Creek Street

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Creek Street

The boys had two days off of school for parent teacher conference.

We ended up exploring Creek Street for the first time.

It was absolutely gorgeous.

The boys had a BLAST.

But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Thursday morning actually started with parent teacher conferences.

I learned that both teachers were very happy with the boys.

They have adapted to their new classes well and are both excelling in reading and math.

That afternoon we had fun making sugar cookies.

We used Krista's recipes and they turned out AMAZING!

They were more soft and light than we were used to.

I haven't decided if that was because of the different climate,

or if it was because I was running low on flour...

Friday was the day of our explorations.

We spent the morning at home just hanging out.

As per normal, Andrew came home for his lunch break.

We quickly signed our closing papers for selling the house in West Jordan.

Then we went to Wells Fargo to finish signing in front of a notary.

Afterwards we took the boys to McDonald's for lunch.

Andrew went back to work and the boys and I made an impromptu decision to go exploring.

Really, we were in search of the library.

Instead of finding the library, we ended up on Creek Street.

The boys were hilariously excited about the seagulls.

(Although they initially called them ducks.)

They had fun seeing how many they could count.

They saw almost twenty in just one spot.

After they moved on from the seagulls, they had fun running up and down the board walk.

We weren't in any hurry to leave, but we did find a map, still trying to figure out where the library was.

Some nice locals asked what we were looking for.

They explained that the library had changed locations.

And gave us directions to where we needed to go.

We opted to still spend several more minutes on Creek Street.

And we wandered over to see the boats too.

(Those pictures are at the beginning of this post.)

I loved seeing how much fun the boys were having.

They really didn't want to leave and I had to promise them that we would come back with Dad.

Ketchikan is famous for having TONS of totem polls.

But this is the first one we saw up close.

Finally we headed back out to continue our search for the library.

It was in an area that I hadn't been to before.

I LOVED the view we had from the parking lot.

As I mentioned, it is a new building.

It is a beautiful facility.

The library itself was much quieter than I am used to with Utah libraries.

We had to walk through the main part to get to the children's area.

They have a nice room, separated out for the kids.

Ammon and Peter were thrilled to learn that they already had library cards -

by virtue of being enrolled in school here.

The systems are all connected.

They happily checked out five books each and we headed home.

The library is 2.1 miles from our house.

We found a more direct route coming home than what we had taken to get there.

We went home just before 3:00 but headed back at 4:00 for a fun craft.

As we arrived, the lights started to flicker.

A minute later, the librarian came and announced that the power was out.

We needed to evacuate the building.

As it turned out, the power on the entire island (and the neighboring island) was out.

Fortunately, the grocery store ran on generators.

We were able to get cold cereal for dinner.

The power ended up being out for about an hour and a half.

It came back just as the sun was about to set.

We had a fun family evening and enjoyed having our power back on.

After such a long, hard summer with morning sickness, back issues, and moving plans,

I forgot how much fun I could have with my boys being home from school.

It was a great day and so good for me to get out and enjoy life with them.

(Although I think we'll all be happy to return to the normal schedule come Monday.)

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Family Proclamation

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.