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.

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.

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.

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.

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 -