Clint’s Birthday

Back on August 5th Clint turned 31. I reminded him that he’s getting very old. He then reminded me that I’m not too far behind. Man – where does the time go! It was a Sunday and so we had a pretty low key day. So Clint was in his bathroom then walked into the bedroom on his way to the shower. I looked at him and he had a MUSTACHE. I hate when he has one. Not cute. He told me it was his birthday mustache and there was nothing I could do. I told him how it made him look terrible, then he acted like he was shocked to hear such things and told me I was being mean.

We went to church, came home and grilled (how sad that he basically made his own dinner), then we hung out in the backyard. We did get a babysitter and go out on a date on Saturday. That was fun! I love hanging out with Clint just the two of us.

Here is a cell phone picture from our date. Oh man! Clint was a sport and let me take the picture.. but look half way decent? That is far too much to ask for.

Clint is an awesome dad and husband and we sure do love him around here! Hope your day was great babe!

The Heist

Clint got a motorcycle. He’s been wanting one for a long time and finally did it. He commutes a long ways to get to work and he was telling me how much money we could save on gas. It will basically pay for itself in one summer. It’s just a small bike and the engine isn’t very big either. It’s barely highway legal. He loves it though. It’s a good looking bike! And he looks pretty good riding it. He got a retro style helmet with a padded jacket and gloves to match. He takes it very seriously and is very safe. He got a different exhaust for it so that it would be louder. I hate loud motorcycles, but he did it so that other cars will hear him coming. He also ordered a bigger light for it and is going to get some kind of bulbs that can be seen better. Clint has always been a very cautious driver and he is always making sure he’s paying attention to what he’s doing behind the wheel. Me? Not so much. My parents were not the most cautious drivers growing up (sorry mom and dad.)  I hate to say it, but it kind of rubbed off one me. Clint is always telling me I need to be more careful. I do worry about other drivers now that Clint will be on the roads on a motorcycle, but I know he will do everything he can to be safe. He  takes an alternate way to work that is less congested and even though it’s been like 100 degrees he will not ride his bike without all his proper gear. He’s the kind of guy who researches safety tips! Can’t ever be too safe.

Bode thinks he has the coolest dad EVER now that he has a motorcycle. It’s so cute. He is pretending his bicycle is a motorcycle now. His friends will be outside and he’s like, “Wanna come see my dad’s motorcycle?”  It’s so funny! It’s just a one seater and so none of us have been on any rides or anything, but we’re more than ok with that. :)

Clint works so hard and I’m glad he got himself a fun new toy.

Fly Fishing

I used to blog about when Clint went fishing, but I forget to do it. He doesn’t always take his camera, but I love seeing his pictures when he does. There are a lot that I have missed, but here are a bunch of photos to catch up the little old blog. 

Father’s Day

Clint is such a great dad. My boys are very lucky to have him to look up to. Life is not always easy, and our marriage isn’t always easy – but no matter what is going on, Clint is amazing with the boys. He is always playful and can get Bode laughing in no time. Owen loves to play with his daddy and is always full of giggles and smiles when he’s with him (Well, not always. Owen is a momma’s boy after all.) He is so great with Owen at night when I have stuff going on. I never feel good about leaving Owen, but Clint can get him to go to bed and I never have to worry. Sometimes he tells me that I’m not allowed to stress or even call for an update.. and I do not like that! I do know that he is trying to get me to just let go and enjoy myself and I’m grateful for that.

He almost always puts Bode to bed and he is so good at it. He can get Bode to fall ASLEEP in a matter of minutes. Like eyes closed, totally sleeping. When he is out of town and I try to do it, he comes down a bazillion times with every excuse in the book as to what he needs.  He can seriously take two hours to go to sleep. Not with Clint. Life is definitely not as easy for any of us when he is gone. He works so hard to give us a great life and I’m so grateful for that. He’s always willing to let me have girls night, photo club, spinning class, running, photo shoots, doing hair appointments, bunco.. or just shopping by myself. He sometimes pushes me out the door to get some much needed alone. I am so lucky for that! He hates drama, just as I do and it’s so nice to be able to confide in him. He is always supportive no matter what decision I may make about one thing or another. He is usually pretty quiet about himself and his feelings, etc. – but he’s always there for me and mine. I need that and I’m glad I can have it.

He’s always cracking jokes and making everyone around him laugh. I have had multiple people come up to me and tell me about something crazy funny that Clint said in a ward counsel meeting, or in the hallway at church, or other random times they ran into him. One girl asked me what it was like to be married to such a funny guy and was I laughing all of the time. He can be serious when he needs to be, but I do love that he’s always easy going and enjoys himself and makes sure others around him do too.

If you are Clint’s friend, he is all in. He is so thoughtful and generous to the people around him. He is always willing to lend a hand, give his knowledge, lend his truck, give his time, and be there for people. Recently an awesome photo that he took won 3rd place in a fishing photo contest. The only reason he entered it was because his friends Jon and Pam asked him to. They were for sure he could win. It was a picture of the both of them in their boat fly fishing. After the contest was all over he had me print a 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas for them and just gave it to them. I kept asking him are you sure? Just give it to them? That big of a canvas? And he was dead serious. After the couple got their awesome canvas she put on her FB wall that it was so awesome and thanked us both. I told her that she didn’t need to thank me, just Clint and that it was his idea. She commented after that I must have trained him well or something. NO I didn’t. He is just that nice, I promise. That is just one example of something he has done for others.

I’m so glad that I chose you and the boys get you. We love you Clint.

Here is that picture I was referring to. The rest are from our back yard right before we headed to my grandma’s for a yummy family bbq on Father’s Day.

My Boys

For mother’s day I wanted to take photos of the boys. Not just snap shots of them doing funny stuff around the house … because I have a gazillion of those. I wanted real nice photos in a cool location - of them together. Clint drove us to the hills behind our house just as the sun was setting. It was so pretty. I love all of the ones we got and can’t wait to hang them up in my house!

We may or may not have taken an off roading adventure to get back home, but the kids loved it.  Hanging out with my Clint is always an adventure. :)  

You can see an almost identical post about this on my photography blog here. http://www.loriromneyphotography.com/2012/05/my-boys-utah-county-photographer.html 

Clint is Really Old.

All Clint wanted for his birthday was a fishing trip.  He had it planned out for months. He talked about it for months. He started preparing for it days before he left. I’m pretty sure he thought about it more than the upcoming birth of his second born son. I’m not even joking.

Him and a bunch of his friends went to Wyoming for a very long weekend and fished, camped, floated Rivers, and whatever else guys do. He had a great time, and I’m glad he got one more trip in before he’s going to be hanging around here with 2 boys for a while!

Happy 30th birthday Clint!!!

I just love looking through his camera when he comes back from his trips. I rarely post much from him, but here are a few shots.