Flinders and Jaime

Halloween and Clint Turns Three

2011-12-17T19:59:00.001-07:00

Clint was a lucky little boy and was able to go on Brody's pre-school field trip to the Pumpkin patch.

My mom and dad volunteered to chaperon the four year olds and Clint. By the look of Dad's face he might not have enjoyed it :).

Mom said it was so cute. The boys were told to pick their favorite pumpkin and then raise their hand for the lady to come around and give them their own pumpkin.

Halloween was very busy, but very fun for the boys.

Ryan was not allowed to wear a mask to school, so when he dressed into his scream costume he said, "Well, I guess I am just wearing a robe to school!"

It was fun, Abbie (Kitty) and Dominick (Wolf man) showed up at Grandma and Grandpa's at the same time Clint (Elmo) and Ryan (Scream) did.

The night was crazy driving to see my Grandma in Bountiful, Jason and Logan's mom and grandma in Syracuse (while Ryan and Clint Trick or Treated), Grandma and Grandpa Flinders in Clinton, and Mom and Dad in good Ole Morgan.

Mr. Clint Turns Three. My friend Kristin asked, "where did Clint's cheeks go?" I love it. He is a handsome, happy boy. I am so happy he is still Momma's boy and I don't plan on that changing any time soon! I love my little Clinty Bug!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love birthdays...all birthdays, mine, yours, every one's birthday!

For at least a week before I would wake Clint and tell him Happy Almost birthday. By the time his birthday came he told me, "stop it Momma, stop saying Clint Birthday!" We then gave him his birthday bike and he was addicted to the birthday celebrations!!! He ran around like Karl Malone talking in the first person..."it's Clint's birthday."

Fun Summer

2011-09-05T19:00:00.000-06:00

We love the Hogle Zoo

The Boys showing their pigs at the Fair

Ryan's first day of school. Big Ole' Third Grader

He wants to be a big boy, but does not want to go potty in the toilet!

Our Labor day project

Jason's Labor day Adventure

Oldies but goodies. My cousins Natalie, Jessica, and Callie

Scrapbooking my life

2011-07-12T19:55:00.000-06:00

Our boys are addicted to Baseball. Clint is no exception.

We have had fun playing in the backyard with Clint's Swimming Pool.

Ahhh, I love my three sets of flowers! What can I say, I have not felt well this month.

Fourth of July was fun this year hangin' in our backyard watching our small fireworks and with a perfect view of the county's fireworks!

Logan playing MacGyver!

Hookin' his fishing pole to his motorcycle to go fishing in the mountains.

Ryan and Clint playing around and being silly!

Oldies Pictures

My family along, long time ago!

Rich, Tony, and me being stupid.

I loved my shoelaces..I thought I was so old and mature! Make sure you look at Rich's shorts...awesome!

See I was girly...I danced, sang, and played piano...all decked out in my stylish costumes!

My teenage years...don't ya just love my 6th grade pic! Wow!

Sports were my life. I loved every bit of it.

My Junior and Senior year pictures.

My little girl pictures

My Family Scrapbooking

2011-07-03T13:06:00.002-06:00

I can't think of anything better than Brotherly Love!!! Ryan and Clint love playing together.

What do you think, does Clint have a little Flinders in him or what?

Clint is already a sharp shooter with perfect form (I might add).

You know I can't resist my dad's funny/terrible pictures...now Clint is taking after him. I had to Photoshop the pictures with both of their eyes open!

I love my two Tommy Boys!!!!

As hard as I try....my Flinders boys and my Flinders husband insist on turning Clint into a "Hick Redneck" !!!! They think it is awesome for Clint to ride the goats!!!

I have started to digitally redo my old scrapbook pages. It has been so fun to look through my old pictures.

I love this picture of my dad when he enlisted in the Air Force Reserves. He had to leave when mom was pregnant with Rich.

I have been blessed with the greatest grandparents. I love the picture of my Grandpa and Grandma Peterson on their 50th anniversary, but especially the picture of them sitting together on the chair.

My grandma died a couple days after my eighth birthday. In the hospital, grandma told my dad to tell me sorry that she ruined my birthday party. I've never forgotten the love she has for me, to think of me at that time in her passing of life. They were both amazing people.

We would go visit Grandpa Dick pretty much every evening, he was always sitting in his same chair in the kitchen. He loved to give us ice cream and money for candy. The best story I have of Grandpa...Tony was riding his bike and he was riding fast enough that he caught up to Grandpa driving. Grandpa looked over and saw Tony, laughed and then sped up. He was a hard worker who farmed his whole life.

I love these pictures of my dad, his parents, and his Grandparents. I did not know any of my

Great Grandparents (on my dad's side), but have heard great stories of Great Grandpa Lee. My dad loved playing like he was "Roy Rogers" with Grandpa Lee. Grandpa would call out, "here comes Roy Rogers with his black jack ass" and Dad would come out a buckin' and a hollerin'. I also love the picture to show how tall Grandpa Lee must have been because my Grandpa Dick was over 6 feet tall.

These pictures have always been special to me because my Grandpa died in a tractor accident up in our mountains when I was only 11 months old. My Grandma and Grandpa Rose were high school sweethearts. Grandma and Grandpa married right out of high school and he left for the war shortly after they married. He fought in the war and was a HERO.

My Grandpa was famous for having a piece of each kind of pie. It has always made me wonder why he would survive the war, a inner ear tumor, to die in a horrible accident on 7-7-77 at such a young age. The mysteries of life, I guess. I know many people respected my grandpa and the whole town mourned when he died.
I loved having sleep overs with my Grandma Rose. We would sing together and go on walks and play Family Feud. She put herself through college and graduated from Weber State. The night of her graduation we drove home and the "M" was lit, she told me it was for Marjorie!!! She later married Grandpa Lee and they moved to Denver. They would let me go stay with them and we would swim and go to dinner theaters. She has always supported me and encouraged me to be happy and make the right choices in life.

Family Happenings

2011-06-13T19:15:00.001-06:00

Ryan has been having so much fun with scouts! He especially loved making his Pine Wood Derby car with Flinders.

Ry was so excited all of the boys voted and his car won "Most Awesome". He thought that was better than even being the fastest car.

Buckin', Kickin', and Ropin'.

Our Little Cowboy!

Ryan's Second Grade Class with Mrs. Roundy.
She is Ryan's favorite teacher. She is so patient and has helped him do very well this year.

Fancy is preggers with "Baby Puppies" as Clint calls them.

Eight little black puppies from our sweet, little Yellow Lab.

A couple months to catch up on

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My mom e-mailed us and said she finally found someone to wear her knitted hats...too bad he wanted to wear them all at once! Love this little fart and his big ole' cheeser!

This was the first year Ryan and Brayden could play basketball. I was a proud mom when Ryan fouled a couple times...go little Barkley! The middle picture is the best, he was in the middle of the game. He saw me taking the picture so he stopped and posed for me. (I apparently take a few pictures).

They played really well and only lost one game. Good job, guys!

Can you say "Ouch"? I told the lady I want my eyeliner thick, like hooker thick...oops! I was bruised and swollen for over a week (Yo, Adrian!) My mom saw me the next morning and had zero sympathy, she just said "do you think it will fade"? I said who gives a shit about it fading, do you think the swelling and bruising will go down?

Notice my eyes being dilated at different sizes.

Jason got his wisdom teeth out. The surgery was really something. Jason and I could hear the cracking and smell the saw...it was actually quite barbaric. He was a trooper though and went back to school the next day. Silly kid, I would have taken a couple days off.

This is what Jason looks like a little high!

Junior Prom

Jason took his girlfriend Mariah Remund. They went to a movie during the day and the dance and dinner was at Eccles in Ogden.

Our Third Anniversary

2011-01-30T08:17:00.008-07:00

Flinders and I flew to Cancun to celebrate Our Third Anniversary. We feel so lucky to have a getaway to the warm weather and have a relaxing time away from all the stress in life.

We woke up on Monday at 2:00 AM, let me repeat at TWO in the Morning, as in TWO HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. We arrived at our Check-in desk at 4:00 (the three hours they recommend before an international flight) only to find out that they don't open until 5:30.

We intentionally packed our One big bag, jammed pack so we wouldn't have to have a carry on to worry about, I didn't even bring a purse...it was brilliant. Until, at Check-in they charge us to check our big bag and it is 15 pounds over weight. We had to take out our 2 winter coats our jackets, I threw away a pair of shoes, etc. We ended up carrying all sorts of nonsense all around.

Tomas Martinez drove us to the Grand Palladium White Sand Resort in a gated community. It was the Rittziest Lobby I have ever seen. The Bellboy took us to our Suite. We had a perfect oceanview right out of our own personal veranda.

The resort had a ferry and a train that would take you throughout the resort. The Grand Palladium was enormous. It was so big that we couldn't find the other Lobby with the 9:00 Theater. We decided to get on the train and it would take us right to it. We board, tell the man that we wanted the Colonial Theater. We ride for quite a while and finally he stops at the Lobby. We get out and we are at our White Sand Lobby, it was hilarious.

The next day, we found the Colonial lobby (we walked). We decided to take the train back to our White Sand Lobby. We got on the train, it went and stopped at one stop, then the next stop was our Lobby. We got off and realized he let us back off at the damn Colonial Lobby! We gave up on the train at that point!

Flinders thinks the Lobby looks like something out of a Harry Potter movie, he told me at least a thousand times :)

The beach was amazing. Beautiful and clean. Drinks, guacamole, sandwiches, anything you wanted constantly.

We were allowed the experience of seeing One Topless Lady (lady, used very loosely), Eight Speedos (Two were son and father, quite an experience), One Mexican Midget (my trip was perfect at that point), Four Iguanas, Five Raccoons, Three Huge Varmints (we have no idea what they were).

Flinders, of course got sunburned. I told him after that he really should have put on sunscreen like I did...ha ha, I'm smarter!

Enjoying the night and all of the lights. The pictures do not even come close to how beautiful the resort is.

We decided we may not be the best world travelers, but dang we just kept laughing and had so much fun.

I love My Flinders, I love that he doesn't let me get too serious. I have loved my life with him more than I could ever dream.

Holiday Stories

2011-01-28T14:06:00.007-07:00

We had a great holiday season.

We had our Christmas Eve Breakfast this year up in the loft of to the famous Chicken Inn.

We spent Christmas Eve night partying with our Peterson family. When my Grandpa and Grandma Peterson were alive our tradition was a big, huge Christmas Eve Party. Still to this day I get more excited for Christmas Eve than for anything else...yes, even more than the gifts....well, maybe not.

Some of the grand kids shared their talents, Ryan told a great joke (of course). My brilliant and talented niece Bekah finished up the talent by playing piano for all us in the front room. When all of a sudden out of nowhere...Santa came through the door. The kids were shocked with joy! (So was I, but he didn't even call my name and I really wanted to sit on the Jolly Ole' Fat Man's Lap.)

Ryan had a discussion with Santa. (see bottom right) Ryan wanted to see his Reindeer. Santa told him he drove here and didn't ride the reindeer. Ryan was disgusted. Santa tried to smooth it over, but it was no use...Ryan had checked out of the conversation.

Grandma and Grandpa Peterson and all their Grand kids.

Santa with our boys.

Ryan, Momma and Clint, Logan, and Jason.

Santa with my Nieces.
Bekah, Rachel, and Lizzy.

Santa with my Nephews.

Jeremiah, Josh, Brody, Brayden, Jake.

Christmas Morning, there was a near beating of my children. I couldn't sleep, I was too excited. But my damn kids, No, they wanted to just keep sleeping. I had to wake every single person up to see if Santa came. What is it with kids?!!?

Presents!!!! Wahooo!!!

Christmas Day, we went to Sue and Eldon's for Turkey, Ham, and the very best stuffing in the whole entire world!!! We had a blast and the kids got spoiled by their Grandparents and Uncles and Aunts!

Family Pictures

2010-12-23T10:54:00.004-07:00

Here are our family pictures that my friend Jill took of us, thanks Jill!

Guess Who Turned Two

2010-12-22T12:29:00.002-07:00

Happy Second Birthday Clint!!!

Clint loved his SpongeBob cake.

I don't know what his wish was, but mine is that the Terrible Two's miss us!!!

Clint and Abby celebrate the big day.

The crib is gone and here comes the Big Boy Bed.

Halloween

2010-11-28T17:00:00.000-07:00

Halloween 2010

Clint was a Fisherman. Ryan was Wolf Boy. Logan was a Redneck.

AND, Jason was a...

...Jason was a Working Girl!!!

We are so proud with everything he has accomplished!

Trick Or Treat'n Grandma Flinders!!!

Camping up Monte

2010-11-28T16:57:00.000-07:00

One last camping trip before the cold weather hits us!!!

Flinders and I ran away from home and enjoyed his family's property up in Monte.

Mommy and Baby Snuggle Time

2010-10-18T19:56:00.001-06:00

..looking back at when my baby boy was so sweet

AND QUIET!!!!

Our Pics

2010-10-10T16:23:00.006-06:00

Scrapbooking Fun of the Summer

2010-09-11T20:10:00.004-06:00

Clinty bug and his Momma!

Man I love this little stinker!!!

What's summer without a water fight with your cousins?
I love living so close to family when I get to see the kids have so much fun together!

Man I love this little stinker!!!

Logan and my nephew Jake had a ball at scout camp this year.
Man I love this little stinker!!!

Jason at the Morgan County Fair with his hog "Bacon".

Jase did really well raising and showing Bacon.

Grandma and Grandpa Flinders bought Bacon and helped Jason a ton.

Man I love this stinker!

We bought Clint his cowboy hat and boots for school clothes. The little fart won't take them off!!! He loves being a big cowboy!
Have I mentioned I love this little stinker?

Jackson Hole Trip

2010-09-11T17:35:00.005-06:00

We had such a fun family vacation this summer to Jackson Hole.

River rafting was a blast. At one part of the river Jason, Ryan, and Logan were in the front row...we hit a big rapid and Ryan and Logan went flying. Logan fell backward and Ryan flew into the air and luckily Jason grabbed him.

LITTLE MAN ALMOST OVERBOARD!!!

We had so much fun.

What's Jackson Hole without the good ole BarJ Ranch!???!

Flinders has never been so I was excited for him to see the show. They were hilarious as always and we loved the music. AND the steak was awesome!!!

Camping and Fishing in the Uintah's

2010-07-27T20:23:00.006-06:00

We had a great trip with Flinders' parents to Marsh Lake. Flinders has been going there since he was a small boy. My life with Flinders has taught me a great secret...vacation on the weekdays and avoid all the CROWDS!!! It was awesome we were there Monday thru Friday and we basically had half the campground to ourselves. The boys had the freedom to explore and enjoy the outdoors. The big guys were able to hike and fish the river/stream. We all relaxed and loved it.

I came home to a package from Best Buy for my upcoming birthday...sorry Aunt Marilyn, I was already allowed to open it! (I know it drives you crazy that my mom and I can't wait for surprises!) It was Photo shop Elements...so I have been having a blast digitally scrapbooking!!!

So here are my first digital scrapbooking attempts: (BTW: Clint was not in the original picture with Flinders and the boys, I photo shopped him in! I hope you couldn't tell until I told you)

This page is fun because it was each person's favorite thing they enjoyed. Jason driving the truck...can you believe he has his learner's permit? Ryan playing puzzles with Grandma, chasing Clint, and being with Grandpa. Logan fishing the stream with the "men". I loved laying in the hammock while Clint took a nap in my arms. Clint playing with all the sticks and twigs and just plain getting dirty. And Flinders just making faces and making us laugh.

The whole gang.Fishing the Lake. Marsh Lake.

(You're supposed to say it like..."Bond. James Bond." So say it again and do it right this time.)
Clinty Bug loving the bugs and sticks!

I loved my week without worries. Eldon said to me at the end of our trip, "I hope you weren't bored." No way!

I would live like that if I could, Live with no worries, no work, no alarm clocks...NO MONEY :(

Well it was a great time away!

I love Flinders with every bit of my heart. He is the funniest person I have ever known!
I love his photo shoot!

Clint Playing With Grandma and Grandpa

2010-06-12T18:53:00.005-06:00

Clint had a lot of fun playing at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Basketball time!!!
Clint has a perfect little Jump Shot!

Clint is definitely a "Tommy Boy"!!!
I didn't realize that just because I named Clint after my dad, that he would look like my dad!!! (I would have thought it through a little more!!!)

Clint Thomas and the Original Tom "Hey, I'm a year and a half old!!!"
"CHEESE!!!"

Clint's a happy boy snuggling with Grandma.

He's such a great piano player and he knows it, too.

Sweet Little Clinty Bug!

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Proof that he's not always happy as hell...like his Mommy!!!

Daddy put him in time out and made him fold his arms...what a sad little boy!

Momma's Home, YAHOO!!!...and...Clinty is wearing Daddy's boots!!!Is he really happy or does he smell something bad??? Who knows! But that's my baby and I love him!!!!

Camping Season is Finally Here!!!

2010-06-05T20:09:00.007-06:00

Flinders and me loving the Spring time and our mountains!!!

It was a great weekend catching up with family, four-wheeling, and being lazy. My boys laying back and taking it easy.Playing on our old toys at the cabin. My Grandpa made them at least over 35 years ago.
Always excited for Grandpa's Teeter Totter.

Ryan and I make sure to always ride for a bit. It was especially neat this time with Clint being old enough to join in the fun.

Riding the Range.
We're happy even if our faces don't show it!
My Paps opening the gate.

(Don't feel bad for him, he didn't get all of the gates!)Of Course...a Basketball scrimmage, even camping...we are Petersons after all!!!
Logan is growing up so fast.

He mastered the motorcycle this weekend. He had a blast and rode really well!

Jason's Big News

2010-06-05T20:01:00.002-06:00

Jase is so proud of his new heap!!! He takes naps in it and everything. It makes me remember how much I loved my "Blue Beast". Congrats, Jason (I hope we can fix it up a bit)!!!

Last day of school...wow, what an outfit!!!!

House Full of Bald Boys!!!

2010-06-05T19:32:00.003-06:00

We gave the annual summertime haircut!!! All four of the boys decided they wanted all their hair gone! What have we done??! Dad having some fun giving Beavis the Famous Mohawk?

What do you think...Maybe not for him???!
That's crap load of hair!

Jazz Playoffs

2010-05-16T20:09:00.003-06:00

Waiting for the Jazz game to begin!!!

One of the perks of working at America First is being able to buy box office tickets for the Jazz games. Mom and Dad treated us to a fun night for the Playoff game.
We all had a lot of fun and enjoyed leaving all the kids home for the big night out!!!

Mother's Day

2010-05-16T19:52:00.003-06:00

Ryan and his gift he made for me.

Me and half of my boys!

Pocatello Races

2010-05-16T19:34:00.004-06:00

Our family get-a-way to the races in Pocatello!!! We had a lot of fun going to the horse races, eating a great steak dinner, watching a good movie, and just having fun together.

We love the races and making big money. Jason and Logan won $6.00 each at the races. Logan and I won $2.00 and Ryan won $4.00 at the lottery. Oh yeah, it was a lucky weekend!
Grandma and Clint ran around the arena most of the time.

Clint loves his cowboy clothes and his big green tractor.
This picture reminds Flinders of the "Godfather" when they find the horse head in the bed!!! I love Flinders and his funny thoughts. Clint and his favorite things: his blanket, his stick horse, and my blanket.

My Men, The Great Hunters

2010-05-16T18:57:00.007-06:00

Jason and Flinders prepping and posing for the turkey hunt! I told them to smile for the camera, and what do the smart asses do? They both instinctively turn and look to the distance for their infamous pose!!!
Then I peer pressured them into a good picture. They wouldn't hug, but I still kind of got my way!

I was glad Flinders could draw out for the Turkey hunt. He spends so much time doing everything for us!! It always feels good to take a break and do something you enjoy doing for yourself. They didn't see any Turkeys, but they had a good time. They have a full month so they can try again and again.

St. George Horse Races Trip

2010-04-09T22:07:00.004-06:00

We had such a fun time driving down to St. George for my uncle's horse to race. It was really nice Spring weather and we needed to get away.

My dad had a fun game, and we all bet .50 to each race. Jase kicked our butts and won $18.00 bucks. Flinders, Nicole, Tony, Dad and I all won $3.00 each. So we lost big!!! :)

My camo Boys! Man, I love em!

I have no idea what Clint is doing with this look lately! It is so funny to me. I can't tell if he is disgusted with something or he smells something bad, but he may have trouble getting a girlfriend if he doesn't grow out of that one!!!!

Logan Has One Year Left Til He's a Teenager!!!

2010-04-09T21:51:00.004-06:00

Logan celebrated his 12th birthday on April 7th!!!

He received some nice clothes and he got a PS3. He is a happy boy!

Our handsome son! Clint loves his cousin Abbi. They had a lot of fun playing and chasing each other.

Cousin's Playtime

2010-04-09T21:38:00.003-06:00

We had a lot of fun playing with my nephew Brody. Clint and Brody play together every day at day care, but i don't get to babysit him very much so we had fun.

Clint has always hated his train fort. If we put him in it he would just cry and hurry out. This time he saw that Brode loved it so Clint loved it...it was so funny to see the difference.
"Clinty, What is all around you???"

Ryan Big Ole Seven Year Old

2010-04-09T21:14:00.005-06:00

My Ryan had his Seventh birthday on March 19th. We had his family birthday party on the 19th. He got so many great presents and we all had a lot of fun.

On Saturday, Ryan and his best friend Trace went to Chucky Cheese with my parents, Clint, and me. This is a picture of Ryan picking up Trace for the big day.
The boys had a blast and dad and I had fun competing with the basketball game.

This picture was the one time that Ryan played basketball, we had to make him play it. He only wanted to play the hunting game. I looked over at him with the hunting game and two 40 year old men were waiting in line for at least 20 minutes. He would not have ever stopped if I wouldn't have made him. Funny kids.

Clint loved the rides and the basketball and baseball.
He was happy, but a little unsure of the rides at first.

Toddler versus Cement...Cement Always Wins!!!

2010-04-09T20:50:00.004-06:00

The joy of a toddler chasing after his basketball on the cement.

Clint was having so much fun playing with his basketball out on our driveway. I was a proud Mommy, he loved good ole basketball. When out of no where the ball started rolling away. He ran after it, still so happy. His little feet were going so fast and then bam, he stumbled and went face first straight into the cement. He didn't even have time to put his hands out to catch him. Poor little Clint didn't stand a chance.

It has also been funny to watch him stumble around on the grass. Luckily, he doesn't face plant as he did on the cement. It is going to be a long summer!

He may have a deformity, but he is still so damn cute!

Brother Time with Ryan and Clint.

Flinders is a Grandpa!!!

2010-03-05T08:00:00.000-07:00

We are happy to announce the birth of Flinders' little grandbabies.

Jezebel and Buckshot had goats!

She had two girls and one boy and they are tiny.

The boy didn't make it through the first night, but the girls are so cute and getting strong fast.
We have named them Oreo and Alice Flinders.

Jezebel has been a good mom. She whines and makes noises that I have never heard before. It drives her crazy when Oreo wanders away from her.

I took Clint into the pen to pet the babies and Jez kept making a noise at him. I made sure to be in the middle of the two of them. I kept telling her, "If you don't hurt my kid, I won't hurt yours". It is interesting how quickly we learn that as mothers it is our job to protect our own babies.
The kids checking on the kids.

We love Spring!!! Yeah, I know there's a lot of snow, but we have Spring Fever!!!!!

Vegas Celebration

2010-01-25T12:22:00.008-07:00

Celebrating two great years of marriage with a weekend in Vegas!!!

The lady taking our picture for our crystal cube, kept asking," Do you want me to take another picture?" Flinders would say, "No, I like it, let's order it." She would offer again to take another picture. After about three times, I finally asked, "Don't you think we look good or what, because that's as good as it gets?"

Eating dinner before our show Zumanity on Saturday night.
We were happy at this point because we still had money left...that didn't last long. Every meal was at least $50 bucks and our good luck with Roulette and Blackjack did NOT last the entire night.

I quickly realized that we were going to be in trouble for the Zumanity show. We had seats on the second row and on the aisle.

During the show, one lady commented on my nice boobs, asked me if they were real, and then complimented Flinders. I kept a tight hold of Flinders, I hoped they weren't going to pull him up on stage like they did to their "Other boyfriends" in the crowd.
Apparently, I have a flaw (Yeah, who knew??)...I suck at keeping track of return flight information...Oopsy!!! I thought we got in to Salt Lake around 4ish, but we left Vegas around that time. So we had a long lunch at the airport: watching people, talking, and laughing our butts off!
Flinders letting Sue and Eldon know we would be picking the boys up late.

Clint's Tube Surgery

2010-01-15T08:03:00.004-07:00

You all know that Clint has been having a ton of ear infections this past year. We decided to get tubes in his ears on Thursday at McKay Surgical Center.

6:30 am Bright and Early...with a 13 month old who didn't get his bottle!!!

I'll be damned if he still wasn't pretty darn good. Not happy, but not crying and wigging out as I feared.

They scheduled us an hour early. We just kept trying to keep Clint entertained...

... to keep him in the room, and to keep him from seeing his sippy cup!!!

The nurses said, "don't be alarmed when he comes out of the anesthesia because in most cases babies will be disoriented and cry for quite a long time". The anesthesiologist said, "he may cry when I take him from you, but he will go right back and he receive the gas and will fall right to sleep". The surgeon said, "the surgery will only be 5 minutes."

Well...Only the surgeon was right. Clint did not cry at all and by the time we sat down and found something on the TV the surgeon came back and said surgery went well and that Clint was really good. We started watching TV again and the nurse comes out holding Clint and asked, "Who's is this sweet little boy?"

HE'S OURS, YEA!!!

We went home and Clint was a little drunkard. He stumbled and hit his head on the wall. He didn't cry, just stood up, walked back to the wall, and hit it!!!

2010-01-01T15:57:00.006-07:00

Christmas Eve Festivities Begin!!!!

Flinders sitting back and relaxing while we eat our shrimp cocktails.

Clinty and Grandma having Christmas snuggles.
My Mom, Ryan, my Niece Rachel, and my Nephews Jake, Josh, and Jer.

Grandma and Grandpa did something fun this year; they took the kids out on a special date for dinner and then the kids got to pick out their own Christmas gifts. The kids had a blast and Grandma and Grandpa survived, so it might become a tradition.

Daddy helping Clint open his new puppy and new stick horse. We are getting ready for the horse races this year!

Ryan picked out the scariest little action figures. He loves them and is very happy with his pick. My Dad said that Ryan made the Toys R Us employee walk around the store and explain each toy to him. He wanted to pick the perfect gift and he got it.

Grandpa training Clint to jockey his horse. Sorry Dad, that's one boy that's definitely not going to make weight.

Hanging out and having laughs. You guessed it, my Dad couldn't take a good picture!

Lizzy, Clint, Rachel, and my Dad.

Christmas Morning!!!

We say, "Clint Santa Claus came, Santa came!!!"

Clint says, "Who Gives a Crap!!!!"

We say, "Santa Claus came, Santa came!!!"

Ryan says, " Yeah, I know Santa came." (Irritated tone)

Hey I guess that Ole fat Santa Isn't So Bad. Ry loves his new DS.

Clint loves his new four-wheeler and the M&M's from his stocking. I told him that Christmas rocks!
Christmas Day!!!

Clint and Grandma stealing kisses

Clint and Uncle Kent

Present time. I wish I were a kid again. There are presents everywhere and every single one of them is awesome. I might just take some of the kids' gifts. We all had fun.

Me holding my Niece Abbie and Clinty bug. For the record: Abbie is three months older than Clint! Why did I have to give him those damn chubby cheeks??

Snowmobiling and Sledding

2009-12-20T12:08:00.000-07:00

I love my Flinders and our life. We took the boys up snowmobiling and sledding in the mountains. We had a really great day as a family.

The boys hangin' out.

I had fun driving the sled, but my highlight was when Flinders drag me in the sled. I was covered from head to toe in snow.

Little Beavis enjoying the snow. Ry loved it when dad took him around on the snowmobile. We could hear him laughing and yelling "Faster, go faster!"

It was the perfect day to play...we had to take off our coats because we were so warm. Jase thought that it was warm enough to drive around on the snowmobile without his coat, not the best idea. His skin is not normally purple!!!

As if we didn't already know, Clint is a complete Flinders boy! Clint loved the snow. He insisted on taking off his gloves, so we out smarted him...I put the inside of my coat on him. He was pissed that he couldn't get his hands out to grab the snow.

Paybacks!!! Logan gets to drive the snowmobile with Jason on the sled!!! Logan had the biggest smile I have ever seen. Jason wasn't quite as thrilled. It was very funny. It made me jealous that I didn't get to take Tony or Rich on the same ride.

What makes a kid smile this big??? Torturing his big brother, of course.

Jason was a great sport, and only a little frost bitten.

Clint's First Birthday

2009-12-13T16:52:00.009-07:00

"Yeah, I'm One!!! I'll take you for a ride on my Big Green Tractor!!!"
I can't believe it our baby had his first birthday on Thursday the Tenth. Clint was such a fun little guy for his party. He just cheesed it Most of the party.

He loved all of his presents, he was really having fun until my parents gave him his John Deere tractor and then he didn't want anything else. He was ticked off unwrapping the rest of the presents.
We started singing to him and I was looking at his face and showing him how to make the blowing action, when out of no where......his hand reaches up and grabs the lit candle. Yeah, He got the candle out in one try. He didn't cry or anything. After I got over the guilty feelings of bad parenting, I was so proud at his high tolerance for pain.

You gotta love my reaction!!! Not a flattering picture, but it is hilarious!!!

He loved eating his cake. We eventually had to take the cake away, I think he would have ate the whole thing.

He's just taking a break and then he's going back for more.

Clint also surprised everyone by walking on his brithday!!! The couple days before he could take three or four steps, but not clear across the rooms...the fun begins.

Almost there...

He did it!!!

New Family Pictures

2009-12-13T15:42:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween

2009-11-06T12:52:00.012-07:00

The boys Trick or Treating at my mom and dad's. For the record...I had to take seven pictures because my dad kept messing them up. This was by far the best, VERY SAD!

Logan is Maximus the Gladiator, Ryan is a Space Alien, and Clint is a Monkey Butt...My dad is a very un-photogenic goof.

Clint playing with Grandma Rose
Yeah, I'm a stinkin cute Monkey Butt! He is even doing the monkey lips.

Clint loving his crazy hair!!!

Hunting in the Full Moon

2009-11-06T12:50:00.004-07:00

Flinders and I had a different kind of date...we went hunting Coyotes. It was so awesome we could hear them howling all around us. We could hear they were getting closer and then the wind picked up and they must of smelled us and ran away. It was really quite beautiful too, the stars were so bright, we had a full moon and the lights of Salt Lake were glowing from behind the mountains. I had a fun time, but I think Flinders was pretty mad we didn't get a Coyote.

I love Flinders face in this picture. It looks like he was so scared...It's his "Serious" look! Or maybe he was pissed that I just took a picture and scared his Coyote away...oops, I just thought of that possibility.
Me having fun trying so hard not to move or talk...it's harder than you think.

School Pictures of the Boys

2009-11-06T12:00:00.000-07:00

Jason's Sophomore Picture

Logan's Sixth Grade Picture
Ryan's First Grade Picture

Sixty Years Of Life

2009-10-16T09:30:00.001-06:00

Well I can't believe it, but my cute little mom turned SIXTY YEARS OLD!!! Dad and I have been planning a fun surprise party for her for quite a while now. Dad rented two condos in Park City for our family. Some of us were very sick, but the rest of us had a fun time celebrating Mom's big day.

Happy Birthday, Mom!!! We love you so much and you we're a great sport!!!

The condos were very nice and the best part...we were able to walk to the best Mexican Restaurant in the world...Baja Cantina.

We had a fun birthday party for mom. She was all dressed up with no where to go, we should have made her wear these things to dinner, dang it.

Yes, that is a crap load of sixty candles. Dad alerted the Fire Marshall just to verify that they were on standby.

I guess an old lady just doesn't have the lung capacity needed to blow out a bonfire. It took her forever to get the job done.

Anyone that knows my mom knows that she is the toughest woman in the world. She is not afraid of anything. She never cries. She once grabbed a wasp nest with her bare hands and squished the wasps without even flinching. HOWEVER...she does have one weakness and that is snakes. She can't even stand toy snakes or even gummy worms. So of course she got a special gift.

All of us getting ready to play a family Pictionary game.

Hugging and kissing on my man.

Daddy-Clinty time.

My niece Lizzy hangin' with Clint.

Muzzle Loader Practice

2009-10-16T09:00:00.001-06:00

Uncle Paul let Jason borrow his Muzzle loader for the hunt this year. This gun had so much kick and the guys had a ton of fun shooting it. From what I understand the black powder sticks to the barrel so bad that they can't load it after just three fires so they have to clean it often and man did it stink up the place. It's a neat gun though, and I think the guys thought they were pretty cool loading and shooting it.

Jason went home and shot the gun again, he kind of just squatted he wasn't leaning on anything this time. When he shot it, it kicked so hard that he flew back onto his back. It was the funniest thing Flinders and I had ever seen. Man we wish we had the video rolling on that one!!!

The smoke made for some cool pictures. The bang was so loud it just echoed through the Meadow.
Jason showing his battle wounds...so Manly!

Beavis goofing off
Ryan took these great pictures of our Meadow.

Jason's Tree Stand For Bow Hunting

2009-10-02T16:28:00.002-06:00

Jason has been excited for this hunting season. Eldon made Jason his first tree stand. We took a trip up to Flinders' family property in Monte to put the stand up and secure it to Jason's tree. It was quite an experience...we had to climb a steep mountain with all of our supplies, tree stand, and baby in our arms. (Jason and Logan had to do it a couple of times). We picked up the "top heavy" tree stand and lifted it about twenty feet in the air. Keep in mind, I had Clint in my arms, so I was close to useless. But we (ok they) finally did it. It was leaning against the tree. Flinders climbed up the stand and secured it to the tree. It was crazy, I just knew it was going to slide any minute and goodbye Flinders. We finally got it up and they went hunting the next weekend. They saw a ton of Does and Elk, but not one buck!!! They say they still had fun, doing their manly hunting!!!

The next weekend up Deep Creek (a minute from the house), they saw this buck. BUT...Wouldn't you know it, it was barely on private property. He was about five feet from the fence.

MAN WERE THE FLINDERS' GUYS MAD!!! Once again I just laughed!!!

The good news...I don't have this Buck hanging on my wall!!!! And tonight we're eating Chicken!!! YAHOO!!!

Shooting Rockets

2009-09-17T08:11:00.013-06:00

We shared in a little family fun by shooting off some Rockets in the back yard.

(Brayden Rich, Rachel, Flinders, Beavis, and Logan)
Flinders was the "Brains of the Organization" Brayden and Logan were The "Help" All the kids (Flinders included) were The "Plane Tower Controllers" trying to determine where they'd land. Clint and Mom were The "Spectators"

In Need Of Fashion Sense

2009-09-17T08:07:00.010-06:00

Usually, I try to stay upbeat and try to talk about only the good things in my life. But today dangit, I've had enough... and I want a little sympathy. I went to lunch with some of my girl friends and they were discussing the awesome season of America's Next Top Model. They talked about the model with the "big red hair", the other model that left the show with the "big eyes, but took beautiful pictures", they talked about the "Blonde Mom" model, etc... I was dazzled by this conversation, but obviously I had no idea of any of the models they were discussing.
Then my friend Morgan looked at me and said, " I guess with all your boys you don't really get to watch this show do you?" I quickly answered, "No, the only thing we watch is hour upon hour of the FAMILY GUY!!!"

I want to share with you a few "family secret" pictures of my cute little hubby...

Now Honestly...don't you think that we could use a little fashion sense in our lives???

My Nine Monther Can Git-R-Done

2009-09-16T18:10:00.008-06:00

Clinty bug turned nine months and we got his pictures taken at Photogenix.

I surprised Flinders by taking this little outfit (Oops, I called it an outfit) for one of the pictures. I just laughed and laughed when I saw the finished product...my baby looks just like Larry the Cable Guy!!! Little pot-gut and all.

Flinders is so proud of his little redneck. What have I done?!!?

This is the one I love...my sweet little Buddy!

Ha ha ha, I get to kiss these little cheeks everyday.

It was so funny, the first couple of the pictures Clint just stared at the lady, kind of like he was way to cool to participate in such an event. (I told the lady that was the Flinders attitude in him). I then started to make faces and noises to make him laugh and then there was no stopping his smiles and laughter. (That trait of course came from me).

It made me feel great and I will always love the pictures even more for those fun moments.

New Moon Trailer

2009-09-15T08:25:00.000-06:00

Here we go peeps!!! November 20th is just around the corner!!! Or probably for me November 27th or 28th. (We certainly don't want to go with all the goofy Edward addicts!!!)

First Day of Full Day School with Lunch

2009-09-01T09:57:00.004-06:00

Ryan started school. He is a big ole first grader. You know what that means school lunch and a full day of school. Man, was he excited...until after the first day of school lunch and a full day of school. The second day of school he was begging to take a bagged lunch and not to do his homework!!! I tried to tell him that "back in my day" the cool kids always ate school lunch, I wouldn't be caught dead bringing a bagged lunch. He said it just doesn't work like that now. He is too much for me. He out wits me continuously.

Major Cuties

2009-09-01T09:35:00.005-06:00

Clint is ready to go huntin' with dad and the boys. He is all decked out in his camo gear. (Flinders says I can't call camo an outfit...that is way to girly) Clint is so dang cute in his hat he doesn't even try to pull it off. I figured it would be off in a second and he'd be sucking on it.

Clinty really is such a happy little kid. He just cracks us up.

Thank goodness Clint isn't tired of all of my photo shoots yet.

Flinders and Logan (Jason and Ry too, but not in the picture) trying out Flinders new birthday present. Believe it or not he wanted a "PELLET GUN". I said you have all these expensive guns and now you want a little pellet gun?? But this thing is powerful, they actually hit a penny and it shattered. They have had a blast with it. Funny boys!

There are benefits to aging!!!

2009-08-07T16:17:00.004-06:00

The birthday girl gets to sit and watch while Flinders has to work!!! Life is grand! After much pleading...Flinders bought me a storm door for my birthday present. (He doesn't believe in buying things for the house as presents. I said believe it Mister, I want a door.)
Thanks, Flinders...You're a good, good Boy!

Maybe not the best picture of my actual door, but you get the idea.

The view from outside

A Birthday Full of Monkeys

2009-08-07T15:10:00.001-06:00

On Tuesday, the girls at my work decorated my desk with tons of adorable Monkeys and had signs that said, "Monkey See, Monkey Do, Happy birthday to you!" It was cute and it made work fun.

Luckily, I had my actual birthday off. Ryan took me out for a birthday date. He is my "Monkey Butt". Since he was a baby I would sing to him "Monkey butt, monkey butt, Ryan is a monkey butt." When he got bigger he changed it to be "Mommy is a monkey butt". I have always said back "what!??! that is the goofiest thing I ever heard" and then I sing the REAL version about him!!! We still sing it back and forth to each other.

We had a great date and I loved being with him.

He made me a gift and gave it to me in the morning before our date. He drew a picture of our family.

Ryan, Me (the giant), Craig holding Clint, Logan, and Jason.

As you can tell by how fast it was done...he didn't want to draw it. It was just peace offering because he was in trouble the night before and didn't know if he was going to be allowed to come on my birthday date!!! He is too smart for his own good.

Look Who's Crawling

2009-07-27T18:32:00.003-06:00

Clint is crawling up a storm and we are so excited. Or are we?

Craig had Clint downstairs and Clint kept touching things he shouldn't. Craig told him "No No!" and lightly patted his hand. Clint looked up at him, then put his head down and started to cry. Craig came up and said it was the saddest thing he's ever seen. Was it wrong of me to just laugh!!!?

Fishing and More Fishing at Marsh Lake

2009-07-17T20:58:00.006-06:00

My great fishermen!!!

We went camping this past week up to the Uinta's at Marsh Lake with Eldon and Sue. It has been a Flinders family tradition for well over forty years. We all had a ball and caught soooo many fish it was unbelievable.

Logan caught two fish on the Lake, seven on the river, and three at Trailhead. The Trailhead experience for him was neat because it was the first year he was old enough to go and it was the first time he used a fly pole.

Ryan was the master of the Lake. He caught five great big fish. The fifth fish he reeled in and caught completely on his own. The first day fishing was long and boring for him, but by the end of the week Ryan was begging to go fish!

Flinders caught so many fish on the rivers, he didn't keep track of the number. I do know that on the Lake he gave up a bunch of his own catches to help Ryan bring in more.
It was great, On Wednesday Sue watched Clint and Eldon took the three older boys fishing for us. So Craig and I snuck off to the River for some alone time. This picture does not at all do it justice (it is beautiful). I just kept saying wouldn't life be awesome if this is what you did all day long. By the way when Craig took Jason and Logan the other days I scrapbooked, watched movies with Ry, and Clint just smiled and giggled...life was really good!

Jason and Clint just playing around. Jason caught a ton of fish, but he was too cool to keep track. (teenagers?!) The big joy for him was driving the Dodge all around. Flinders started the experience by saying..."You know this is a $30,000 truck, ok you can go now!" A man after my own Heart!

Clint is Six Months Old

2009-06-12T13:57:00.005-06:00

Time flies when you're having fun! Clint turned six months on the tenth. He has been the sweetest baby and just a delight. He's sitting up like such a big boy!

See how he's grown in six fast months!!!

Our Yellowstone Trip

2009-06-10T18:56:00.009-06:00

Just for the record... It snows the first part of June in Yellowstone. Natalie and Ryan don't you think you could have passed that bit of info on to us??? Just kidding.

Despite what that picture shows...we had a fun time and it didn't snow the whole time...sometimes it only rained. Clint didn't care one bit it was snowing on him, he just smiled the entire hike. He was really cute.

We were so excited we saw elk, buffalo, grizzly bear, black bear, 2 midgets, and these Amish people. It was awesome Flinders was pretending to take a picture of Clint and me. My mom was clueless and kept trying to get Clint to look at the camera. She laughed when we showed her the picture. (It is only now looking at this picture that I realize they knew exactly what we were doing, OOPSY!)

Clint is Rolling Around

2009-06-04T12:52:00.005-06:00

Clint is rolling up a storm and he's dang proud of it. It makes changing his butt extra fun. Flinders changes him, throws his hands up in the air as if he just tied a calf in world record time. We are all having sooo much fun with him.

Ryan is Such a Great Big Brother

2009-06-04T12:40:00.009-06:00

I just came across a cute video clip of Ryan singing to Clint back in March. It makes me so happy that Ryan loves taking care and playing with him. (As you can tell he doesn't quite love me as much)

New Moon Trailer

2009-06-02T14:57:00.005-06:00

See the trailer below....
I am sooo excited for New Moon to come out. Only five and half more months. I can't wait to see Bella fall in love with Jacob, stupid Edward!!! My friend Alli gets mad at me, but I want Bella and Jacob to live happily ever after with their litter of puppies.

Memorial Day Camping

2009-05-30T09:37:00.009-06:00

We spent the weekend camping in the Meadow. Most of the family went on a four wheeler ride, about 15 machines. The highlight of the ride for me was when ran into the back of me because our "new but old" four wheeler's idol was so high it wouldn't stop. Another highlight is that my brother Rich took an old three wheeler that doesn't have brakes. One part coming down was so steep that my Uncle Auggie had to tie Rich's machine to Aug's so we could use his brakes. Brilliant! It is never a dull moment around my family.

Clint was sick with Croup and an ear infection, but the boy still was happy and smiley most of the time. We loved his "Elmer Fudd" hat. He was huntin' rabbits with dad!

We fished in the pond, but no one even got a nibble. How rude! I even stayed after everyone left, I wanted to be the first and only to get one. Still nothin'.

My Aunt Marilyn came in from Seattle, which is always fun. She is such a character and keeps us laughing. Clint loved meeting her.

My Peterson Family

2009-05-19T18:40:00.004-06:00

This was a fun family picture we took after our Mother's Day barbeque. If you can believe we only took one picture. That is the most incredible thing imaginable because my special dad RUINS EVERY SINGLE PICTURE. My mom is very photogenic so it is a fun family joke!

Mother's Day in the Mountains

2009-05-19T18:24:00.011-06:00

My most favorite place in the world are the mountains. We are very blessed to have family property just five minutes from our house. We all jumped on a four wheeler or motorcycle and went for a nice ride and hot dog roast up to the "Quakies". Craig laughs of the name because there are only two Quakies still alive, the rest is brush. Hey it is what it is and it is the Quakies! I do love this spot, Craig knows me well enough...that this is where he brought me to propose.

Logan Received his Arrow of Light Award

2009-05-19T18:08:00.003-06:00

Our Little Cowboys

2009-05-18T20:40:00.004-06:00

Our boys have been great sports with all of the pictures I make them take. The cowboy theme is funny because while Craig is a country boy, I really am not a cowgirl, just a small town girl. I wanted the cowboy theme because if you look real close, come on closer...Clint is wearing the cutest cowboy boots. Logan and I picked them out before Clint was even born. And so all the boys became cowboys! Little do they know...I also have some Nike's for Clint! Priceless

Flinders and Jaime

2009-05-16T08:38:00.002-06:00