Will's birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!

So... today is Will's birthday. And I am at work... bummer. BUT, I do have something fun planned for tomorrow...(it's a secret) so I will have more info for you next time. :)

Just wanted to check up and let everyone know what's going on in our lives... Will is addicted to the TV right now... March Madness. Go figure...... I am addicted to America's Next Top Model which is on Wednesday's AND Project Runway which is on Thursday's. I know, I know, I'm a nerd.
Porter will be in the 3rd grade this coming year. Crazy.
My little brother and his wife are expecting a little girl in July!!! I cannot wait. I am going to be an aunt!!!
I am in a TV commercial right now that airs on the CW (channel 15 or 30) and ABC (channel 4). It's for Frenze Bridal. One of my friends family's owns the store. I saw the commercial for the first time the other day! It was awesome. I am now officially, famous. hahahahaha If you get a chance to see it, I am one of the bridesmaids. (The only blonde.)

Anyway, enough for now... I'll write again soon.

New Year... New Crap....

I know it's been a while.... give me a break.. I lost my job in November and have been really stressed out lately. Will was laid off last year, but found a job in September, so it was like we swapped places.

Anyway, Thanksgiving and Christmas flew by.. they were great! New Years Eve, we spent and the house, playing games with Porter all night. It was so much fun. Will and I attended the 7th Annual Christmas Luau with our friends on the 16th of December. But I forgot my cameral, so no pics... I need to get some emailed to me from people who did remember their camera's. Also, Porter turned 8 last weekend (Jan. 10th). I cannot believe he is that old. It has flown by.

My younger brother (Kale), and his wife (Brittany), announced last month that they are expecting!!! I AM GOING TO BE AN AUNT!!! I am so excited, I can't stand it! Brittany is due late July/early August. They are going to be GREAT parents. My Mom is really excited too. She is going to be a Grandma!! (well, she already kinda was...)

My youngest brother (Everett), got his girlfriend (Nina) a puppy for her birthday, which was this past Monday (Jan. 11th). And I bet you can't guess what kind of puppy it is...??...?? ~~ hahahahaha ~~ a Weenie Dog (Dachshund) of course!! What else would it be?? He is the cutest little thing. They named him Albert (after one of Ev's favorite authors) and his coloring is called "Piebald". Basically, he is white with black spots and an undertone of brown spots. Definitely cute!! (I forgot my camera when I saw him, so I will post pics soon.)

Anyway, that's about all the news I have for now. Cecil and Red are still being Cecil and Red, they are good boys.

New site to check out....and pumpkins to pick!

My amazingly talented little brother, Kale has his own wedding videography business. Kale Fitch Productions. I added a link to his site, under my "family blogs" on the side bar... Check it out. Let me know if you have any one who would be interested.

He can do any type of videography, but his specialty is weddings. He does such an awesome job. Ever since high school, he has always been interested in film. He is great with a camera, and has a talent for what things look like through the camera.

Anyway, enough about that... Kale and Britt's dog, Charlie, (weenie dog of course) had to have back surgery about a week ago. Poor little guy... He isn't very old either, about 5 years is all. But, with weenie dogs, you have to be extremely careful. Their backs can get injured very easily. They got him home earlier in the week, and he is recovering. Slowly, but surely. This is a picture of little Charlie.

And this is little Charlie with his Dad (Kale) and Mom (Britt).These pics were from when we went camping with Kale and Britt in September of 2008. We didn't have Cecil yet. (Actually, this was the same weekend that we found Cecil!) When we were getting ready to go, Kale had mentioned that some of our friends (who are also their neighbors) had a Dachshund who had just had puppies. So Porter and I walked across the street to check them out while Will and Kale got the camper ready. And it's all history from there...

So back to Charlie..... he is on the mend, and his Mommy and Daddy are taking good care of him. I went out to my Mom's today to spend some time with her. We went up to Kale and Britt's to see the little guy and he seems to be doing well. He is just very limited on what he can do and Kale (and Britt) have to really monitor him so that he doesn't jump up on anything or go up and down stairs. Poor guy. No fun for him.

This morning, Porter had his last soccer game at 11:30. He scored 5 out of the 9 goals his team got. They won! He is such a good athlete.

Porter is number 3.

Before I went out to my Mom's today, my Dad had invited me to bring Porter up and pick out some pumpkins (before they freeze). My dad has his own little garden in the back yard. It's actually a decent size garden. He has planted everything. Tomato's, cherry tomato's, cucumbers, peas, carrots, watermelons, cantaloupes, and pumpkins... (I can't remember it all.) When we got there, Kale was actually there too. He was helping my Dad fix his boat.

My Dad tells Porter that he's his "Grandpa" and Porter just loves it. He calls him Grandpa. It's so cute. Here's my Dad, Kale, and Po, getting ready to pick some pumpkins. Porter sure liked the boat. He loved the driver's seat.

Anyway, enough for now...

Halloween is coming.........

I'm excited for Halloween. (have no idea what we're dressing up as yet...) But I LOVE Halloween! This time of year is just fun. The cool air, the pretty colors, and the warm clothes. Now... if we could just find a way to keep winter away for a little longer.... hmph.

I haven't wrote much about this summer.. (we haven't had the internet..) so, it's time to play "catch-up".

Will's parents came home the end of June and left again the middle of August. We spent some time with them at the cabin (Bear Lake) and here are some pics...

This is the cabin at sunset... The boys didn't dare to go down the stairs, so it was perfect!We went down to the beach for a few hours... Porter had fun with his cousins... (Po is in the goggles)The boys learned how to swim (their first time in a lake) Red LOVED the water. Cecil hated it..Will took Reddick out on the lake quite a few times on this raft. He had so much fun. And we went to dinner with Will's parents the night before they left (and one of their friends). Well, that's all I have the time for now... I'll write more soon!

New 'Do..

I got my "hair did" this week. I love being blonde! ("Platinum" if you want to be specific.) haha..

I am so excited that it is finally warm and 'summery' outside! I've gone to the pool a few times already, and gotten some color. I love being tan.

For Memorial Day, I went out to my brother, Kale's house. I picked my Mom up on the way. We had a BBQ and played some volleyball in the backyard. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. We had a lot of fun.

I took the doggies with me. Kale and Britt's backyard isn't fenced yet, so I had to keep Cecil and Reddick on leashes and attach them to the posts for the deck. Well, my youngest brother, Ev and his girlfriend, Nina were there too. Ev kept insisting that we let Cecil off the leash because he needs to 'learn' to stay by us... let me just tell you how well that worked. Cecil ran away... twice. There's a big field behind Kale and Britt's house, just unfinished land, which is where Cecil ran and Ev had to chase after him. Naughty dog. The second time he ran away, Ev caught up with him and stomped on his leash, which scared the crap out of him we think, because he turned around and started running back towards the house. And didn't run away again. Brat. They stayed in the yard the rest of the time. Which I was really suprised about.

That's about all the fun I have to write about for now...

I'm Alive!

We had a pretty good weekend. It was nice. The weather was great! And my mouth wasn't bothering me as bad as I thought it would be. On Saturday we went downtown and my Dad took us on a carriage ride, for my birthday. It was really cool. He knows a lot about the downtown Salt Lake history. He took us up by Memory Grove and just around Temple Square. The horse was freakin' huge! And I found out the hard way, that I am allergic to horses.... Just as bad as cats. I was dying by the time the ride was over. We had to stop and get some allergy pills on the way back home... We took the doggies with us for the carriage ride, they had a lot of fun. Cecil was going crazy! He was so excited. Porter got to ride up front with my Dad, and help steer the horse. He thought that was the coolest thing.

We went out to Kale & Brittany's after that, to have cake and ice cream. My Mom and Grandma where there as well. My Mom surprised me and said that her and my Grandma were taking me to dinner afterwards! We had Chinese food. It was yummy! All in all, I had a pretty good day.

Sunday, Porter wanted to go to the pool at our apartments, and it was warm enough.... So, we went to the pool!!! Our first visit of the season! YAY! Except, I got fried! We were only out for about an hour, and I wanted to get some sun, but GEEZ! Not that much. Porter was so excited to go. Every summer, we go to the pool pretty much every weekend, if we can. Both days. So he was happy that we went so early in the season.

Something cute that I wanted to post about: when we take Cecil on walks, and we're getting him ready to go, Reddick will grab Cecil's leash and try to walk him around the house. It's pretty funny. While we're out, we let Reddick down so he can run a little bit here and there, but for the most part, we carry him. He's not big enough to be on a leash yet. WE LOVE THESE DOGGIES!

Woah. . . Slacker

Sorry... I slacked off there for a couple weeks... Anyway, not much new in our lives right now. Will heard from his Dad a couple weeks ago. For those of you who don't know, Will's parents are in Egypt right now. They are teachers and for the last 5 or so years, they have been teaching abroad. When Will and I first met, his parents were in Kuwait. They have 2-year contracts, but have the summer off, just like in the U.S. So, they come home in the summer. For the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, they decided to accept jobs in Cairo, Egypt. A.W.E.S.O.M.E. They've traveled there before.. I on the other hand, have NEVER been out of the country. Will and I really want to go to Egypt before his parents come home in June. We REALLY want to get married this summer. .

Little Cecil is getting big. He is so stinkin' cute. He has the best personality. I've always said that Dachshunds have the funniest quirks. He does so many little things, it's hard to write them all down or even know where to start. The funny thing is, it's like he my baby. I'm sure when I have kids, I will be even worse. . . haha. I miss him so much during the day, and I know it's different with a doggie, because they have to stay home by themselves during the day, but it's still hard. He needs a friend. (hint hint)

Porter is getting big too. He turned 7 in January. Will and I had him for his birthday, and we asked him what he wanted to do, so we took him to Nicklecade, went and saw the movie- Marley and Me, he also had a friend sleepover that night. It was a lot of fun for him. We had a good day. The older he gets, the funnier he gets. He is so funny sometimes. The wierdest things come out of that kids mouth. He is a really good artist too, loves to draw.

We had Kelsey (Will's sister) come down a few weeks ago. She and Cali (her daughter) had tickets to go see the Draper Temple and walk through it. They went with some friends of Kelsey's friends that she knows down here in Salt Lake. We watched Cole for her while they went. Before her and Cali left, we had a really good dinner. It was fun to have them over and spend time together. We need to do that stuff more often..

Anyway, just wanted to catch everyone up a little, and let ya'll know we're still alive... I'll write more soon, and post more pics (I haven't downloaded the ones off the camera yet..)

Happy New Year!

Another year, come and gone.... Last year went by so fast! I promised pictures from our 6th Annual Luau, so here they are...


For New Years, my Mom invited Will and I out to play some games, and hang out. My Aunt Kiwi (my Mom's little sister) came out too. Ev and Nina had gone over to her parents house, but came home around 10:00. Just in time to play a game. We stayed till about 1:00, then we were ready for bed. WAY past my bed time! Kale and Britt were at a friends house for a party, so they didn't come over. We had Cecil with us, so there were 5 dogs at my Mom's. They are all so cute, I just LOVE them! Porter was with his Mom for New Years. (I'll have to post the pics from New Years, next time.. I don't have them on my computer yet...)

*~ChRiStMaS~*

We had a good time spending it with my family. We went out to Kale & Britt's on Christmas Eve to play some games and have some snacks. Tiffany had asked if Po could go with her to her parents house on Christmas Eve, to open gifts and stuff, so Will let him go with her for a few hours while we were out at Kale's. Brittany's Mom came over and so did ours, to play games. We had a good time. Christmas morning, after opening presents, we went back out to Kale's for breakfast around 10:00. We do it every year. Kale and Britt make breakfast for everyone and we open gifts. We stayed till about 3:30, then headed home.
This is a pic of me and my Mom, Christmas Eve. This is my Mom, Britt, and her Mom, Christmas Eve.This is Kale and Britt, Christmas Eve. Here's a pic of Kale, Britt, Nina, Ev, and Mom. We were playing games... (Christmas Morning)
Here's Po playing with his Nerf gun that Kale & Britt got him for Christmas. He was playing army...
Will took a nap after breakfast...
Cecil loves his Aunt Brittany... He loves to be cuddled.
We took Cecil with us out to their house Christmas Eve, and Christmas day. Kale and Britt's dog, Charlie, doesn't like Cecil. Every time Cecil even walks past him, he just growls and shows his teeth. He's never launched or tried to nip at Cecil, I think he's all bark. It's almost like he's an old man that just doesn't want to be bothered. And little Cecil just wants to play... It's pretty funny.
He looks psycho in this picture, but he really is a sweet dog. He just doesn't know what to think about lil' Cecil...
After we left, Po needed to go with his Mom, so she came and got him around 5:00. All in all, it was a good Christmas. Po got spoiled by everyone.
Porter had a present for Cecil, and wanted to give it to him early. He ended up giving it to him on the 23rd. It was so cute. Po was so excited to have a present for Cecil.
Will and I went to our Annual Christmas Luau on the 20th, and I have a bunch of pics to post from that. Here's a preview... Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!!