The Rasmussen's

Just so Thankful

2009-11-24T19:48:00.000-08:00

This time of year is a good time to think about what we
are thankful for.
*First, my family...a husband that works hard
and provides for his family, he is my best friend, Eleven years and
I love him more then I ever have.
*Our kids, I'm so blessed that God gave them to us.
They are the perfect mix between Wade and I.
Their laughs melt my heart and their cries break it.
What would I ever do without them?
*Our Health, besides the common cold we don't get sick very often.
*Our Home, I love where we live! no one could have
better neighbors, we could never move unless they came with us.
And to look out our front door and see nothing but field and
mountains is the perfect place for us.
*My job, I love what I do! I love the people I work with.
I'm excited to go to work! The people I
have met through the years mean so much to me.
I'm so lucky for all that I have. And I thank God everyday
for it! What are you thankful for?

Witches tea

2009-10-28T18:15:00.000-07:00

I love this time of the year! People always seem to get
together more often just to have fun. And I was lucky
enough to go to the witches tea this year, What is
witches tea? A dinner where witches (good and bad)
can sit down have dinner, laugh, tell stories and relax.
Kristy was a great hosts. The food was so good!
especially the tea. She went to so much work, the
fruit was in little pumpkins carved out of oranges!
I had a great time and so did all the other witches,
I hope I get an invitation next year!

This is the little pumpkin, how cool is that!?!?

Stacy and Ginger were morning witches

I was seventy's witch and Amanda was disco witch

Stacy was so funny, I couldn't stop laughing at her!

Tate's birthday

2009-10-12T13:24:00.001-07:00

Six years ago our life changed!! God gave us
this amazing little boy. And now we don't know
what we ever did without him. He is a good helper,
and is very lovey, you can always get a hug out of Tate.
But his true love is farming. He wants to be a farmer when
he grows up. Any one that knows him, knows he is a
John Deere boy! We love him so much.
Happy Birthday Tate!

fall craft

2009-09-30T18:48:00.000-07:00

One of the best things about fall is the decorating!
And it doesn't cost much to make your home beautiful.
I always like fall leaves on my table. I usually put them
in a vase, but this year a wanted to do something different.
So I bought a little straw bale from a craft store, took a ride
up the canyon, and five minuets later I have a great center piece
for my table.
But now we will have to see if my kids leave it alone:)

Tomato Fever

2009-08-27T05:58:00.000-07:00

YEAH BABY!!!!!!
This year has been a great year for my tomato's.
I usually don't get good tomato's, but this year I tried
something new with them..... don't water them as much.
(It makes them ripen faster)
About everyday I pick this many! So what to do with
all these tomato's? I bottle tomato's juice and sauce. I also
do salsa.
I love to see all my hard work in the garden is paying off!

It's been a year

2009-08-10T08:25:00.000-07:00

A year ago from today I got bucked off my horse.
I was with my sister and her daughter Madison.
I wasn't on my horse 5 seconds and I was out of control.
I went up over her head and landed on the road. It hit
my head, broke ribs that put a hole in my lung and collapsed it.
Also hurt my hip. I was in the hospital for five days.
I loved my horse, I always wanted a buckskin. But she was
not a very good horse, I had had Soda for a little over a year when
this happened. Nobody liked her and I was the only person that
would ride her. About two weeks after my accident Soda was sold.
Tate told her good riddens.
I didn't know if I would ever get a horse again. But this spring I got
Rugar. And we have had a great summer! He is a good horse.
If you fall off, you got it get back on.
This is Soda right after I bought her

This year riding above temple fork
Gwen, Elinore, Susan

Me and Jill on the way to Mantua
on Rugar and Faith

Me up Paradise dry, on Rugar

Fair

2009-08-10T08:15:00.001-07:00

Once again it was fair time!
I love to be at the fair. I showed when
I was little, so it's fun to see my kids there
getting into it as much as I did. This is the
second year that Tate has shown in the Jr.
sheep show. This year the sheep's name was
Tinker Bell. He did great! got a blue ribbon with
some money! And of course he always has to have
his John Deere on with his lucky hat!

2009-08-10T07:58:00.000-07:00

At the end of July my little girl turned 3.
I can't believe that three years have went by already.
She is so amazing, she has brought such a light into our
home. She is funny, outgoing, energetic and such a girl.
She loves anything pink or frilly. She is our candy monster,
we can't have candy around the house because you will find
her at 2:00 am eating candy! She loves to play with the
neighbors and her cousins. We are so blessed to have her
in our family. I love you so much, little Libby.

Haulin' Hay

2009-07-01T12:47:00.000-07:00

Every year for as long as I can remember we have hauled hay.
But I have never thought of it as work! Probably because I always
drove the tractor, but now that I'm old enough and able I have to
help throw bales on the trailer. Easy enough right... no, on top of
it I have hay fever!! When I touch the hay I break out in hives,
my eyes itch, I cough and I can't breathe! And I'm not the only one
I have two brothers with the same thing and my mom has it too.
And now we have found out Tate also has it!!! So you really can't
complain when there are others working hard, and as sick as you.
But I still love getting up there and seeing my kids have fun
just like I did when I was there age. And showing them
hard work. The summer has just begun, there is more
hay to be cut and bailed and there is nothing better
then looking over a empty field, and the barn is full.

Tate in the barn getting ready for the load to come in.

My dad with the little girls! They are not much help:)

The first load coming off the field

Tyler not happy to be here!! would rather be fishin'

my new horse

2009-06-16T06:14:00.000-07:00

This is my new horse RUGAR
I got him in April, but I have been waiting to put up pics
of him until we went on a good ride, but the rain all
spring has made it hard to get out and ride, so this is as
good as it gets. Anyway I have been looking for a horse
for awhile and Gwen Summers has been nice enough to go
with me to help me pick out a good one this time. I didn't have
to look far, my cousin was moving to Montana and needed to
sale all of there animals. So I went and test rode him. Right from
the start I felt comfortable with him. So I bought him with one
stipulation from Wade and Gwen; I would put him with a trainer
for a month. So I put him with Jennifer Austin, she works out of
Smithfield. She taught me so much, and gave me a lot of confidence
that I lost last Aug.
I got him back June 1st, just in time for the rain!
So hopefully I will have some great pics of us up in the mountains soon.

Getting ready to ride with Jennifer

I have never had a horse that will just stand there
while you put on the saddle. It is so cool!

Little Libby

2009-06-01T16:13:00.000-07:00

I love this time of the year! The flowers
in my yard look so good and the weeds haven't
shown there ugly little head yet :) These are
my Iris that I got from my uncle Paul. He yelled
at me the other day because I bought columbine.
So from now on I will do my flower shopping in
his yard. Free of charge I hope :)
And what can make a flower even better?
my little Libby. It was hard trying to get her
to sit long enough to take these pics, but she
always makes me proud!

Soooo tired

2009-05-16T18:50:00.001-07:00

Libby just can't handle warm weather! We spent all
day outside, planting, mowing, tilling, playing, just plain
running. We were loving that the sun was out and
that it was warm enough to be outside.
That night we got Libby in the tub and feed her
dinner. As I came out to put her to bed this is
how I found her. Looks like she beat me to it!

Soccer rocks!!!

2009-05-16T18:31:00.001-07:00

Tate's first soccer season. What a great first year of
soccer, It was a blast! Tate had a lot of fun, and so did
we. Tate did great and even managed to make some goals.
I have come to realize I'm one of the loud obnoxious
parents on the side lines just wishing I could get in
there and show these five year olds how its done!
So I'm sorry, to anyone who could not hear anything
over me screaming to get the ball. I'm sad to see soccer
be over. I'm afraid T-ball isn't this fun.

BED BEARS

2009-04-29T06:40:00.000-07:00

We have a problem in our home. Kids sleeping in there
own bed!! So last Saturday night I was scrap booking and
complaining about my family sleep habits, when a lady
told me what she did in her family that worked. Bed Bears
The kids get there own container and when they sleep all
night in there bed they get a bed bear. Each bed bear is
worth $1 at the end of the month they count there bears
and they can get whatever they want with there bed bear
money. But if they come into mom and dad's room they get
a bear taken away. So we decided to try it, Tate is doing great!
Libby gets a bear, gets a bear taken away, gets a bear, gets a bear
taken away. Every morning they wake up excited to see if they get
a bed bear. I can't wait till the end of the month, I think it
will sink in even more when they get to buy something they want.

I got the bears at The Book Table

I let them decorate there container.
Wish us luck.
I just want to sleep through the night!!!!!!!

Easter fun!

2009-04-13T06:41:00.000-07:00

What a weekend!! It started with the Paradise
Easter egg hunt. All was going good until the bunny
catch. (This is were the kids case bunny's and if you
catch one its yours.) Tate caught a bunny it was just
in the wrong age group, so we had to give it back.
(Mean mom!!) So we went up to grandpa's to look at
the baby lambs, that made us feel better.
Then Sunday while we were at church the Easter Bunny
came and gave us a tramp! so now we have one of our own.
In the afternoon we went up to the barn in Avon for
another egg hunt. It was great all the Riggs cousins were
there. It was so nice and warm we had a blast!!
Tate and Libby before Town egg hunt

Libby and Emeri ready to get some eggs

Tate all smiles before we gave the
bunny back!

Up with grandpa lookin' at his sheep

Tate and Libby ready for church

Libby showing off her basket

Jumpin' on the new tramp. Thanks Easter Bunny!

All the Riggs cousins Madison, Jordyne, Sadie,
Jaxon, Olivia, Tate, Emeri, Libby and Ava.

Getting more eggs in Avon.

Emeri and Libby in Avon.

Is that Wade?

2009-04-05T12:25:00.000-07:00

Don't worry, this is not a mask man trying
to break into your house, its just Wade.
This is Wade's answer to me,(for almost killing
myself on my horse last fall.) His Texas Chopper!
When the sun comes out so does the Chopper.
Do I like it? no. But I understand what its
like to love to do something, even though
you could get hurt.And when he comes
home from a ride he is a happier man.
He works hard and deserves to have some fun.
Just wait till I get another horse.

Jumpin' around

2009-03-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

Even though it's a little chilly the neighbors
tramp looks to good to pass up. With snow
still on the ground, my kids don't care they
just want to be outside. I can't say that I blame
them. I would love to mow my lawn!!!
We signed Tate up for T-Ball today, It gives
me hope that the sun will come out, even though
last year we spent most of his games in the rain.
But for Tate summer can't come fast enough, their
are fields to plow and plant. He has already been
flingin' poo with Jon. ( ahh the life of a farmer;)
Libby jumpin' at the Coombs

Tate showing off his skills

It's fun to have good neighbors that will
let us play!

Spring???

2009-03-10T19:29:00.000-07:00

What happened to spring? I thought we
were on our way to green grass, flowers,
blue skies and warmer weather. But on
March 9th we got 30 inch's of snow! I had used
the snow blower twice that day, and by 3:oo pm
you couldn't even tell. So Wade went and got
Jay's tractor and plowed us out. It feels like
January instead of March. Please snow just melt!

This is Wades truck

I stuck Libby in the snow, she couldn't even move.
Look at the snow on the bird house behind her.

Wade and Tate on the tractor. Tate loved it.

Wade snow blowing off the deck.

Night skiing

2009-03-08T11:02:00.000-07:00

Wade and I took Tate night skiing at the
Bev. It was so much fun. Tate is really getting
good at skiing(he must take after his dad:)
1st ward and 2nd ward was there, so I knew
almost everyone. Next year I think we will
rent a snowboard for the year and teach Tate
how to snowboard. He can be like his dad.
Then we will start Libby skiing. It's so fun to
have them get older, and see them enjoy what
you do.

Tate flying down the mountain.

Me and my sister Jill.

Wade, Tate and Robert at the end of the night.

Black-Eyed girl

2009-02-25T16:19:00.001-08:00

Libby got a black-eye Monday. We can't get the

whole story, something to do with her falling off

Tate's bed. Could have been pushed, thrown

slipped or jumped, we will never know. Not her

first and won't be her last, I'm sure. I can't wait

till we can go outside and play. Pray for sunshine!!

Happy Valentines

2009-02-16T20:51:00.000-08:00

Valentine weekend was alot of fun!
Because I had to work Saturday, we
celebrated with the kids on Friday.
In the morning we had heart shaped
pancakes, then that night we watched
a movie and had heart shaped pizza.
not much, but tried to make the day special.
Saturday at work I got flowers. 10 years
and he knows what I like. (no roses)
I truly married my best friend.
That night we went to couples Bonco.
Bret Mair made BBQ ribs. They were
soooooo good. Wade and I won low score,
(figures with my head injury and Wades ADD.)
We laughed so hard. I can't tell ya what we won
this is a PG blog. But thank you Margaret,
it will come in handy. Hope everyone had a
Happy Valentines!!!

Valentine fun

2009-02-11T16:36:00.000-08:00

To keep the kids busy one day we made
Valentines boxes. One piece of paper cut in
half, punch holes on the sides, get another
paper 2 inches wide, punch holes in that,
and then tie with yarn. The kids had a blast

Libby put more stickers on her face, then on the
box.

2009-02-06T18:46:00.000-08:00

My lesson on Sunday is gratitude.

So it has got me thinking about what

I'm grateful for. And do I say "thank you"

enough? "Thank you" for the small things,

that just make life a little better. Thanks

for what I have, and not worry about what

I don't. Thankful I get to see my kids grow.

Thank you for reading this blog.

2009-01-23T18:09:00.000-08:00

We had a fun weekend in the snow,
Friday we took Tate skiing and then on Sunday
we went snowmobiling with him. Poor Libby
stayed home, maybe next year she will be
able to go.

on top of the world

Tate had a great day. It was warm , he never
got cold.

Tate and Olivia skiing at Beaver.
mom could hardly keep up.

2009-01-14T14:34:00.000-08:00

Libby out enjoying the cold.

Look at the view out our back door.

I love where we live!

2009-01-05T13:02:00.000-08:00

I finally did it. I got a blog going. I dont
have the hang of it yet ,but I'm getting
there. Thanks Celeste for your help.

This is Tate born Oct. 10, 2003
he will go to school next year. It makes
me sad thinking about it . My John Deere boy.

This is our little girl Liberty or Libby for short.
She keeps us on our toes. And she knows she
can get whatever she wants.