Saturday is a special day!

Saturday morning I went to Mainspring Day Spa for my 3 hour spa getaway. I did an hour in the spa and sauna, an hour massage, and an hour facial. It was amazing and so relaxing and the best part, it was quiet. Tim and I ran some errands and then I dropped Brooklyn and Tim off at the movies for their date and I went with Shannyn and Jenny to Buffy's jeans party. I really wanted these People's Liberation jeans so bad, but couldn't justify the $100 bucks for them this month. Saturday night we did our monthly dinner date with Buffy and Ian, Shannyn and John, Jenny and Chris, and Brian and Sarah. It was pretty crazy with all 5 kids this time, but it was fun as always!

Miss America

Last weekend I went with some friends up to Park City to do some shopping and left Tim home with the kids, so this weekend he went up to the Blaze game with his friends and I stayed home with the kids. Luckily for me, Brian was out of town too, so Sarah and I got to hang out. We went to Old Navy, and then got sandwiches for dinner at Ernies. On the way home, we decided we could really use a milkshake so we got one at Carl's Jr and it was SO good! We got the kids to bed at her house and turned on the tv to watch a movie when the Miss America pageant was on, so we decided to watch for a minute. We were commenting on how ugly this one girl's dress was from afar and when the camera zoomed in on her, not only was it Miss Utah, but it was my old roommate, Heather Anderson! She was Miss Sandy when we were roommates and we used to walk around the apartment wearing her crown and she used to get so mad at us! She made it to the top 10 (go Heather!) but was eliminated when they named the top 5. It was fun to see her do so well though!

foundation

There will be a lot of posts about our house and it's progress each week, so I hope it's not redundant, but it's very exciting for us! But, the foundation was poured the end of last week and framing should start this week if the weather cooperates. Yeah!

We have a hole!

Yeah! After almost 4 long months of waiting, we finally have a hole for our future home! Only 6 more months to go now! I can't wait!

Elder Ehorn

Elder Ehorn made it to the MTC. We went to take him with my mom and Brian and while my mom and I were crying and giving Joel hugs before he went out the missionary door, all he had to say was, "See ya in two!". He was very excited and anxious to go and we are all very proud of him.

Joel's Farewell

We had an awesome time in Hurricane for Joel's farewell on March 11, and it was so great to have so many people there to support him. We had lots of family and friends there, and the girls definitely outnumbered the boys from Joel's friends. I was very bad at taking pictures though so I only have a couple of our family and of Brooklyn, Sadie (my cousin) and Maddie (my mom's husband's daughter's little girl...did you follow that?) We honestly didn't plan for Brooklyn and Maddie to have the same dress either! Joel did an amazing job on his talk though and he proved he has really grown up and is ready to go sreve in the Philippines!

what a slacker!

I decided I'm officially the worst blogger ever! So much has happened since I have last blogged and I'm really going to try and do better to at least update things weekly from now on!

Hooray for Joel!

Yeah! My little brother got his mission call to serve in Cebu, Phillipines and leaves in March! We are so proud of him!

Tallan's Blessing

We blessed Tallan yesterday at Tim's parent's ward in Spanish Fork. We had a very large crowd there with lots of family and friends who came from all over Utah. Tallan did very well and didn't even cry or spit up on anyone...until after we got home from church anyway. He did look very handsome if I do say so myself!

Halloween 2006

This Halloween Brooklyn was a monkey and Tallan used the pumpkin costume that his cousins Ethan and Drew wore when they were his age. We went trick-or-treating at the hospital with Grandpa and Grandma the night before Halloween and went with cousin Amber in Draper on Halloween night. Brooklyn ran from house to house and was very good to say "trick-or-treat!" and "thank you" after they put candy in her bag, but after about 5 houses, she said she was done and I had to carry her back to the car! I kept trying to persuade her to keep going to a few more homes because I knew what she had gotten already wouldn't last me very long, but I couldn't even bribe her! Maybe next year my candy supply will be a little more filled!

Cutest Kids Ever!

I just think they are two of the cutest kids I have ever seen!

reality check

I took an old friend to the airport today who I met my first year at Utah State. She brought up the point how crazy my life is! Here we are 6 1/2 years after we left the dorms when our freshmen year was over, and I have been married for 5 years and have 2 kids! I am totally a mom now and I feel so blessed to have such a beautiful family. I can't even express the love I feel for them and am so excited for the years to come!

Fall

This is probably my favorite time of year in Utah! It is so beautiful here when the leaves change colors and the mountains look amazing. This picture is from one of our canyon drives we took over conference weekend. We live in such a beautiful place!

Brooklyn turns 3!

Brooklyn had a Strawberry Shortcake birthday just like I did when I turned 3! We just celebrated with some family, but it was very nice and Brooklyn loved it. She especially liked her pink cupcakes with pink frosting and her Strawberry Shortcake balloon that her Grandpa gave her.

pumpkin carving 2006

We decided this was the first year Brooklyn would be able to appreciate the pumpkin carving part of Halloween. For family night we went to the pumpkin patch (in our friend's backyard) and picked one pumpkin for each person in our family. We went home and got to work. Brooklyn and Tim carved the pumpkins and Tallan took a nap while I picked out all the seeds to roast. They are so yummy! We had a great family night!

Tallan is born!

Tallan Jeffrey Flinders was born on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at 12:00 pm. He weighed 9 lbs and was 21 inches long. Everyone is doing great!

Brooklyn is a big sister!

Brooklyn is so excited to be a big sister and is already a great helper! She loves her baby brother, Tallan, so much!

Parker's 3rd Birthday Party

Yeah! The Whitford's came back from Washington for a visit just in time for Parker's birthday party! Parker is Brooklyn's very best friend and we've already arranged for the two of them to get married someday. The details are still being worked out. Parker is exactly 4 weeks older than Brooklyn and now Melissa and I are 4 weeks apart in our 2nd pregnancies with Melissa having a girl this time and I'm having a boy. Sounds like we might have another marriage to arrange!

We miss them very much but glad they were able to come for a visit. Can't wait to see them again soon!

Brooklyn's First Day of Ballet

Brooklyn is now a little ballerina! She started her first ballet class this week and just loved it. She had a hard time staying in line when they were skipping across the floor and when another girl decided to run off and do her own thing, Brooklyn was the first to follow. I'm sure she'll catch on though.

About Us

Tim and I met at Utah State and were married a year later in September of 2001. We have an adorable little girl named, Brooklyn, and are expecting baby #2, a boy, any day now. We have moved back and forth from southern California and Utah, but are currently in Orem, Utah and will stay close by from now on. Tim is a commercial real estate agent and I am a busy mom and run a vinyl lettering business. Life is good.