Exciting News!

Mark and I are excited to announce a new addition to the Fitch Family...

Jack Black . . . or Black Jack

(It changes everyday)

He is a heeler like our other dog, Buddy, whom we love. It was a crazy weekend to get a new puppy. Sam came up for the weekend, I just got done with midterms, and I had to teach the Relief Society lesson, but we couldn't pass up this little face.

Last Saturday morning, Mark saw an ad on Craigslist for heeler puppies. So I dialed the number and asked for the address. The ad ended up being posted by someone we knew, in fact they lived two houses down from us and are in our ward. I told Mark that we should just go look, but I knew in my mind that I was getting a puppy.

Daddy scratching their bellies.

He is so little, but he is meaty.

Mark and Sam raked up all the leaves in the front yard and we played!

He chews on everything and we are working on potty training,

but he is so much fun.

After running through the leaves awhile, we were tired . . .

He put himself into this weird frog position and slept for quite awhile.

Mommy and baby relaxing.

Daddy and Jack taking a little nap (in the same position).

Too bad it wasn't the frog position.

Aren't they so cute. Jack looks like a miniature version of Buddy. . .

but black.

We are now the proud parents of two!

Our First House!

Sorry this has taken so long, but we just got internet today! So here are just a few pictures of our new home.

Holding the actual keys!

The door is open and we are moving in our stuff.

The truck and trailer with all of our stuff.

The rest of these pictures were taken when we first started looking at the house.

Mark is standing in our mud room/laundry room.

This is our half bath which consists of a shower.

Buddy currently sleeps in this shower.

This is the second bedroom that is housing all of our boxes.

I have to come in this room in order to get dressed in the mornings.

Our lovely kitchen.

The vanity. To the left is the handicapped shower.

To the right is the normal shower and toilet.

If you are counting, that is three showers, one toilet, and no doors.

The "master" bedroom. It is quite small.

We are very happy in our cute little house. We started our renovations and will be sure to put up pictures of our progress.

The Last Muddy Trip

For the last Muddy trip the little boys came up. We had so much fun.

They were so excited to ride on the back-hoe.

Mark and I took Ben and Ruby for a nice ride.  

He had to carve the year into the "Mark Dange" tree, but

we forgot our pocket knife and had to use an emergency saw.

Mark also carved this into the tree.

He was especially fascinated with the horses...

and Buddy. He followed Buddy around and would talk to him 

like a baby while slapping his legs to get Buddy's attention. It was adorable.

Watering the grass.

Telling Mel what to do with the fire.

(There was also another picture of him carrying the fire starter,

and he is grinning from ear to ear. A man after Mel's own heart.)

Of course, he wanted to have his turn starting a fire with Mark.

The most exciting part of the weekend was this turkey. 

Buddy was chasing it and actually treed it. We are such proud parents.

Mark made a bow for Joshua that was pretty cool.

The Muddy wouldn't be the same without trips in the Mule.

Weekend Trip

Skyler came up from Utah last weekend with his girlfriend, Amber. We crammed as much as possible into two days. It started with an early session at the Rexburg Temple. Then a mad dash to Yellowstone where we spent the rest of the day. Saturday, we came back to Rexburg for rock climbing and Big Jud's one pound burger. Unfortunately, Amber doesn't like hamburgers or fries and didn't tell us until it was time to order. Too bad the only other option at Big Jud's is a grilled cheese sandwich. 

Skyler and Amber's first time seeing Old Faithful

Roaring Mountain

Mark told us this was the Devil's Thumb, but the real Devil's Thumb 

was up the trail a little later. 

Its real name is Liberty Cap. . . not even close.

Terraces formed from mineral deposits.

GRIZZLY BEAR SIGHTING!

It wasn't very big, but the little guy sure caused quite a traffic jam.

Mark isn't even watching his wife doing an awesome move.

Date Night in Rexburg

Two weeks ago we went on an exciting date. It started with a $5 Little Caesar pizza and a quick visit to the Chevy dealership to see the new 2010 Camaro. It was awesome.

But that's not all. Next stop. . . Madison County Demolition Derby!

So much fun!