Travis Rasmussen Family

Halloween

2011-11-03T12:22:00.002-07:00

Halloween is always really fun while it lasts, but I am super excited when it is over. Scott this year came up with his own costume. He was George the pirate pig! He loves the show on nick jr called Peppa Pig and he chose this costume from that. Silly Boy!

He is snorting like a pig!

Caden was a Hockey player.

Tori was a Ladybug. Her make up is a little crazy, we tried to do something a little different but she did not like it and THIS is how she wanted it.

Travis and I went to our annual Halloween party. This year I was a speed bump in the road and Travis was a construction worker. It worked out perfect cuz I am pregnant.

The Pictures are kind of dark. We had Caden take them and you know....

This is the sign that I had on my back.

Tori's Birthday

2011-08-17T18:34:00.000-07:00

Tori turned six in July. It was so much fun! We had a ladybug birthday party! Here are some pics.

We colored our flower pots and then we made ladybugs to go inside our flower pots. We then headed outside to plant flowers in our pots. The little girls were all so cute!!

We then went on a treasure hunt, played place the spot (oreo) on the ladybug and opened presents and ate cupcakes! Birthday parties are sure a lot of work, but this one was so worth it to see my little girl so happy!

MOAB

2011-05-03T09:44:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun in Moab this past weekend. Most of my siblings all went and so it was really fun for the cousins to play. We had 11 boys under the age of 11 and 2 girls both 5 years old. That is a lot of boys, and a lot of fun for them to all play! It was really cold at night. I think the low for the two nights was about 34 degrees. The kids slept remarkably well, they did not wake up once. I woke up about every hour to make sure that the kids were covered because I was worried that they would get cold, but they slept a lot better than I did! It was also really cold in the morning, I think that most of the kids ended up in the cars to get warm. The hiking weather was perfect though. I much prefer 55 degrees to 80 degrees for hiking. We went into Arches National park and did a bunch of mini hikes through out the day. It was a blast! The highlight of Arches was the sand for the kids. Tori laid down in the sand and said; "This is Heaven". Caden buried himself so well that a guy stepped on his neck! The guy felt so bad that he told Caden he would lay his son down in the sand and Caden could step on him! Scott tried really hard to build a sand house; not quite sure how that ended up?

Birthday Boy!

2011-02-26T19:07:00.000-08:00

Scott turns 3 tomorrow. We celebrated it today cuz Caden and Scott are sick, we were suppose to go to Chuck E. Cheese's but could not cuz they were too sick. Sooo, we had three sad children and decided to celebrate his birthday a day early. He loved every minute of it! He is such a cute, happy boy!

Loves his Mr. and Mrs. Potato Heads from Grandma!

Super Readers to the Rescue! Scott has developed a new obsession with Super Why. He adores this costume and his pen says zap, and he "Zaps" everything he sees.

When I asked Scott what kind of cake he wanted he said, Bob the Builder bonk his head cake. So when you see Bob a little tipsy on the cake it was planned. Bob is bonking his head on the sign.

Is it really still winter?

2011-02-26T18:40:00.000-08:00

Goodness, is winter over yet? This is the never ending year of snow, freezing cold temperatures, and more snow. Anyway, I was going through my pictures of the kids this winter and decided to post a few.

COLORADO!!!

2010-11-18T10:06:00.000-08:00

Travis and I went to Colorado a couple weeks ago with no kids!! It was a blast. I don't think Trav and I have had an opportunity to talk that much with out kids for 7 years! It was awesome and we came back rejuvenated and refreshed. Thursday night we went to the Avs game, our seats were 10 rows up from the ice! Friday we went to Travis cousins's house. Paula's house was delightful. Her two boys were adorable and she cooked amazing food. We don't get to see them often; it was so good to visit. Thank's Paula for the great time!

Halloween

2010-11-18T09:46:00.000-08:00

Halloween was super busy this year! By the time it was over, I was READY to be done with Halloween. Travis and I went to our first murder mystery party and it was really fun. They are a lot of work and my friend who put it on did an awesome job. Travis was a terrific sport at the party. He was "Royal T" a loud mouth wrestler that no one liked. He ended up being the victim. I think everyone at the party was shocked that Travis played the part so well. He threw quite a few people off and it was really funny. My part, however, was perfect. I was "Jamie Bond" a secret agent who was shy and quiet. Here are a few pictures from the party.

The kids had a great Halloween too. Caden was a ninja, Tori was Little Red Riding hood, and Scott was Bob the Builder. They were NOT into pictures so this is the best one I have.

Family Pictures

2010-09-28T17:12:00.000-07:00

Here is the link to our family pictures. We had to do two sessions because the wind was Horrible the first time and the girls hair was out of control. It was so fun to have pictures taken! We had a great photographer, which helped a bunch.

http://winsorphotography.smugmug.com/2010/FamiliesChildren/Rasmussen-Family/13701129_dvG26#1026435768_9W6Wg

The new house

2010-06-08T14:51:00.001-07:00

I don't have very many pictures of the house but I thought I would post what I do have. We are loving our home. It has been so much fun, sometimes we wonder if it is for real. Someone asked us when we thought the novelty would wear off and I think that answer is never. The kids are loving it also. Tori is eating it all up that she has a room of her own and Caden loves just having a "boys" room.

Fishing Day

2010-06-08T14:25:00.000-07:00

The family went fishing on Saturday and we had a pretty good time. We did not catch anything and kids were really good sports about not catching a fish. I think that Trav and the the two older kids enjoyed it more than me. I got that job of Scott, just Scott, and he is a pistol. He had me running every way for two hours. I was ready to go home when we left. That little boy wears me out!

Little boys are so funny!

2010-06-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

So Scott totally cracks us up right now. There is no rhyme or reason to what he does, and he is the happiest little boy ever. Right now he has a thing for HIS green sunglasses and some necklaces. He wears them everywhere we go. The glasses are actually Tori's and so I bought Scott some new ones, but they were not as cool I guess. He threw them on the car floor as soon as I showed them to him. What a silly boy!

Kindergarten Graduation

2010-06-08T13:59:00.000-07:00

Caden graduated from Kindergarten and it was so much fun. He was so happy. His teacher had her baby the morning of graduation and Caden was quite disappointed that she was not there. We tried to explain to him why she could not come, but it did not seem to sink in.

Teepee

2010-02-23T13:10:00.000-08:00

Here are pictures of the teepee that my mom and me made for the kids for Christmas. It was mostly my mom and so thanks mom for all your hard work! My kids love it and spend a lot of time weaving new adventures.

My sleepy boy

2010-02-23T13:02:00.000-08:00

Scott has the ability to fall asleep wherever and whenever he wants to. The other day at the grocery store he fell asleep in the front part while sitting up and Travis had to support his head and load grocery's at the same time. The dear lady behind him asked if she could help and held Scott's head while Travis hurried and finished loading the grocery's. This is another example, he was watching tv and then the chair just fell backwards with Scott sleeping soundly.

Harlem Globetrotters

2010-02-23T12:46:00.000-08:00

Caden and Travis went to a Harlem Globetrotters game a few weeks ago. They had a blast. We were able to get seats only 10 rows up and it made it really fun for Caden.

Here is Caden with his new ball and headband.

I don't know where the sound went with this movie, but they are all doing the YMCA. Caden is doing about all Caden does in public; barely participating but he did have a wonderful time and thought it was very cool.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-23T12:27:00.000-08:00

Every Valentine's Day I take pictures of the kids to make a new picture for Travis office. Here are some of the pictures that we ended up with.

Caden's Birthday

2009-10-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

Caden had a great Indiana Jones Birthday. That is pretty much all he got; Indiana Jones legos, Indiana Jones costume, and Indiana Jones Birthday cake. He did get some hot wheels cars and a BYU jersey too. It was a fun day filled with great adventures.

That Indiana Jones costume went on and never came off for about 3 days. He went on "adventure after adventure." Once he even came in the house and told us that he sure wished that Tori could fall down the window well and so that he could go out and rescue her by throwing down his Indiana Jones whip.

Caden and Tori have looked for lots of buried treasure, searched for Dinasour Bones, and beat up a lot of bad guys. It was just like Indiana Jones and his trusty sidekick running around.

Team Ryan Hess

2009-09-10T20:45:00.000-07:00

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Hiking

2009-09-05T11:31:00.000-07:00

We went on a little hike the other day. It was the perfect hike for the kids. Not too long or short. They really enjoyed playing in the water when we got there.

First Day of School

2009-09-05T11:20:00.000-07:00

Caden started Kindergarten this year and Tori went back to her preschool at the same elementary as Caden. I don't think that they ever see each other, but they think that it is pretty cool that they go to the same school. Caden did super well for his first day. He loves Kindergarten.

Kraig and Hailey's Wedding

2009-07-27T10:22:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Kraig and Hailey's Wedding.

Happy Birthday Tori!

2009-07-27T09:58:00.000-07:00

I am a little late in posting but Tori had a wonderful Birthday a couple of weeks ago. Her Birthday was right after the wedding and so it was a little chaotic but so much fun. I am having a hard time that my little girl is four. She however, is sure that she is all grown up and goes around telling us all that she grew up.

This is the Birthday girl totally tuckered out on her special day.

Happy Birthday Travis!

2009-07-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

Travis is 29 years old today! When I asked him what he wanted to do today he told me that he wanted to go on a date of his choice with his wife. Don't I have a wonderful husband. So we are going to a movie that I am not allowed to know anything about. I am excited. He has been monitoring me all morning to make sure that I do not look at the computer to look up movies. He has no trust in me!
Happy Birthday Trav, we love you!

West Yellowstone

2009-06-21T22:29:00.000-07:00

We just got back from the cabin this last week. It was amazing! We had so much fun. It was just what the doctor ordered for us; a vaction from our problems and just to go hang out as a family. It was so beautiful up there. It rained most everyday and it was just as green and green could be. Here are a few pics.

This was just playing outside of the cabin everyday. The kids have so much fun with all their cousins.

Scott wanted to be outside the whole time just to see the dogs. He loves them. He would follow the dog everywhere and then just laugh.

This is the lake that is usually one of the kids favorite parts. It was so cold this year that we just got to put our feet in the water. Travis helped Tori build a sand castle and when we left the lake, Tori cried for at least 25 min. cuz she was going to miss her sand castle.

This was probably the first year the kids really enjoyed the park. We did a few small hikes to see the paint pots and some small geyser's. The only problem was that Tori was afraid of the lines on the boardwalks and so Travis or I ended up carrying her the whole way on some parts of the hikes. Scott thought that all the steam from the pots and the geyser's were hot and so the whole time he just kept saying hhhh and waving his hand up and down like it was hot. Caden was very into the science of the park this year and it was fun to teach him about that. We had a great time in the park this year.

It's Amazing

2009-06-21T22:27:00.000-07:00

During the NBA finals Travis got on You Tube and showed Caden the highlights of the season and this song plays. Caden has learned to love it and so he requested that this song be the one that everyone hears.

Cousins

2009-05-31T15:18:00.000-07:00

We had a lot of fun this past week with cousins from both sides. Brenda and McKenna surprised everyone for a visit. We also went to Idaho to see my family. It was a great time. Here are a few pictures.

Don't you love this picture? It has Scott written all over it.

This is Evie and Tori. They decided to sun bathe after the slip and slide.

My mom built a big sandbox and it was a huge hit.

This is all the cousins on Travis's side! They were not happy about stopping what they were doing to take a picture.

Beautiful Princess

2009-04-09T21:06:00.000-07:00

Tori earned 4 dollars and got to pick out a toy at the store. She chose a make up set. It was her very first one and she was just beautiful. I have been the lucky recipient/victim of her make up on a daily basis since then. It is actually really fun to have a girl that is so girly and cute. I love my Tori Annie.

I HATE The Bathroom!

2009-03-27T11:40:00.000-07:00

So I hate the bathroom! This morning when I first woke up and went into the bathroom, there was pee all over the place. Caden must have woke up in a frenzy to make a mad dash to the bathroom and with no control what so ever, peed all over the place.
Next, I decided to give the kids a bath and about 10 minuets into the Bath Caden yells, "Mom I pooped in the bathtub." I am thinking, funny haa haa my son is 5 years old! Well lo and behold Caden pooped in the bath tub. My first thought was to yell at him but then I remembered that my son has a diet of Frosted Mini Wheat's as half his diet. Well as you all know, that is a lot of fiber. End of story. So I cleaned that up, which consists of not only getting the poop out, but also cloroxing all the toys, the bath tub ect. it was a long process.
Well I decided after this that I needed to relax with the kids and so we went in the front room and turned on the radio station. Well we were all having a great time until Tori said Damn from the song. Why it had to be this day I have no idea. She has heard her Grandpa say a a lot more choice words for a year now, but why it had to come out today was just my luck. So that was my horrible parent moment for the week.
After this, I was cleaning the kitchen and Tori comes running out of the bathroom naked and says, "Mom, HELP Me." Well I ran in there and the toilet was near overflowing. She had mistaken the Clorox wipes with the flushable wipes. So her buns are super squeaky clean and probably not feeling the best in the world. I had to dig the wipes out and then Caden runs in and tells me that he has to Pee! Are you kidding me? I told him to just go outside or something. He ran off laughing and I still don't know if he was outside peeing. He was smart enough not to come back in.
Well I wish that was the last of my bathroom experience today. My sweet Scott had to pitch in. I found him in the bathroom with the plunger in the toilet soaking wet, and that my friends is why I hate the bathroom!

Happy Birthday Scott!

2009-02-27T19:21:00.000-08:00

Our wonderful boy had a Birthday today. One year old; he grew up way too fast. He woke up in the morning and we had all of his toys set up. He thought that they were a lot of fun.

After Scott's morning nap we all went swimming at a fun indoor swimming pool. It was so much fun. He loved it. He liked to stick his mouth in the water just enough to get a little bit. One of two things would happen, he would spit the water out and laugh or he would get a bit too much and then he would choke for the next thirty seconds.

After we got home from swimming we had ourselves a little dinner and then had cake time. It was way cute to see him love his cake so much. Tori and Caden blew out the candle for him and then he dug in.

I did a Choo Choo Train cake for Scott. He like to play in the frosting more than he liked to eat it. Well, I still can't believe that my little boy is one. It has been a great year with that little stinker. We love him lots!

Check this boy out!

2009-01-25T18:25:00.001-08:00

Scott, Scott, Scott. That is how I have felt this week. He has learned how to do stairs kind of.

This is Scott starting up the stairs.

This is him thinking about coming back down.

And this is Scott taking the plunge.
Scott keeps me very busy right now. When I put him down he stops and looks around, analyzes the situation and then when he sees something he takes off and nothing can stop him.

Train Show

2009-01-25T18:15:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we went to the train show at Thanksgiving Point. Travis and I thought that it was a lot more awesome than the kids. They looked for about five min. and then their attention span was gone. Caden did like that lego trains though. Then I got to go shopping at Kohls whitch I was very excited about. Ever since I moved to Santaquin I feel a little like I am far away from any shopping centers. It is probably for the best since I don't spend near as much money. It was sure nice to shop though.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-02T14:35:00.000-08:00

Well, out with the old and in with the new. We had a good New Year's Eve. Travis and I chaperoned the church dance. It was a fun time. I was mistaked for a teenager which made me feel good and Travis looked intimidating. All the youth thought he was pretty scary. They would often wave to him cuz they were not sure what else to do cuz he was staring at them like "you better behave yourself." I think that Travis had a great time having them think that. We also sat on the couch and tried to decide what our kids would be like when they were 14 years old. We agreed on Tori, but not on the boys. 80% of the boys had long ugly hair. What is up with that. It was not fasionably long hair it was like where is your eyes type of hair. I don't understand it. Hopefully that style will be out when Caden is older.

Sledding

2009-01-02T14:27:00.000-08:00

We went across the street and went sledding down a little hill. The hill was just enough for them to have fun and not get too cold.

Merry Christmas!

2009-01-02T14:03:00.000-08:00

Christmas was a great one this year. Tori woke up and 3:00 am and went into the front room and saw what Santa had left her and so she came to bed saying "Santa,Ponies" over and over again. After two hours of this we woke everyone up and went to see what Santa left us.

Caden finally got his Bakugans. I was just as excited as he was to see Santa leave them.

Scott was such a happy boy for being woke up at 5:00 in the morning. He played for about 30 min. and then went back to bed.

Build-A-Bear and The First Big Snow!

2008-12-17T12:31:00.000-08:00

On Saturday we went to the mall and the kids got to build-a-bear with Grandma. They were so excited. It was a lot of fun. They got to go in and pick a skin of the animal that they liked and then pick the clothes, shoes, ect. and then they stuff the bear and put a little heart in the bear too. It was a great time. Thanks Grandma for a great Christmas present!

Tori chose a kitty who she named Daisy. She was very cute. She chose clothes that look just like Tori. She wanted the shirt cuz it had buttons on it just like her favorite shirt. She loves her kitty and gives it lots of hugs. No kissed cuz Tori does not like kisses.

Caden chose a black bear he named Joey (after Joe Sakic). He is a pretty cool Colorado Avalanche bear. He got to pick out a Hockey Stick, puck and a net.

As we were coming home the first big snow storm of the winter hit. I love the snow and so it was fun to see it come down. The kids were anxious to play in the snow and so we bundled them up and went out.

Christmas time is here!

2008-11-29T18:22:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving is over and it is now Christmas time! I am so excited and my kids are more excited. We have learned the joy of "if you are naughty then I will call Santa and he won't bring you any presents." It sounds harsh, but is so nice when Caden is mean to Tori and I need something to get him to stop.
The neighborhood is putting up all their Christmas lights and Christmas decorations. It is such a beautiful time of the year. We have put up our stocking count down to Christmas. I fill each of the 24 stockings with something fun for the kids each day, and then we take one down each day. It is a lot of fun and has become a tradition. I am just ready to feel the spirit of Christmas!

Pumpkin Picking and Halloween Carnival

2008-10-27T12:37:00.000-07:00

I love Halloween time! We got to go on a hay ride out to the pumpkin fields and the kids each chose a pumpkin. We carved the pumpkins later. Travis was quite the pumpkin carver this year. He did some spooky hands for Caden and a tigger for Tori.

This last Saturday we went to the town carnival and the kids got their faces painted. They looked pretty cool.

Family Pictures

2008-10-08T21:49:00.000-07:00

We finally made the plunge and took family pictures. Here are a few.

Marshmallow Roast

2008-10-08T21:37:00.000-07:00

We decided to go up the canyon and have ourselves a marshmallow roast. The kids have been begging to go. It was a lot of fun. It had been a long time since I have choked on smoke and enjoyed a good fire.

2008-10-08T21:34:00.000-07:00

Caden and Tori were in heaven. Caden did not like his marshmallows cooked so he pretended to cook them and then he ate them. Tori just liked to catch the mallows on fire and then burn them to nothing.

2008-10-08T21:30:00.000-07:00

Scott was pretty cozy. He just hung out in his car seat.

Caden Turns 5!

2008-10-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

Caden turned five in September. He had a Birthday party and it was a lot of fun, but a lot of work. I was grateful Travis was there to help because all the boys wanted to do was wrestle and I was in a panic. I am not used to boys pounding each other.

2008-10-08T21:19:00.000-07:00

Caden wanted a mountain cake for his birthday. I had to get creative, but it turned out in the end. He thought it was pretty cool which is all that matters.

2008-10-08T21:14:00.000-07:00

Caden had a pinata at his party but he could not say the
word and so he called it his piesta.