinated by the water.

We bit the bullet...

Not only have we recently purchased a not-so-inexpensive puppy, but we also just bought one of these - (where is Santa when you need him?!)

We've been thinking of getting one for awhile - especially for sports in which our point-and-shoot camera just doesn't cut it. What pushed us over the edge is our amateur photographer, Marisa, and her new photo journalism class. Her teacher really expects them to have a DSLR camera and she's been dying for one. So, don't expect any great pictures from me but I'll let you know how it goes for her!