Leaf Peepin'

Ryan and I go for a hike every Saturday and Sunday morning barring any nasty weather when we will trudge to the gym. We usually don't bring the camera but when we went out yesterday, we figured we had to bring it today because the colors were so vibrant. There's no need to go north to peep leaves, you can stay right here in Southern NH! It was only about 50 degrees so we piled on the warm clothes and it ended up being the perfect fall day. I will let the pictures do the talking from here:

Even Coodie likes Grey's Anatomy

I usually DVR Grey's Anatomy so I can enjoy it over the weekend at my leisure. So, last night I was pretty excited to relax with a glass of wine and see the latest episode. What was so different about this time was that our usually spunky Coodie sat down and watched about 30 minutes of the show with me....really...he did. He was really into it and even shot me a dirty look when I paused it. The evidence is below:

A Visit with Donna, Sandy and Winston (Part II)

Donna's birthday was Saturday so we all decided to take a trip to the Burlington Mall where Ryan, Donna and I found some fantastic workout clothing from lululemon ( I LOVE this place). Once we were done shopping around, trying on pants and jackets and having them measured for hemming (they do it for free!), we tried to call Sandy to let him know we were running late but he wasn't answering... As we walked to our planned meeting place, we found him snoozing in a super comfy chair!
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Saturday night, we headed over to brother and sister-in-law Mark and Allison's in Derry. We got to catch up with niece and nephew Chelsea and Hunter and Chelsea's pet hamster, JJ. Here they are below:

We were quite amazed by the amount of food JJ could hold in his tiny little neck. Apparently, hamsters do less chewing and more swallowing. He is a cutie pie, though.

Here are the men - Mark, Sandy, Ryan and Hunter. We are missing Todd, Owen and Grant out in Portland but they were with us in spirit!...and the women minus Cathy (again, there in spirit!) out in Portland, OR with the rest of the west coast McCagues! Allison made a delicious dinner along with a yummy chocolate cake for the birthday guy and gal and we had a great time catching up.

Thanks for a great visit Donna, Sandy and Winston!

A Visit with Donna, Sandy and Winston

My parents-in-law and Winston (the beloved family dog) took the loooong 17 hour drive up from Franklin, Tennessee to visit us this past week. They moved there over a year and a half ago but they relish their visits back to their "real" home of NH. We were able to see them on both of their birthdays (one day after another!), take a lot of great hikes and walks and most importantly eat some yummy homemade meals from Donna. We usually prefer to eat in when she is around because she cooks much better food than any restaurant!

Here are Sandy and Ryan doing an excellent job of washing and drying the dishes! Look how happy they are...Winston buddy! Coodie was a little put out for the first day but then he got used to him. They are both pretty laid back pets.

Donna and I went for a great hike Friday morning and then we all headed to Ogunquit to celebrate Sandy's birthday for a nice walk on Marginal Way, a little shopping and a so-so lunch.

More to follow...