Trip to the Dog Park, Hilighted by Honeycrisp

Animals get extra frisky when the weather changes. On our morning walk with the dog, we noticed that – for once – Sadie wasn’t the only dog running around like a total nut job, picking up every stick that crossed her path. Other dogs were acting crazy, too.

Since the 2.5 mile morning walk would not suffice for our loony dog today, we decided to leash up the pup for a trip to the dog park after we got a quick work out in at the gym.

The Crazy Lil' Lady

Clearly other owners wanted to get the cold-air crazies out of their dogs too, because there were lots of playmates for Sadie running around by the time we arrived around 1 p.m.

Dog Park

Sadie almost immediately found a ball to play with and several hundred rounds of fetch ensued.

"C'mon Dad, throw it!"

She was making many acrobatic jumps in an attempt to catch the ball mid-air, and I caught several of her limber leaps on camera.

"Get Back Here, Ball!"

Weeee!

Got it!

You would think a 2.5 mile walk and more than an hour of straight running at the dog park would tire Sadie out, but she is currently hitting my hand with a ball for more play time. Gotta love her! 🙂

When we got back from the park, my tummy was hungry! I was anxious to dig into the Honeycrisp apple I bought this morning. After eating half (so crisp and sweet!), I topped a cup of Greek yogurt with the other half of the apple and half of a frozen banana.

Greek Yogurt, Honeycrisp Apple and Banana

Close Up

The combination was the perfect balance of tart, sweet and crunchy.

 

I’m now off to hit up Target with Ryan. I will try to exercise control, but I make no guarantees. 🙂

Great Friends, Fun Games, Good Food

Last night’s game night was full of laughs and yummy eats.

Game Night Spread

Everyone brought a yummy dish and we had quite the selection of tasty treats!

Rice Krispie Treats

Meatballs

Cinnamon Bread

Meat & Cheese

I kept coming back for those delicious Rice Krispie treats. I love ’em!

CatchPhrase seemed to be the game of choice for the evening and the girls dominated… until the boys took over. 😉 We also played charades and I picked some pretty difficult television shows and movies to act out. How on earth do you act out Fraggle Rock!?

Fraggle Rock

Today

The chill has officially hit Orlando! Woohoo!!!

When Ryan and I stepped outside to take Sadie on her morning walk, we immediately turned around to change into something warmer. What a great sign of real autumn weather.

We were in the mood for a warm and toasty breakfast and French toast seemed like the ideal morning meal.

French Toast

I made the French toast using a whole wheat Arnold’s sandwich thin with egg whites, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice and almond extract.

Yummers

Of course I topped my French toast with sticky syrup.

Saturday Mornin' Breakfast

I also enjoyed some cottage cheese and grapes to fill me up a bit more.

Now we’re digesting our breakfasts and watching Remember the Titans before hittin’ the gym and running some errands.

We also bought a ton of food at the grocery store this morning and have all the fresh veggies and ingredients to make chicken soup later today. A perfect warm fall meal. 🙂

Happy Saturday!