Exploring

Mark and I came to Jackson on our honeymoon but it was still covered in snow and freezing. It was fun to be in Jackson in the summer. We heard that the show Modern Family is going to be filming in Jackson in the next week or two for their season opener. Mark and I tried to think of the different things that they would film and try to go there. I doubt they will do any of this stuff, but we had fun.

This was a cool park that had bouldering.

Scenic Chair Lift Ride:

Going Up

Little hike at the top of the lift

(I think I should submit this to Element for an ad)

Going Down

 Alpine Slide

 I won!

 Moose Sighting

 Signal Mountain

Drive home looking back at the valley

Quick square ice cream stop

Motorcycle Diaries

Mark and I went for a little weekend trip on our bike to Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park. We had so much fun exploring Jackson (more on that later) and cruising around on our hog.

Trek 2011: The Faithful Fitch Family

Mark and I had such a great time on the trek. The first night we met the kids we had to make a family flag. We left the kids to the flag while we had last minute instruction. When we came back the flag said Faithful Fitch Family. I thought it was adorable. Later they told me that the oldest boy, Taylor, gathered the kids and told them to come up with all the f-words they could think of. I guess the other kids just looked at him and laughed. Thankfully they stuck with Faithful.

Here are some of the highlights from our trip. 

playing signs around the campfire

 lunch break

 after the women's pull the boys let the girls ride the rest of the way home.

 the boys insited on pulling the girls up that big hill in the distance.

on the last day all the boys said that this was their favorite part.

(proud ma moment)

 stick pulling competition, Fitch family prevailed.

 on our way to the buses to go home.

 on the bus going home 

(this picture just cracks me up)

0 to 7 in 30 Seconds

Mark and I met at the Stake center on Wednesday night to be assigned our family and get on the busses for Wyoming. They called each Ma and Pa up to the front and in less than thirty seconds Mark and I went from no kids to seven teenagers. It was a little bit of a shock.

The sun was so bright we couldn't get one decent picture. 

I think this whole collection is pretty funny.

From L to R: Kara, Marlisa, Hailey, Ben, Taylor, 

Brendyn, Sean, Maddie, and Mark

It was the last day so we took pictures and then forced them to hug each other.