Saturday, October 25, 2008

Arctic Thunderbirds Airshow

Porter and Bridger had a fun time at the airshow! They wanted to take the hummer home. Some of the airplanes were unbelievably huge!













Bridger has wanted to be a helicopter pilot ever since he two and called it a "heli-top-top-top-topper." He still hasn't changed his mind. We'll see.






Prince William Sound - College Fjord

We went camping with the Rice's in the Prince William Sound. We had eight little kids (two of them were small babies!) in the wilderness, with no communcation or transportation. We were either the bravest, most adventurous people, or the stupidest! In all fairness, we could have probably tried to wave down a ship. All in all we had a great time with some fun memories.
There was a seagull nest next to the latrine. I never knew seagulls could be so violent! Craig, Cali, and Robin all got pooped on. The kids all got dive bombed over and over. We finally learned to put a stick in the air, and then they would dive bomb the stick (the highest point) instead of us.
A little game of baseball on the fourth of July.


Our lefty makes the pitch!



Two sunburned, worn out kids.





Our campsite





Just ahead to the right is the mouth of the Coghill river where my dad went fishing and stopped counting after catching over 82 salmon.




Bear in camp!! Quick feed him some bacon!









Some of the local yocals.





Thursday, October 23, 2008

Out came the sun.....


And dried up all the rain, and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Molly loves this little song and likes the sun part the best as you can see in the photo!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Molly's Blessing - Porter's Confirmation

- Mr. GQ -

Notice our church is made out of logs?? Oh, and it's May, see the nice little snow pile under the eaves?


A special day, for two kids!


And here's the whole fam.





Monday, October 20, 2008

Porter's Baptism

Porter got baptized in Prator Lake in May, 2008. It was a beautiful day, but the lake was cold! He had to be baptized twice because his elbow came up the first time. He was quite a trooper. We then went back to the Rice's house for talks and treats. He got confirmed the next day at church.






Bridger being the usual mountain lion he seems to think he is.




Prator Lake











26 Glacier Cruise

May 2008 - We took a 26 glacier cruise out of Whittier with Grandma Patterson and Grandma and Grandpa Fletcher when they were up for Porter's baptism and Molly's blessing. We loved it even though it was a rainy, foggy day and we could hardly see the 26 glaciers. We got to see the marine wildlife instead, a whale, tons of otters, seals, and a rookery of birds. I personally like that better anyway, since we see glaciers all the time.


Rachel looking sassy!


Molly was oblivious, the rocking of the boat pretty much kept her happy.



Here's Grandma Patterson




And Grandma Fletcher (I think Grandpa Fletcher was outside)





Two cheesy boys as we were pulling into the harbor. They along with Rachel were proud new owners of stuffed sea otters. They STILL love stuffed animals.






Saturday, October 18, 2008

Hawaii Trip 2008

Here's Molly in front of the Laie Temple. I love this temple, it reminds me of a Nephite building. Molly seems particularly unimpressed.

Here's Craig wearing his Boise State colored Hawaii hat. These trees are so cool. I don't the name, but they're my favorite! We Alaskans definetly looked like tourists with our glowing skin!

Here's a picture of more hats. Chinaman's Hat and Molly's hat. Poor Molly, we managed to keep her mostly sunburn free in Hawaii, and then fried her poor little face on a cloudy day in the Prince William Sound.


Thursday, October 16, 2008

Pinewood Derby

As I said, I'm doing some catch up posting! Porter had a blast at the Pinewood derby. He kept saying that he just really wanted to win. So I talked to him about how it's more important to have fun etc. etc. Anyway, he was absolutely shocked when he really did win first place for the wolves. This is him packing off with his trophy.
Here's Molly ready for some racing action.


Rachel had fun doing crafts and watching movies during the pinewood derby.


Landon, Branson and Bridger were Porter's fan club. All three of them will be racing against him this year though, so he's on his own!



Here's Porter realizing that his car was first!

Porter becomes a cubby!



Here's our cub scout! This picture was taken on his birthday, March 29, 2008.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Great 8 tag -

Well, let's see if I can come up with 8 of each thing. Things are going well for the Fletcher household. I'm going to print my blog at the end of each year and use it for part of a scrapbook, so I'll probably start posting some older stuff from this last summer. I'm making movies for the other part. It's easy for us non-scrapbooky types. So, bear with with me.

8 Favorite TV Shows....
1. The Biggest Loser (can be hazardous to your health, I seem to gain weight every time I watch it!)
2. The office
3. Chuck
4. The Apprentice, but it's not on anymore.
5. Cheaters :)
6. Definetly not PBS Kids
7. Nothing with a feminazi talk show host.
8. Maybe if I had cable I could have 8 favorite TV shows.

8 Favorite Places to eat.....
1. Anywhere with live music
2. Local deli/coffee house
3. Applebee's
4. Olive Garden
5. Robin or Shaunna's house
6. Papa Murphy's
7. Outback or any steakhouse
8. Dead man's dinner at the church

8 Things I did yesterday.....
1. Got out of bed
2. Karate
3. Fed Molly
4. Changed Molly
5. Fed Molly
6. Found Molly's first tooth!
7. Interviewed at the school to be a sub.
8. Bicycled 5 miles.

8 things I look forward to.....
1. A nap
2. Spring (pathetic I realize)
3. Getting out of this apartment.
4. Planting a garden someday
5. Having fun with the family
6. Finishing up my year supply (I've had to be creative in this place)
7. Graduating from college
8. And once again... getting out of this apartment.

8 favorite things about fall.....
1. Fall? What's that? We already have lots of snow.
2. Pumpkin bars
3. Absolutely gorgeous views of colorful leaves, snowcapped peaks, and evergreens. Wow - it's a good thing it only lasts two weeks or I would get in an auto accident from always looking around.
4. Back to school.
5. Appreciating summer
6. Fresh smell in the air
7. Fun Fall parties
8. The fact that it isn't quite winter yet.

8 things on my wishlist.....
1. My family to have great testimonies
2. A college degree
3. A free and clear house
4. To have a great memory (cognitive function, not nostalgia)
5. A chicken coop full of chickens (I'm turning into my mother!)
6. A trip to Hawaii or somewhere warm every winter
7. A trip to see all the family
8. A genie, for more wishes

I tag Jennifer, Lacy and Paula -