Meet Mr. Max

After much anticipation, we finally picked up "little" Max this weekend! He came running out of the breeder's garage and we were surprised at how big he was already, lol! All I can say is it was love at first sight! He is the most beautiful puppy I have ever seen. You cannot help but fall in love with him!

Getting used to his collar:)



We found that he liked to have a little control over the leash!





We took him by Findley Lake on the way home (where J.R. stayed while he was finishing up at Penn State). It was a gorgeous day, and I love this place. We have a lot of good memories here!



We also took him to Presque Isle. He seemed to enjoy sitting on the beach, but he wasn't a big fan of the water (yet :)).


Mr. Max weighs 23lbs at 12 weeks, according to the vet. He actually loves to be held (even though you can't tell in this picture :)). I told him to enjoy being carried while he can:)

Labor Day Weekend 2009

We went rafting on the Ocoee over Labor Day weekend. J.R. had been on the trip once before, but it was my first time out. Everyone seemed to have some horror story to tell us before we went, so I was slightly scared when we started. However, as soon as we got out on the water, we both had a lot of fun! Aside from the shivering (we picked the one day out of the entire weekend that turned out to be cold and rainy), it was well worth the driving and early morning check-in! We both want to go back next year!

Our guide, Laura, was awesome and kept all but one of us in the boat. She even offered me a long-sleeved shirt when I started to get really cold!

After we finished, we walked the Olympic part of the course to watch the other rafters and kayaks try their luck.



J.R. purchased this UT (University of Tennessee for those who don't know) hat over the weekend. He only wishes he were a true Tennessee Vol:)!




Thank you to J.R.'s mom, Susan, for the water shoes! She saved me from having to wear the ugly (and not very supportive) Walmart water shoes that most of the women were wearing. I thought mine were the cutest out there:)!



My dad took us shooting at the range again. J.R. brought his own gun this time and really impressed my dad with his accuracy.



We had a few encounters with some small wildlife during the weekend as well. I spent an hour trying to get a shot of the hummingbirds that buzz around my dad's deck. They are so fast! I finally caught one in time!



J.R. saw this guy on the road as we were driving back to my dad's house one afternoon. We decided to save him from being roadkill and brought him back with us.



He just didn't look that appreciative when we dropped him off in the woods though, lol!:)