Randy's Place

Kiara–Volleyball Fun

2011-10-29T12:42:00.001-06:00

Tyson Football 2011 (Our MPV)

2011-10-12T21:41:00.001-06:00

Good Season, Tyson

2011-10-02T17:50:00.001-06:00

Quote of the Day

"In the home it is a partnership with husband and wife equally yoked together, sharing in decisions, always working together."
by Boyd K. Packer
Posted on 2006-05-25

"True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well being of ones companion."

Gordon B. Hinckley - Quote Book

Grandchildren

2011-10-02T15:31:00.000-06:00

"A grandchild fill a space in your heart that you never knew was empty."

Author: Unknown

Soren

2011-10-02T14:24:00.001-06:00

Anson and Shad

2011-10-02T13:51:00.001-06:00

Jael 2011 A Real Sweetheart

2011-09-24T16:57:00.001-06:00

2011-09-13T18:19:00.001-06:00

Tyson

Sarah & Kiara@Yellowstone

2011-09-10T21:56:00.001-06:00

Grand Kids Indeed

2011-09-06T10:28:00.001-06:00

Rose Garden photos

2011-09-03T23:34:00.001-06:00

Fair Entries 2011

2011-08-29T20:19:00.001-06:00

Thanksgiving at the Badgers

2010-11-29T19:30:00.001-07:00

Great Family–Fun Times

2010-11-14T21:34:00.001-07:00

Thanks

2010-11-08T21:24:00.001-07:00

"Some people complain because God put thorns on roses,
while others praise Him for putting roses among thorns."
Anonymous

Craters of the Moon 2010

2010-11-08T20:55:00.001-07:00

Summer in the Desert

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Thanksgiving Quote #2

2010-11-07T22:51:00.001-07:00

For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thanksgiving

2010-11-07T16:47:00.003-07:00

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off of your thighs!

The Badgers

2010-11-07T16:31:00.000-07:00

And Then Its Winter........

2010-10-31T21:12:00.001-06:00

And it's winter before we know it....

REFLECTIONS

You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.
It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all...

And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams... But, here it is..the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise.

How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my babies go? And where did my youth go?
I remember well... seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like...

But, here it is...we’re retired and we’re really getting gray...we move slower and I see an older person now when I look across the table. Who knows who’s in better shape... but, I see a great change...he’s not the one I married who was young and vibrant... but, like me, his age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be.
Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore...it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will...I just fall asleep where I sit! And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things.
But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...This I know, that when it's over...its over....Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done ,,,,,things I should have done. But indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It’s all in a lifetime.
So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly!
Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, because you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!
You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for good today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember.
"Life is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who came after. Make it a fantastic one."
LIVE IT WELL!!

~author unknown~

Island Park Fun

2010-10-18T22:44:00.001-06:00

Cabin at Island Park

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Quote

2010-10-17T17:45:00.001-06:00

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

Ann Frank - wisdomquotes.com

October Return

2010-10-17T17:42:00.001-06:00

It has been a long time since I have posted anything on my blog. I hope to change that. I am going to try to put at least 1 photo or 1 quote on per week and hopefully build from there.

Quote

2010-01-20T11:55:00.001-07:00

"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their government."------------- William H. Borah

2010-01-10T22:02:00.000-07:00

Love of Family

2009-12-12T10:38:00.000-07:00

Christmas Quote

2009-12-07T19:30:00.001-07:00

Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given--when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes."
~ Joan Winmill Brown, American author and editor.

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The Family (Christmas 2003)

2009-12-06T16:02:00.000-07:00

Christmas Past (2003)

2009-12-06T15:40:00.005-07:00

Jael and Ashlyn - What pretty babies

Grandma and Ashlyn

Grandpa getting ready for a skit (Here Comes Santa)

Daekon as one of the "8 maids a milking"

All the grandkids at that time

Christmas Quote

2009-12-06T15:19:00.000-07:00

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas."
~ Peg Bracken.

2009-11-15T22:21:00.001-07:00

Quote of the Day

"What is the gospel? It is the plan of life and salvation. It is that which is of more value than life itself. No wonder we are ready and willing to make sacrifices for the gospel, when we realize what it means if we live it."
by Heber J. Grant
Posted on 2004-02-22

Each of us should remember that he or she is a son or daughter of God, endowed with faith, gifted with courage, and guided by prayer."

Thomas S. Monson - Ensign, Nov. 2004, 68

"You never know where life will take you, so just have faith in The Lord and He will never fail you."

- from my mum

"Families need unstructured time when relationships can deepen and real parenting can take place. Take time to listen, to laugh, and to play together."

M. Russell Ballard - General Conference 2008

Jael giving important pointers to Anson (A 2007 Photo)

2009-11-09T22:48:00.000-07:00

Glenn Luke ( a very special guy)

2009-10-28T21:39:00.000-06:00

Ashlyn - Our trip to Astoria

2009-10-10T22:24:00.003-06:00

Ashlyn

2009-10-10T22:14:00.000-06:00

First Snow - October 4, 2009

2009-10-06T21:37:00.001-06:00

Bill's new sheep camp

2009-10-06T21:35:00.000-06:00

Shad

2009-10-04T17:37:00.000-06:00

Kiara

2009-10-03T21:35:00.000-06:00

Summer fun

2009-09-27T21:57:00.001-06:00

Jael, Anson and Shad

2009-09-27T21:54:00.003-06:00

Sarah, Kiara and Tyson

2009-09-27T12:14:00.002-06:00

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Tyson

2009-09-26T16:48:00.003-06:00

Kiara

2009-09-26T15:38:00.000-06:00

2009-09-23T20:47:00.002-06:00

2009-09-20T21:04:00.001-06:00

2009-09-20T21:03:00.000-06:00

Cute kids

2009-06-25T22:34:00.002-06:00

Shad is looking good!!!!

2009-06-25T22:26:00.001-06:00

A Happy Family

2009-06-25T22:21:00.001-06:00

Tyson and Brayden (Thats a lot of Bull)

2009-06-16T21:29:00.003-06:00

2009-06-16T21:25:00.002-06:00

Lynda and Sarah

Tyson Hits for 2.

2009-02-25T19:31:00.002-07:00

Nice going Tyson

Snowed in, but still having fun.

2009-01-19T20:11:00.002-07:00

2008-12-02T20:16:00.001-07:00

Quote of the Day

"The gift of the Holy Ghost, given to us when we are confirmed, gives us the ability to discern the difference between the giving ways of the kingdom of God and the taking practices of the world."
by Robert D. Hales

Shad's 1st Birthday

2008-11-15T10:39:00.000-07:00

Three Cuties

2008-11-06T20:29:00.001-07:00

Shad (almost 1)

2008-11-06T19:30:00.003-07:00

The Pumpkin Patch 2008

2008-10-25T14:17:00.001-06:00

A pretty scene from Niagra Spings

2008-09-04T21:14:00.001-06:00

Quote

2008-09-01T22:16:00.000-06:00

"Families need unstructured time when relationships can deepen and real parenting can take place. Take time to listen, to laugh, and to play together."

M. Russell Ballard - General Conference 2008

Shad at Rock Creek Park

2008-09-01T22:07:00.000-06:00

Brayden and Tyson - Olympic weightlifter hopefuls

2008-08-17T21:33:00.002-06:00

Brayden and Tyson - Olympic hopefuls

2008-08-17T20:47:00.000-06:00

At the Twin Falls Temple

2008-08-16T21:01:00.002-06:00

Kiara and Tyson

2008-08-11T22:41:00.002-06:00

Jael, Anson and Shad

2008-08-09T16:15:00.001-06:00

Great Grandparents with kids

2008-08-05T21:45:00.005-06:00

Jael, Anson and Shad at the Twin Falls Temple

2008-08-05T21:35:00.001-06:00

Duties

2008-08-04T10:10:00.001-06:00

Husbands Direct Righteous Living in the Home

" 'Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it' (Eph. 5:25). With that kind of love, brethren, we will be better husbands and fathers, more loving and spiritual leaders. Happiness at home is most likely to be achieved when practices there are founded upon the teachings of Jesus Christ (see Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102). Ours is the responsibility to ensure that we have family prayer, scripture study, and family home evening. Ours is the responsibility to prepare our children to receive the ordinances of salvation and exaltation and the blessings promised to tithe payers. Ours is the privilege to bestow priesthood blessings of healing, comfort, and direction."
Russell M. Nelson, "Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women," Ensign, May 1999, 39-40

The Rock

2008-07-28T20:55:00.003-06:00

Balanced Rock Park

2008-07-28T20:53:00.004-06:00

The Park

Kiara hiking up the hill,

The Cave, the kids love to climb.

Sarah and Eric at the Cabin. (Shortly after a hail storm)

2008-07-27T22:42:00.001-06:00

Tyson hiking in the woods

2008-07-27T22:33:00.000-06:00

Fireworks at West Yellowstone

2008-07-27T22:16:00.001-06:00

Quake Lake

2008-07-27T22:08:00.000-06:00

Yellowstone Park

2008-07-27T17:08:00.002-06:00

We had a really nice time in the park over the 4th of July. The only flaw in an otherwise perfect weekend was that we had car trouble on the way to the cabin. Our hosts (Harry, Carol, Sarah and Eric) treated us to some great scenery and fun drives though some beautiful country. Everything was so green and the flowers were so pretty. Here is a photo of some of what we saw. I will post more later.

Tyson fishing at Balanced Rock Park

2008-07-13T10:31:00.004-06:00

Tyson wanted to catch a fish or a snake. We didn't have a pole or line, so he made his own. A branch and long grass from the bank of the stream.

Fun at Dierke's

2008-07-11T21:11:00.002-06:00

We all had a great time at Dierke's. Daekon and kiara love the diving board and the others loved the sand and splashing. We all enjoyed the sunshine.

The Visit

2008-06-30T22:12:00.003-06:00

Great weekend!!! Visiting VIP's, Lynda, Tony, Daekon, Brayden and Ashlyn Meza and Sarah, Eric, Kiara and Tyson Badger came to visit over the weekend. What a special time we had. We went to Dierke's Lake and waded and swam and got sunburned. What fun. Daekon, Kiara and Brayden are great swimmers and divers. We went to the movie's (Wall-E), a fun movie for the kids. We visited Balanced Rock and we visited and had a good enjoyable time. I will try to get some pictures posted soon.

The Visit

2008-06-30T22:12:00.000-06:00

Great weekend!!! Visiting VIP's

Shad

2008-06-24T21:35:00.002-06:00

Shad is so fun and is getting such a special personallity.

Anson deep in thought

2008-06-24T20:50:00.002-06:00

Anson sometimes seems to be in such deep thought. I wonder, is he figuring out some new idea, or is he figuring out a secret plan or maybe he just wants to see the cows.

A Cute Dancer!!!

2008-06-23T21:50:00.003-06:00

Jael danced so good. She is really cute in her dance outfit. "Thanks" Jael for giving us a good time.

The "Badgers" at Centenial Park

2008-05-29T20:32:00.002-06:00

2008-05-29T20:29:00.001-06:00

Quote of the Day

"We . . . need to prepare our own seedbed of faith. To do this we need to plow the soil through daily humble prayer, asking for strength and forgiveness."
by James E. Faust

2008-05-04T17:42:00.001-06:00

"Oh, it is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us — even with all our flaws! His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, He never will."
Joseph B. Wirthlin - 2007 Oct. Gen. Conf

A Great Quote

2008-04-16T19:11:00.001-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Gordon B. Hinckley

"Teach [your children] tolerance. They need not surrender their own beliefs while extending tolerance to those with other beliefs.

"Teach them civility toward others. Conflict between the races will fade when all of us recognize that we are all part of one great family.

"Teach them respect---respect for others, respect for the property of others, respect for the opinions of others, respect on the part of men for women and women for men" (The Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, p. 663).

The Meza Kids - Easter 2008

2008-04-13T18:42:00.003-06:00

Photos taken by Lynda

The Story of Francis Scott Key

2008-04-13T13:30:00.001-06:00

Quote

2008-03-30T21:35:00.000-06:00

God knows you and what you can become because He has known you from the beginning when you were His spirit sons and daughters."

James E. Faust

Just a Note & High Flyin Tyson

2008-03-30T21:25:00.003-06:00

Hi, just a note to say I've missed posting. I was getting in to the habit pretty well for a while, but then things got really busy at work and I haven't had a chance to really collect my thoughts. Hopefully in a couple of weeks things will settle down a little. Anyway I sure enjoy the other blogs and hope Sarah can get things figured out. She could really come up with some good things to put in it.

Here is Tyson, having fun on his bike for the 1st time this year. He is really excited that he doesn't need the training wheels anymore.

Cathy and Bill

2008-03-15T19:39:00.003-06:00

This is a photo of Cathy and Bill in the Rose Garden at the county fair summer 2007.

A beautiful dancer

2008-03-09T20:24:00.001-06:00

Kiara just competed in a dancing competition in Utah and came in second place in her solo dance. We are really proud of all the hard work and effort she devotes to her talents.

A Pretty Girl

2008-03-01T19:42:00.003-07:00

A fun day last summer.

Scripture and Quote

2008-02-27T09:49:00.001-07:00

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY:
2 Nephi 32:7

"And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men; for they will not search knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness, even as plain as word can be."

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Lorenzo Snow

"There are some who do not learn and who do not improve as fast as they might, because their eyes and their hearts are not upon God. They do not reflect, neither do they have that knowledge which they might have; they miss a good deal which they might receive. We have got to obtain knowledge before we obtain permanent happiness"

At the lake in 2007

2008-02-26T20:45:00.005-07:00

Everyone had a great time at the lake last summer. I haven't done much with the photo's, I think I am a little behind.

President Gordon B. Hinckley

2008-02-26T20:38:00.000-07:00

"I believe that through His atoning sacrifice, the offering of His life on Calvary's Hill, He expiated the sins of mankind, relieving us from the burden of sin if we will forsake evil and follow Him. I believe in the reality and the power of His Resurrection. I believe in the grace of God made manifest through His sacrifice and redemption, and I believe that through His Atonement, without any price on our part, each of us is offered the gift of resurrection from the dead. I believe further that through that sacrifice there is extended to every man and woman, every son and daughter of God, the opportunity for eternal life and exaltation in our Father's kingdom, as we hearken to and obey His commandments. "
Gordon B. Hinckley - Ensign Jul. 2006

Sisters

2008-02-24T22:11:00.001-07:00

Righteous Character

2008-02-24T21:51:00.002-07:00

"When protected by self-control, righteous character will endure for eternity."
by Richard G. Scott