Life of the Fletcher's

Family Picture

2009-11-21T10:49:00.000-08:00

Halloween

2009-11-01T11:01:00.000-08:00

Mexico Cruise

2009-10-30T10:51:00.000-07:00

To celebrate our 4th Anniversary we took a 7 day cruise down to Mexico. Our friend Chris joined us.

Hawaii

2009-07-23T10:50:00.000-07:00

We spent almost a week in Hawaii in July. Christopher had his first plane ride and did wonderful.

Swimming with Mommy in the pool.

Swimming with Daddy in the ocean.

Christopher at 3 months.

2009-07-08T10:43:00.000-07:00

Christophers First River Trip

2009-05-29T11:56:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was Christophers first river trip. He did excellent, even with his life jacket on.

The three of us sitting on the balancony watching the boats on the river.

Mommy and Christopher in the boat.

Christopher keeping cool.

Chistopher just hanging out and enjoying the day on the lake.
At the London Bridge.

3 Weeks Old

2009-04-29T14:24:00.000-07:00

Wow time flies, today Christopher is 3 weeks old. It seems like he was just born yesterday. And I am sure time will keep flying and still feel like he was born yesterday. Christopher and Mom are doing great. We went for his 2 week check up last week and he is doing great. Mom went for her checkup on Monday and is healing very well. We have both been very busy with doctor appts, trying to stay up on sleep and feedings every 3 hours. Last night he went 4 hours in between feeding which was nice for us. Hopefully we get some more of those nights.

We are home!!!

2009-04-18T21:44:00.001-07:00

We arrived home Monday from the hospital and it has been a week of adjusting to our new life. We are glad to be home and spend time with Christopher and learn to sleep according to his schedule. It is so awesome to see the changes he has each and every day. We really look forward to creating many memories with Christopher in the days, weeks, and years to come.

He's Here!!!

2009-04-08T18:14:00.000-07:00

7:51am
6 lb 9 oz
20 inches
Will update you all soon. Thanks for your prayers & support.

Christopher Hayden's Room

2009-04-07T13:49:00.001-07:00

Final Touch

2009-03-28T19:15:00.000-07:00

Since we have picked out Christophers name we have been wanting to buy something with his name it. Jen found these really neat surfboards that had letters on them but since we picked a name with so many letters it was going to be really expensive to do his entire name. It would have cost more then the stoller we wanted and we decided it was best to buy the stoller instead of the letters. Then last week, Grant found out that a friend makes these pictures with names in it. We had her make us one and it came out great. We just got it today and it puts the final touch on Christophers room. She did an awesome job.

Once we get this up, pictures of his completed room will be up.

Christophers Room

2009-03-19T21:00:00.001-07:00

Well, last night we worked our butts off and completed Christophers room. Here is a sneak preview. We are still waiting for the artwork for the walls which we pick up this weekend. Once we get those up, we will post pictures of his entire room.

In Process

2009-03-10T20:05:00.001-07:00

We are in the middle of our kitchen remodel. Almost there..we are going to make our goal of completeing before Christopher arrives.

Doing Dishes

2009-03-10T20:02:00.001-07:00

Since mom is tired these days, we have taught Baylie to do dishes.

Final Stretch!!!

2009-01-24T10:57:00.001-08:00

Jen is finally in her 3rd trimester...12 weeks to go and we get to meet our son. We are slowly getting ready. We have purchased our bedding, ordered the furniture and Jen has already started his wardrobe. We can't wait to start getting his room ready.

The last ultrasound which was about a week ago he weighed 2.3 lbs. We have another doctors appt next week and an ultrasound the following week.

We have also been trying to get things done around the house before he comes. We have cleaned the garage out and will start remodeling our kitchen (new cabinets, counters and lighting) in the next few weeks. Hopefully everything goes smooth and its complete before April.

2009 Is Here!!

2009-01-07T17:25:00.000-08:00

It's crazy to think its already 7 days into the New Year, 2009. We spent New Years Eve bringing in 2009 at our close friend's family's house, The Yeos. We participated in a Murder Mystery Dinner- The Wallstreet Scandal. We had such a good time playing the part of Wirth Les Bonds and Cassandra Antell.

For the weekend, we spent some time at Ocotillo Wells with the Cosebooms. Nick and I had a great time chasing each other in our buggies, unfortunately, the girls had to "nest" at camp as they are both carrying child. The weather was great other than a lot of wind each evening.

Jen is doing good with the pregnancy, we are currently at 25 weeks. We have another Doctors appointment this week and ultrasound in a week and a half. It has been an amazing journey so far, we are looking forward to meeting our little one in April. That's it for now- Talk with you soon.

Our House is Expanding by Two Feet!!

2008-12-01T12:52:00.000-08:00

We are excited to announce that we are expecting a baby boy this coming April! Everything has been going great so far for Jen and our baby. Jen finds new ways to sleep comfortably every night as we count down each week. We also pray that God continues to guide us through this pregnancy. We will keep you posted on the happenings and latest news! Talk with you soon!

FINALLY!!!

2008-11-09T16:52:00.000-08:00

I finally got some pictures off my camera of our vacation to Costa Rica.

Hope you all enjoy.

We're Back

2008-10-17T15:45:00.000-07:00

We are back from our great vacation in Costa Rica. Its has been a busy last few days trying to get back into the swing of things (back to reality). We will post picture as soon as we get them off our camara.

2 Days and Counting

2008-10-01T20:07:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to be leaving for Costa Rica this Friday night! We will definitely post some pictures when we return. Also, we are settled in our house and have planned a house warming/ blessing party. Check your email for information, if you don't have the invite, let us know. Talk with you soon!!!

6 Weeks Until......

2008-08-22T14:06:00.001-07:00

We leave for COSTA RICA. We are so excited to go and get away for 10 days. We have had a hectic summer and are ready for our yearly vacation.

Moving

2008-08-12T14:54:00.000-07:00

The past week has been a busy week for us. We received our keys to our new place on Aug 5th. Since then Grant and his mom have been hard at work painting, cleaning and installing appliances and tv's. Over the weekend we were finally able to move our stuff over with help from friends and family, thank you to you all who helped!!! Jen has been slowly putting away things trying to make our home look like home. Later this week we will post some pictures of our new home.

ALMOST THERE!!!

2008-07-25T10:47:00.001-07:00

We have about a week and half until we close escrow....we are so glad that it's almost over. It has been a very stressfull process with some twist and turns but we were able to get through it with God's help.

Our New Home

2008-07-05T19:59:00.000-07:00

We finally found a home located in Foothill Ranch. We go into escrow on Monday and we are so glad that our 3 1/2 months of home searching has come to an end.

Baby's New Haircut

2008-06-02T19:49:00.000-07:00

Jen's brother came to visit and decided to give Baby a haircut. Jen was getting tired of the cat hair around the house and her brother told her he can fix it. This is the end result.

Homes, Homes, Homes...

2008-05-19T21:34:00.000-07:00

We have looked at nearly 16 places. It is so draining looking at these places, last week on Wednesday we looked at 5 properties after a full days work, its like we were on a marathon looking at places. Everyone says its the time to buy, yet this market is really hard to make offers in. Many of these places are short sales or bank owned. Many of the bank owned properties also require you to have a pre-approval with the bank that owns the property. Its not the typical market thats for sure. All in all we're creating memories looking at these places. Other than that, life is going well. we do have an offer out there for a place in Foothill Ranch, we'll see what happens, It's in His hands. Tomorrow...Probably more houses to look at, if not tomorrow, definately Wednesday.

Time for an Update

2008-05-05T12:43:00.000-07:00

Well like I said at the beginning, wasn't sure how often this would get update. Heres a quick update: Jen and I both are busy at work. When we're not at work, we are combing the internet (via MLS and a home scouting program) to find a first home to purchase- what an experience. Up until last night, every place we looked at went into escrow just before or right after viewing the property. We have two canidates right now, with a couple more to view on this Wednesday. Anyhow, we're staying busy and enjoying life the best we can!

We miss Bora Bora!!!

2007-10-18T10:51:00.000-07:00

Well we're back from our trip to Bora Bora and man do we miss it. Here are just a few of our pictures from our trip- enjoy!

Its been almost a month...

2007-10-02T16:01:00.000-07:00

Well I guess I went nearly a month before posting an update. Well Jen and I are off to Bora Bora this Friday for a week to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. We are staying at Club Med. I am really looking forward to being away as I have been hard at work for a while now. I will post pictures sometime after we get back.

Other than that, nothing else major is going on at the Fletcher’s. Go to work, hang out at home, and then have something planned for the weekend. Hope all is well with you.

- Grant

Lets see how this works...

2007-09-11T14:42:00.000-07:00

I have been meaning to find a way to communicate with family and friend the latest happenings with Jen and I. I guess we'll see how this works and how long I go in between posting messages. I will try and post more later tonight...