Lake Powell!

Lake Powell with a one year old is quite the adventure but we had a lot of fun. We were there for almost a full week and got plenty of sun! :) The water was cold, Emma didn't like it much, she usually screamed when you put her in it. And the water kept rising a ton everyday, so we ended up having to move camp about three times during our stay. It was crazy! Here are some pics:


Emma's first tube ride. She screamed at first, but then she didn't mind it



So Emma would cry whenever I even carried across the water cuz she was afraid she was going to get wet, but one day she just walked right into it and we played in the water for about an hour. She was happy and splashing around. I guess she had to decide on her own to get in the water....



Playing in the sand with her cousin Sayla



The sand sticks to you like no other down there. Emma tried to eat it a few times but finally she caught on that it doesn't taste good.





Emma in the sand with Uncle Cole Bear..

One year old already?

Our little baby is no longer a baby anymore! I can't believe its already been a year since we held her in our arms for the first time. She now weighs 19 lbs 3 oz and is almost 30 inches long. Emma keeps getting funner and funner each day and she is really start to show her personality. Here are some fun facts:

She loves to give kisses and if she knows you pretty well you might just be lucky enough to get one.

She is walking everywhere! She has been walking since she was 11 months old. She loves to carry things with her as she walks which might explain why things disappear all of the time. :) She has so much energy, its hard to keep up with her.

She can say thank you, mommy, da da, and grandma. She jabbers all of the time. she also will throw a laugh in occasionally like she is having a real convesation with you. She thinks she is so funny. :)

She loves to eat, I'm surpised she doesn't weigh more after all that she eats. She will sometimes cry when the food is all gone.

She loves the water, as long as it is warm enough. :)

She trows up her hands and dances to music. She loves to patty-cake and peek a boo.

She has eight teeth, this is the first time she brused them...



Chelsie made her cake and I couldn't have asked for better! This was her own personal cake






This was the other cake, it was so awesome!




Emma eating her cake. Thanks Val for taking the picture, I can't believe I forgot to take one! Thanks to everyone who came! You guys are great!

The Swaises

I'm playing major blog catch up. So much has happened in the last little while. Our first adventure happened in May when we went to the Swazies. The Swazies an hour away from Delta (pretty much in the middle of nowhere) where there are a ton of wild horses. Each year the Rasmussens go chase them or look for them. When we arrived we set up camp in the pouring rain and it was cold that first night (thank goodness we got to sleep in a house trailer or Emma would have froze). But we had pretty good weather after that first day. Last year I didn't get to ride because I was pregnant so this year it was nice to be able to ride and see the horses. It was a ton of fun. Here are some pics:

Me and Chance on our horsies. :)


Emma took a couple of four wheeler rides and loved it. She especially loved when they were turned off and she could ride them by herself and push all of the buttons. :)



The babies of the trip chillin in thier strollers


Emma riding the horsie. She seemed to be enjoying herself