Merry Christmas

Dear Family and Friends ~ December 2009



We are grateful to know so many wonderful people that have touched our lives. It is nice to reflect upon the memories and love that we share with each of you during this special time of year. We are blessed to celebrate and honor our Savior’s birth and remember the extraordinary gift that he has given each of us.


Taysen is a true joy. She just turned 18 months on the 10th of December. She is a sweetheart; she captures every person she meets with her smile. We are continually stopped in the stores and restaurants so others can make her acquaintance. She is a very happy little girl, full of love and laughter to share. She loves to tease, especially her little dog, Dugan. She is a great helper; she finds little pieces of lint on the floor and throws them in the trash. She “mops” the floor with her own paper-towel and even pretends to vacuum – with the real vacuum. She just took her first steps tonight and giggled the entire time. She loves to talk all of the time (I guess she is a true girl) and has learned quite a bit of sign language. Taysen loves to eat; I mean she loves to eat if it is CANDY! She has the biggest sweet tooth and is the pickiest eater ever; it drives mom crazy.


As of last January, Clint was offered a position to be the Maintenance Supervisor for Island View, a treatment center for adolescent teens. He has recently been working many extra hours remodeling the dorm areas. He has rebuilt desks, closets, tables, and chairs and painted everything in sight. Even though Clint has been working many hours, he and his friends decided that they would get up at 4:30am to get to work an hour early to play basketball. Clint continues to work with the youth in our church and is now the youth basketball coach. Clint was excited to say good buy to his 1996 Stratus and welcome his new Camry this year.


Mindy has started working part-time for Solstice, a treatment center for adolescent girls. She primarily works from home, talking on the phone with perspective parents and referring consultants. She is lucky to have a wonderful mother and mother-in-law to watch Taysen a few times a month when she goes into work to give the tours. Come January, Mindy is looking forward to begin a city league volleyball team; she can hardly wait. Mindy has most recently been asked to work with the youth in our church as well. This keeps her and Clint super busy. Mindy sadly said good-buy to her Grandpa when he past away this August from cancer; she misses him dearly.


Clint and Mindy are excited to be heading out of town and going to Cancun on January 1st with Mindy’s parents and sisters. We can hardly wait to go swim with the fishes and enjoy the sun. We are a little sad because baby Taysen will be playing at home with “Grandma Saline” and not joining us.


May the New Year find you in good spirits and God bless you this wonderful holiday season.


With love ~ Clint, Mindy, Taysen and Dugan Saline

I like my BONES!!

Taysen loved Halloween and all the scary things about it...and I loved this picture, it is too funny!

Playing at Black Island Farms

Tay and her friends Kade and Kylie jumped in the big pumpkin...it was pretty fun until Taysen slid out and got stuck inbetween the pumpkin and the net door...she had a huge smile on her face when I picked her up! Dayna, Sheryl open those eyes...good job kids, you kept your eyes opened!

Yes it was cold, we were all bundled up -expt Kasey...she said she was hot. I'm not a protective mom, Taysen wanted to wear 3 hats!!!!!!!!

the train was too cute...pigs and cows made out of large water storage containers pulled by a 4-wheeler...fun!!

Taysen's favorite part was playing in the corn....she was in heaven. She also really liked going down the slides, but I didn't get a picture b/c I was usually helping her go down :)

Cousin Kasey is so cute. She was fun to play with!

Hope you have a BEARY Happy Halloween!

Ba-Ma (Grandma) Deonne and meeny (Mindy) took me (Tay) to take my pictures at Black Island Farm...it was so windy, lucky for me I had my fur to keep me warm!! I didn't want to sit on the hay but "meeny" kept bribing me with candy! yum

Taysen was a pretty good actress...she wanted to be done. As soon as she was back in mom's arms, she was all smiles...even bigger smiles when she got to the car and got to eat pa - pa (pop corn) and sit in the front seat with grandma while meeny picked out a 20 lb head of cabbage!

Black Island Famrs is a great place...lots of fun!

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Happy 3rd of July!!! West Point Days

The Red Robin came to say hi to us!!! We love our little family - Taysen is the best girl ever -
she is super sweet -

What a bad habit - baby Taysen tried a sucker at the Doctor's office the other day - now when anyone has one, she wants one too!!!

Loren and her friend as beautiful butterflies...they said they were not going to wash it off tonight and leave it on for tomorrow for the parade...wonder what their pillows will look like??

Tammy - is too cool and Brennan is trying to be cool too!

Haylee and all her friends...who is the boy you like???? There are so many cute ones!

It's a bird, it's a plane...no, it is fireworks!!

Loren, Taysen, Clint, Tammy, Parker and Kathy all gaze at the pretty fireworks and listen to the music... our hearts were pounding the music was so loud!!!

This was a pretty firework I got on Camera

Swimming at the Park

Kimberlee was so nice to invite us to go to the water park...Kylee is playing peek-a-boo

"Look Kylee, there is a real cute boy over there," comments Taysen.

The boys are having so much fun - Kimberlee was so nice to bring her little nephews along for the fun. Jamon is so sweet.

Taysen is thinking about becoming a nun...

Kasey's B-day at Chuck E Cheese

Kasey is one wild horse rider...watch out cowboys...hide your horsies :)

All the girls at Kasey's party...and of corse Taysen is not looking at the camera :)

Say Cheese....Chuck e Cheese !!!

Taysen loved riding the horse too ! She loved ChuckEcheese too!

Loren took Taysen on a ride - they had some fun - but they had to stop their fun so mom could take some pictures!!!

Jessica is 20 Today - June 19th at 5:32pm

This is Jessica's new boyfriend she met at the Mayan...isn't he hot!

Taysen got to ride in the Pink Panther car while we waited for all the family to come - too bad she kept hitting her head on the back of the car every time it moved... poor child. I think we finally had her sitting better so she didn't get a beating, just a fun car ride :)

Happy Birthday Jessica - we love you tonz!!!

Sheryl's Birthday at Five Guys Burgers and Fries :)

Kade is so cute - he is always entertaining the little girls...watch out moms - he is after your girls Kylie and Kaylee are reading Grandma Sheryl her birthday card

Baby Taysen is eating her yogurt...yummy, want some?

Grandma Sheryl is bad...she feeds the girls coke...

Oh-no ...mom is going to get mad about the coke :)

Oquirrh Mountain Temple - Open House

Jylaire was nice enough to invite us to the Oquirrh Mt. Temple Open House. It is so beautiful. Poor Moroni - he was struck by lighting the night before and has a blackened arm and face. I loved driving around the Temple in Day Break and seeing all of the beautiful homes that are "new" but look like they were build back in the 50's...it is so neat! I know where I want to live :)