Chance and Sarah Rasmussen

Jury Duty

2012-01-31T20:09:00.000-08:00

So a couple of weeks ago I got a letter in the mail summoning me to jury duty. I wasn't too excited about it since it was on my week off and it was supposed to be a three day trial. So last Tues morning I had to wait through the selection process which went pretty much all morning....I was number 14 out of 36 people. They started taking everyone back and interviewing them personally which was taking FOREVER, and I didn't bring a book or anything so I was extremely bored. It would have taken to late afternoon to interview everyone but they interviewed me and about five other people and then they came back to tell us who they had selected. I thought for sure they wouldn't pick me....but lo and behold I was one of the "lucky" ones. My family joked that I should tell them I was racist or saw dead people or something, but we all were sworn in so I had to tell the truth dang it. :) All in all, it was actually a good experience for me. I felt pretty cool when they said, "All arise for the jury" whenever we walked in the room. So basically this girl was trying to sue her former friend from high school for an accident she felt was all his fault. it happened five and a half years ago, so a long time, but what happened was she got on the back of his Jeep and he said he didn't know she was there, and then she fell off and hit her head and suffered head trauma and has memory problems today as well as losing her sense of taste and smell. She tried to say he was negligent in his driving because he had his music loud and didn't check his rear view mirror even when he was driving forward. In order for her to win the 1.1 million dollars that they were asking for, or even any money at all, it had to be what we felt as a jury more than 50% his fault. The whole time through the trial I kept asking myself what the heck she was doing on the back of his Jeep with nothing to hold on to. And she didn't remember anything about the accident so of course she didn't know why she got on. It took between 6 to 8 seconds by the video they had to even drive out of the parking space in front of him, so she had plenty of time to get off. Needless to say, she did not get any money. We all felt bad as a jury that she had to go through so much, but it was kind of her fault for making that decision. Anyways, it was pretty cool to be a part of it all, even if I did have to be away from Emma for two whole days. I would do it again, if I had to, but hopefully it won't be for a long long while.

Valentines Day Craft

2012-01-31T19:45:00.000-08:00

So I did my craftiness for the month..Chance's mom actually bought everything for us to make these cute little crafts! Basically we rolled these felt strips into these roses and just hot glue guned them on a heart shaped wood piece that Chance's dad cut out...it turned out pretty darn cute and its perfect cuz I have zero Valentines decorations....but I do now! We had fun making these and even the boys helped us out which is unusual but nice. Happy Valentines Day!

Future Rock Climber

2012-01-05T13:53:00.001-08:00

So the picture was just taken for fun, Emma was trying on my socks....funny girl. But I seriously think Emma is going to be a rock climber when she grows up....

A little while ago I laid her down for a nap, she slept and then an hour or so later I heard her playing with her toys...yes she has officially at 18 months learned to climb out of her crib. Before that she had been climbing out of her pack and play when she was at other people's houses. Then to make matters worse, I tried to lay her down for a nap about a week ago, and then as I was trying to take down Christmas decorations, a couple of minutes later she was in my living room. I thought that I maybe didn't shut the door or something, but I tried again and made sure I shut the door, within a minute she was in my living room again! The little stinker can now open doors! I am in big trouble!

Needless to say she tries to climb everything...if she hasn't climbed it before she will try to conquer new heights, literally. And she is quick too. On Tues. I checked on her and she was in her room, then not too long after that I needed to go somewhere so I went to go find her and she was in her bathroom on the counter. Her toothbrush and toothpaste are in the drawer closest to the door, and she pulled out the drawer to get her toothbrush (she loves playing with her toothbrush). So needless to say I go to open the door and I can't because the drawer is open and it will only open a crack. I tried to explain to her to get down and close the drawer but she just sat there and laughed at me. I think she knew she had locked me out and was rather enjoying it. Then as I was trying with a hanger to get the drawer shut, she decided that the hand soap was shampoo and "washed' her hair over and over again. I guess at least she wants to be clean right? Finally between me and Chance we got the door open at last. Now a child lock in on the door handle to the bathroom. :) I didn't think I would have problems like these so early, I don't know what I am going to do with that child. I guess I will just have to love her. :)

Christmas and New Years Resolutions....

2012-01-05T12:37:00.001-08:00

Christmas was very good at our home. For those of you that were wondering how the kitchen set turned out here is the final product:

I thought it turned out pretty good, esspecially due to my lack of craftiness. I am so lucky to have a husband that is good with tools and making things though, he is the one that cut the doors to the microwave and stove and made the hole for the sink. Emma loved it, she is always playing with the pots and pans. she does always try to climb in the oven, I don't know if she fully realizes what everything is, but when she is old enough to understand I'm sure she will still love it. She did roll up her sleeves to wash her hands in the sink though. :)

I didn't take a lot of pictures on Christmas Day, which is why I have a New Years Resolution to take more pictures....but we all got spoiled for Christmas. Emma got so much toys and clothes I don't think she knew what to do with them all. We even hid some and will bring them out for her later so then she will think she has a new toy. But mostly we loved spending Christmas with family and friends.

So as far as the New Years goes I have made a few goals....

1. Take a picture everyday, thanks Val for inspiring me. I couldn't find my camera until yesterday, so I'm off to a late start, but better late then never right?

2. Blog at least three posts a month....I'm a blog slacker sometimes....

3. Do one new craft idea a month.

I don't want to make too many goals because I might not achieve them all, but I love working on new things and trying to improve myself. Hopefully I won't look back at the end of the year and be dissapointed!

18 months!

2011-12-13T15:17:00.001-08:00

Our little cowgirl is already 18 months! She is getting so big I can't even stand it! Here are her stats:
33 1/4 inches, 90th percentile
22.6 lbs, 24th percentile
Head circ: 47 cm, 64th percntile
She is pretty tall, but still skinny as always!
She has become quite the picky eater, I never can seem to get her to eat her veggies. I swear she could live off of eggs, hot dogs, and mac and cheese, but thankfully I try and switch it up a bit for her. She does love fruit, just not the veggies.
Here are some of the things she does now.....
She says "love you". When she is pretending to talk on the phone, before she takes it away from her ear she says "love you". How observant is that!
She can say "Affie", her aunt Afton worked hard to make her say that
Ask her to spank her bum and she will, its the cutest thing ever
We are working on the animal sounds but so far she can do dog, cat, and cow
She gives high five and rocks
She loves to put on mommy's make up and she is starting to really love my kitchen. I clean up the pots and pans sometimes four or five times a day. I hope she will revert to the kitchen set we are making for her after Christmas!
She still loves the bathroom and I'm constantly having to make sure the doors are closed. When I catch her playing with the toilet paper, she instantly "blows her nose" into it so she can let me know she is putting it to good use!
She still speaks Chinese (she jabbers constantly). Grandpa Rasmussen taught her how to say "chop chop" and she puts her hands together and chops her hand. Its hard to describe, but its funny....
She loves all of her cousins and loves to play with them!
It is so fun to see her evolve into her own little person, this is the funnest stage. And next week she will officially be in nursery! Chance will finally be able to go to all of his meeting whether he wants to or not. :) It will be intersting to see how she does. Well, until next time!

Getting crafty!

2011-12-13T14:40:00.001-08:00

Thanks to being inspired by Pintrest, I really want to do at least one thing crafty and useful every month! Pintrest has such good ideas and seem to make it easy for craft dummies like me....

I found these cute snowflakes made out of popsicles sticks. It was so super easy and it cost me 2 dollars. My mother-in-law had a bunch of popsicle sticks and I just bought the spray paint. They turned out awesome! And you really can't tell they are popsicle sticks!

And Chance's family had a big craft night when we celebrated Thanksgiving and I made this cute wreath. Chance's mom was so thoughtful and knew I might like to make a BYU one so she bought all of the supplies. It turned out so cute and it was easy to make as well!

And for Christmas we are making Emma a little kitchen set out of a night stand I bought for 10 dollars on KSL! It started out looking like this...

We took off the top part so it would be just her size. We sanded it and painted it pink. We found all the assessories we will need for the oven knobs, sink, etc. at Home Depot and everything costed about thirty dollars. It is still in the making so no final pic yet, you can take a look on my Pintrest board, and while it will be a different color, etc, hopefully it will turn out just as cute!!

Next month I am hoping to make something to hold all my jewlery so it wont get so tangled all of the time! So many ideas and so little time!

Our little Leopard

2011-12-13T14:10:00.000-08:00

A little while ago Emma was on Amoxicillin for a sinus infection. This is what she looked like after day 7....

Needless to say, she is allergic to Amoxocillin! :) It didn't seem to bug her but it definataly was noticable. And it took 3 days to go away. Poor thing, she looked like a leopard. Just thought I would share!

Halloween

2011-12-13T13:20:00.000-08:00

So I know its Christmas and I'm just now getting around to posting Halloween pics but better late then never right? Emma was a ladybug for Halloween. My mother-in-law found the cutest costume at Cracker Barrell (who knew that had costumes right? and she was oh so cute. Me and Chance were bees, so we were all inscects. Here are the pics!!!

Pumpkin Patch

2011-11-09T17:18:00.001-08:00

So I'm just getting to our Halloween celebrations, I am a slacker. Some of my friends and I get together on Wedsdays and have a little play date with all of our kids. It is such a nice break in my week and it is fun to get together and see our kids interact with eachother. For one of our play dates we went a pumpkin patch in Orem. It was a ton of fun for our kids. They had all kinds of animals that Emma went crazy over, a playground, a corn maze, and of course lots of pumkins! This is Emma saying hi to the chickens...

Mommy and daughter...

I love Emma's face so I had to include this one...I don't know what she is trying to say, she is so funny.

Emma with her friends Leah and Claire.

Post of many posts...

2011-09-20T16:48:00.000-07:00

I am finally catching up on my blogging so there are a lot of new posts on here! We have been pretty busy and I really needed to just take the time and put some memories in here...Chance is working and going to school at night so we hardly ever see eachother. I am working still and learning how to be a single mom. :) On a good note, we got a brand new horse. And we were lucky to get it for a very good price: free! A friend of Chance's dad didn't want his horses anymore so he gave them to us at no charge. We own one of them now. His name is Shadow. He is 17, so older and tamer, and so far I am very happy with him. He will be my horse and Chance will still have Josie, the baby that is now three. Yeah for free horses!

Chance is riding Shadow and the one I'm riding will be Summer's horse...

15 Months!

2011-09-20T13:54:00.000-07:00

Emma is already 15 months old! She needs to just stop growing up and stay young forever. :) Here are some of the things she can do...

She is now wearing makeup, she put this on all by herself. Isn't she pretty? :)

She can go to the potty all by herself, or maybe I should just say she can go "in" the potty all by herself. The picture is a little blurry but you get the point. :)

She can feed herself too, doesn't even make a mess. :)

She can sleep anywhere..

She can ride horses with daddy..

But mostly she is good at just being so darn cute! We took her to the doctor, and here are her stats: She is 32 inches long, in the 90th percentile She weighs 21 lbs and 5 oz, which is somewhere between the 10th and 25th percentile Her head circumference is in the 50th percentile. So basically she is tall and skinny and we neet to fatten her up. jk... She is getting so big and smart too, her are some other things she can do... She climbs EVERYWHERE. I am always finding her on our kitchen table, bed, highchair, and apparently in the toilet too. She has no fear and anything, which explains all the bumps and bruises that seem to be a daily occurance. She is very active and hard to keep up with. She still gives kisses and hugs, it makes mommy's day! She now says the words thank you, ba ba, uh oh along with the usual ma ma da da, grandma, and grandpa and we are teaching her the animal sounds which she does when she feels like it. She obeys simple commands. She is really good at throwing her diapers away but lately she has been throwing the good ones away too. What a helper. :) She loves to feed herself, she makes a huge mess but its good for her to learn. She fold hers arms to pray, I will occassionally catch her saying her own prayers too. It makes me feel so good to see that. There are probably a ton more facts that I can't think of right now but I am really starting to see Emma grow up and it makes me a little sad. Its fun to see her learn new things but sad that she definataly is not a baby anymore.

Ranch Fun!

2011-09-19T20:47:00.000-07:00

A couple of times a year we get to go to the Davis Ranch. Chance's sister's in-laws own this ranch and we love to go there! They have a small lake to swim in. They have a bunch of canoes and other little toys that make it even funner. And Cole brought some scuba gear and I got to go scuba diving for the first time. It was quite the experience. It took some getting used to, breathing through your mouth instead of your nose was different, but once I got used to it it was a lot of fun. The gear was a little big for me so I really look like a sea monster in it but it was fun still! hehe I just took a couple of pics..sorry, I really need to learn to be better with my camera!

Seven Peaks

2011-09-19T20:29:00.000-07:00

This year we as a family purchased the Pass of all Passes that is good for Seven Peaks, and both Lehi and Orem Trafalgas. Me and Emma mostly went to Seven Peaks during the day but Chance occasionally joined us. It was so much fun. For the most part Emma loved it. The water there is always warm and Emma loves warm water! She is quite the little daredevil though. She would go face first in the water and needed constant supervision. I went down the slides with her a couple of times, she hasn't quite gotten to the point where she enjoys that yet. Maybe next year though! I'm so happy we bought the passes and it was definatly worth the money. And we still can go to Trafalga till next June so we still have a lot of use to get out of it! Family Picture...

Mommy and daughter...

We forgot to bring a spare set of clothes for Emma after we were done, so she stole some of her cousin Makenna's clothes, this is what she ended up looking like...

Lake Powell!

2011-06-27T12:54:00.001-07:00

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?

2011-06-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

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

2011-06-26T13:57:00.001-07:00

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

Hurricane Emma...

2011-04-18T10:27:00.000-07:00

Out new nickname for our little girl is Hurricane Emma. Just as an example of how she can terrorize our home: Saturday me and Chance were both sick with what we are pretty sure was food poisening. I personally had no energy to take care of Emma so I kind of just let her run wild. Sunday morning when I did have energy it literally felt like a hurricane had stromed through our house. There were DVDs, CDs, toys, ripped magazines, books, shoes, and numerous other things scattered all throughout the house. I could not believe one little girl could make such messes.... She also loves to unroll toilet paper, play with remotes and cell phones, and get into other things she is not supposed to. :)

Here are some other facts about our little 10 month old....

-She gives kisses if you point to your cheek and tell her to give you one. She just opens her mouth and lays one on ya. She does it best for mommy and will do it to other people sometimes. Its the cutest thing ever...
-She plays patty cake with us and occasionally she will "roll it" like the rythme says to...
-She dances to music by shaking her shoulders back and forth..
-She will occasionally wave bye bye, when we were at Chance's grandma's house she wanted to leave her family room and go out in the hallway (probably to terrorize her bathroom). Right at the doorway she turned at me and waved before she continued on. It was pretty cute.
-She has taken a couple of what we like to call "falling steps", but they are steps nonetheless. She has stood by herself with no support for a few seconds a couple of times. She still is a long ways from walking but she is getting closer.
-She jabbers and talks non stops sometimes, it really is pretty cute
-She is sleeping all through the night from 8 or 9 at night till 8 in the morning. Thank you Emma!

She has done this a couple of times and then she doesn't know how to get out...

We went golfing with daddy a little while ago, I think me and Emma are ready for it to be nice and stay nice!!

Emma with her cousin Hawkin and Great Grandma Ras

Posing for the camera...

Me and Emma at the zoo. We went to the zoo with all of her cousins on Chance's side. I was on the perfect day, it was cool enough for all of the animals to be out but warm enough for us to be outside. I don't think Emma really understood the zoo, but she had fun being outside and with her cousins.

She loves to be outside. She gets so excited when I put her in her stroller, and I'm so happy we live so close to a park. She would swing all day if I let her.

I thought I would get a nude bathtub pic to blackmail with her later on in her life. She loves the bath though and esspecially loves this purple dolphin toy, she grabs it first thing once she gets in there, it squirts water out its nose. she loves that.

9 months...

2011-03-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

Our little Emma is already nine months. Crazy how time flies. Here are the stats and facts:
She weighed 17 lbs and 8 oz at her nine month appointment, in the 25th percentile
She is tall at almost 29 inches, in the 90th percentile
Her head circumference remains in the 50th percentile.

*Emma loves to get into EVERYTHING still, her favorite is probably the toilet paper in the bathroom. She keeps me on my toes. I'm continually having to shut doors and close drawers and clean up messes. I'm sure it will only get worse. :)

*She can feed herself now and loves to put everything in her mouth, most of which doesn't belong there..

*She says Da Da very well, we are still working on Ma Ma. She claps her hands and waves occasionally. Her new trick is giving me kisses, I love that little trick. :)

*She absolutely loves her bath. She always finds her favorite dolphin that squirts water as soon as she gets in.

She is an absolute joy to have around...
Except of course when she is sick...so sad...

It took her nine months to get sick , but it finally came, and I hope its another nine more months before it comes again, or never would be good too. :) It started out Thurs when she started throwing up everything, but that only lasted one night and then she was fine. Then Friday night she woke up screaming and really congested and its been downhill from there. She has a stuffy nose, cough, and is not the happy baby we know and love. Saturday I got the throw ups too and that night we were up all night trying to calm Emma down. Finally we took her to the doctor and she has ear infections on top of all her congestion. Hopefully the antibiotic will start to help and she will get better soon. I just hope she will sleep tonight.

I'm in big trouble now!

2011-02-04T07:54:00.000-08:00

So since I seem to post only once a month..hehe I figure I should get my Febuary post out of the way while its still early in the month. :) I'm going to try and take more pictures though and stay on top of it. I don't know how she did it, but me and Chance feel like Emma has grown over night. Its so amazing to me how fast they grow up. A month ago she could barely scoot around and now within the last week she is not only crawling around EVERYWHERE but I think she feels like she has conquered the horizontal horizon and is now looking upwards...

Here are just a few things she likes to climb up on...

Our dresser. This is problematic mostly because she will open drawers, which I don't mind, but then she will close them on her fingers and smash them, and then she will just scream until mommy comes to her rescue.

She loves to now climb and sift through her toys, which keeps her entertained. She loves to stand up by her horse too, she loves that thing.

And she loves the bathtub, she could just stand and bang on that forever..

I just threw this pic in for good measure. Her cousin Hannah let her borrow these for a while when we were at their house...

Emma has finally officially grown out of her basinet. I know its sad that she was in our bedroom for almost eight months but we just couldn't let go:)We figured when she almost climbed out of her basinet it was time...
Here are just a few more facts about our little munchkin...
*She eats baby food twice a day. She surprisingly loves rice cereal when its mixed with some kind of fruit. She also loves oatmeal with apple juice and any kind of fruit...
*She loves to steal other babies toys, I hope she wont have too much of a problem sharing in the future :)

*she loves to be around other kids, esspecially her cousins, she loves all of them, and they love her

*She is definately a mamma's girl, at least for now anyways. Its frustrating for Chance sometimes but I just have to remind him that I'm her food source not to mention she hangs out with me all day.

*She is so good for other people, essspecially her Aunt Affy and both Grandmas. I'm so lucky I can go to work and not have to worry about her. Chance does such an amazing job while I'm away too, I couldn't ask for a better father.

*She has the cutest giggle and she is a very happy baby except when she bonks her head, which she has done numerous times now that she can stand up.

There are so many other things but I'm sure I'm already boring you. It is so fun/scary watching her grow and learn new things. I guess the next stage is walking which I'm sure she will figure out before I want her to. WE love you Emma!

Ear Piercing

2011-01-02T16:41:00.000-08:00

Chance has wanted me to get my ears pierced for quite some time. And then when Emma was born we decided it would be fun to have a mommy daughter date and both get ours done. I was super nervous which I have no idea why cuz I have been through a lot worse then a little prick in my ears, but it turned out to be alright. Emma on the other hand did not like it of course...here is the video...so sad..

On a happier note, Emma only cried for a minute and then she was perfect after that. I must say she looks stinkin cute in her earrings...I'm glad I did them while she was young. I'm enjoying mine as well. It only took me 26 years but you know...

slight tangent, but Emma has now officially learned how to scoot/crawl. I'm in big trouble now...hehe

2 years down and many more to come!

2010-12-29T11:33:00.000-08:00

This week me and Chance celebrated our two year anniversary! In a way it seems like we have been married forever and its hard to imagine life before I was married, but then its crazy how two years can fly so fast. I'm so grateful I made the decision to marry Chance. He is my best friend, he makes me laugh, he is an awesome father and husband. He loves our daughter so much and he does a great job while I am away at work. I sometimes think of all my silly crushes when I was younger or people that I wanted to marry, and I am so grateful Heavenly Father knew what was best for me. I could not be happier with anyone else. I love you babe. Thanks for the 2 great years and I'm excited for many more to come!

Half a Year old

2010-12-18T13:24:00.000-08:00

Our little Emma is already 6 months old! Time really does fly. Its hard to imagine our life without Emma in it but in the same breath its crazy she is growing so fast. We went to the doctor this week and these are her stats: She weighs 14 lbs 15 oz although personally I think the scale is off since that means she has only gained an ounce in 2 months. I have weighed her on my scale at home which is usually pretty accurate and it says 16 lbs. :) She is 27 inches long, which is in the 90th percentile.
Our little Emma:
Sits well on her own

Really wants to crawl but has not quite figured it out yet. She gets in the crawl position but can't seem to manage to go forward.

Has figured out that she can use her voice to make really loud noises.

She is sleeping for the most part through the night. She usually sleeps from 9 or 10 to six in the morning and then wakes up just to eat and then she will usually sleep till 9.

She loves to grab EVERYTHING. She knocked over 3 glasses of water at Texas Roadhouse the other night.

She has climbed out of her bumbo three times now. She is not safe anywhere.

She is so strong and full of energy. I'm not looking forward to the day when she crawls or even worse walks. I don't know if I will be able to keep up with her.

We have been so lucky to have sucha great baby. We love you Emma!

Halloween Pics

2010-10-27T11:48:00.000-07:00

I went and got Enmma's Halloween pics done yesterday..here are the final products. They turned out so well, I was so happy. Here is our little savage! Enjoy!

Hunting Sucess!

2010-10-18T14:24:00.001-07:00

The fall season in the Rasmussen family means that its hunting season. Luckily we have a cabin where we can go to and we dont have to hunt in the freezing cold. I never thought I would join a family who loved hunting so much, but I have come to enjoy at least being up in the mountains and riding horses. This year Chance has been up at the cabin alot but not nesessarily hunting for himself, but this weekend he shot an elk. It was quite an experience. He was very happy, anyone that wants to come over for an elk steak is welcome, we will have plenty of them. :)

This is Emma and Makenna waiting at the cabin for the hunters to return.

Uncle Cole didn't kill an elk but he brought home a furry friend for all of the kids to see. He found this beaver just lying dead with no bullet hole or anything. We hope Cole doesn't catch some rare disease that caused this beaver to die. The kids loved it though and it was pretty funny to see.

All of the neices with Uncle Cole and the beaver...

Chance's brother Brigg shot an elk last weekend so here are all of the boys with their prizes.

Here is the meat hanging, its a lovely site isn't it. Way to go hunny!

Four months!

2010-10-18T10:20:00.000-07:00

Emma is getting so big! As much as I like to see her do new things all of the time, it makes me sad that she is growing up so fast. We love her so much. Look at all of the things she has done in her four months of life:

She has been on a boat, we are breaking her in early to love the water. The Rasmussens are fish in the summer so we hope Emma will be too.

She has been on a horse with daddy, also a Rasmussen thing that she will have to love. :)

She has been to two BYU games with three more to go. She has been such a trooper. The past two games the sun has been in our face for most of the game, but Emma has been great. She only cried a couple of times when the BYU fans scared her from being so loud. :)

She has played in the bath with her cousins. She loves all of her cousins and loves that they want to play with her and hold her.

Emma has now decided to roll from her back to her front as well as her front to her back. She never stays on her blanket and I find her in all sorts of places and positions. She also scoots around almost like she is trying to crawl. I can't trust her on any high surface now. :)
Emma starting out on the blanket

Notice the dirty clothes hamper in the corner..

This is where she ends up. :)

The other day she got stuck and got a little frustrated that she couldn't go any further, so she started calling for mommy. So I put her back on her blanket and in a few seconds she was stuck again. I don't know what I'm going to do with her. hehe

Emma's New trick!

2010-09-02T13:46:00.000-07:00

I tried for almost two weeks to get this on video. Here is what Emma has learned to do. Also a quick update, I took Emma to the doctor last week and she now weighs 12 lbs and 4 ounces and is 23 inches long. The doctor was impressed with how strong she is. Everything looks great. We love having Emma in our home!

Summer Fun!

2010-09-01T16:08:00.000-07:00

This summer has been a ton of fun for us as a family. This summer has been especially fun for me since I have gotten to stay home all the time and be a mom. Too bad its back to the real world with work and school. :( We were able to take two little vacations, the first to Lava Hot Springs and the second to Lake Powell. Emma is such a little trooper and has done so great as we drag her everywhere we go.

So at Lava Hot Springs we went to a huge swimming pool park that had slides and high jumps, including these platforms as they called it. We had to sign a "platform waiver" so in case we killed ourselves they wouldn't be held responsible. I signed it without really knowing what I was getting myself into. It was a 32 feet drop, the height that Olympic swimmers dive from. It took alot of convincing but me and Chance jummped together. It hurt pretty bad and I'm not even sure I'm glad I did it but I was proud of my courage. ;) I'm pretty sure my tailbone was bruised after giving birth to Emma and jumping only reinjured me, but its all good.
I'm still contimplating whether I want to jump in this picture...
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Here we go!

At least my form was a little better than Chance's :)

We got Emma in the pool for the first time. She liked it cuz the water was pretty warm, it was a different story for the Lake Powell water. :)

That night all of the adults minus Jessica who was willing to watch all of the kids went to the Hot Springs. It was so nice. The best part about these hot tubs is that you didn't smell like sulfer afterwards. It was so nice to sit and relax with everyone. I love hot water!

The next day we went and tubed down the river. The river is one of the main attractions and all troughout the town they have tube rental stands. Lava is definately an interesting city with not much rules. No one cared how many people you piled in the back of your truck or what you did on the streets. Here we are on the river!

The river was surprisingly full of a ton of rapids and was so much fun!

I didn't take a ton of pics in Lake Powell but here is what I have. We played a game where you had to get a cookie from your forehead to your mouth, only using only using your facial muscles. I stunk at it but Chance did pretty good.

Summer let us borrow a swimsuit for Emma so we got her all dressed up and took her out to the water. The water was a little chilly and Emma would have nothing to do with it. Poor girl thinks we are torturing her. This was the before picture.

Summer got us all cute headbands and even a baby headband for Emma.

Here is our little family on a boat ride. We are so glad we went to Lake Powell, it was a ton of fun!

2 Months!

2010-08-17T11:30:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Emma is already two months old already! Time sure does fly. In less than a month now I will be returning to work, it makes me want to cry just thinking about it. I hate to leave my little one. Emma is getting so big I can't stand it. She is smiling all of the time now, esspecially in the morning (I hope that doesn't mean she will end up being a morning person, hehe). She loves to push on her feet and "stand up" and she holds her head up very well. I have put her in her bumbo a couple of times and she loves it, I don't like to put her in for very long though cuz she can't hold her head up that well yet. If there is stuff going on she does not like to lay down, she pulls her head up like she wants to sit up, she also pulls her head up when she is in her car seat, that means she wants out. :) We love her so much and it is fun to start and see her personality. She also got her very first toenail painting on Sunday, she is such a big girl. :)We go to the doctor on Monday so I will tell you her stats then!

Emma's blessing

2010-08-17T09:48:00.000-07:00

Thank you Chelsie for taking some great pics of Emma's blessing. Thanks to all who could come as well, we had most of the family here. Emma was blessed in the same dress that I was blessed in so that made it extra special. She was beautiful. Chance did a great job with the blessing. The food was great and thanks to all who helped with it. Here are the pics! There were a ton of them so I could only pick a few to display...

We were lucky enough to get a four generation picture...Grandma Ras is 90 years old and going strong..

Grandma and Grandpa MaC with Emma..

Grandma and Grandpa Ras with Emma

Emma was finally starting to smile when her blessing day came around

This is probably my favorite

Daddy and daughter

Family picture

Proud mommies with babies, even if they are being grumpy like mine is in the picture. :)

Cousins Sawyer and Emma

Our little cutie. :)

Rodeo!

2010-07-26T09:57:00.000-07:00

Every year the Rasmussen clan goes to the rodeo in Spanish Fork as part of their 24th of July festivities. This year it was extra fun because I got to dress Emma all cute like a cowgirl! I found the cutuest jean vest at Old Navy and borrowed some cowgirl boots from Chance's sister, and then Chelsie gave me the cutest cowgirl bow which made the outfit stinkin cute! I just love to show her off. :)

Emma keeps getting bigger every day. According to our scale she now weighs over 10lbs. She holds her head up so well and is starting to focus well with her eyes. She recognizes her mother and I'm pretty sure she recognizes daddy too. She is starting to smile and coo and is such a good baby. We love her so much!

With Gradpa Ras and Great Grandma Ras..

All dressed up in her complete outfit!

Mommy and daughter..

Feed me!

2010-07-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

I can always tell when Emma is hungry because she will start sucking on her fingers, but on multiple occasions I find her sucking on the two middle fingers so she is making the "I love you sign". I think it is so stinking cute. She will probably be a thumb sucker when she figures out how to do it. We love you Emma!

2 Weeks!

2010-06-25T15:27:00.000-07:00

Emma went to her two week check up today. Chance's sister works at our pediatrician's office so it was nice to see a friendly face and have her show off our daughter. :) Emma now weighs 8lbs 5oz! We are so proud of her for eating so well! She still is 21 inches long so she must be just getting fat. :) Everyone at the doctor's office thought she was adorable, we have to agree. Emma loves to suck on anything and everything and has the funniest obsession with her tongue. She does not like her baths at all so we try to make them quick because she screams the whole time. But for the most part she is a great baby and we are so happy to have her with us. I never thought I could love something so much. I love being a mommy.
Thanks to both of my sister-in-laws for taking such cute pics. Val took some this past Saturday and then Chance's sister Summer took some as well. Here are some pics for all to enjoy!

Val took a lot more pics but I couldn't figure out how to get them from facebook to here, so there are more on facebook or on her photography blog. Thanks Val!

The rest were taken by Summer...

Check it out

2010-06-13T12:57:00.000-07:00

We had a professional photographer come in today and take pics of our little one. Basically they do the pictures for free but then offer you different packages if you want. But since I am an IHC employee we got one 8X10 for free. Yeah! They turned out really nice. To view them go to this website: bellababyphotography.com and enter the password which is 0612emmarasmussen Enjoy!

LIttle Emma

2010-06-12T19:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of our little one for all to see. Alot are on my facebook page too. Emma came at 2 o'clock this morning after a long labor. Thank goodness for epidurals or I would have never survived. I started having contractions at work on Thursday night, they continued but were inconsistant. We didn't end up going to the hospital till 3 on Friday, I just mainly went hoping to get an epidural so I could sleep, which didn't really happen. She progressed slowly but surely. Towards the end they were going to let her head descend on its own but she started to get naughty and was having decelerations in her heart rate, indicating stress. So the doctor came and delivered her with forceps, which was kind of nice cuz I only had to push for five to ten minutes. Its the craziest thing looking at her and knowing just moments ago she was inside of you. Its crazy carrying for nine months and never knowing what she acctually looks like until the blessed delivery day. But its one of the most amazing feelings in the world to know that she is ours and will be with us forever. She is so cute and we are so lucky everything went so perfect and she has all of her parts, etc. Every birth is seriously a miracle. Emma is eating well and pooping and peeing like we want her to, its funny that that's all she knows how to do besides melt our hearts. :) Thank you to all of the visitors and for the many more to come. Here are some pictures of our little angel:

Right after birth

She got some oxygen. She sounded kind of junky for a while, but they sucked out some amniotic fluid which did the trick.

The proud daddy.

Our little family.

Mommy and daughter (I think she looks more like Chance)

Our nurse taking the temp...

After they cleaned her up a little bit...

Her first bath, she looks like she is enjoying it.

They did her hair so cute! Did I mention all of the hair, definatly a Rasmussen trait.

Getting her footprints done.

Today, she still is adorable. :)

The waiting game...

2010-06-08T09:36:00.000-07:00

Its a good thing I'm working full time still and keeping extra busy cuz otherwise I would be waiting at home full of anxiety wondering when in the world is this baby going to come. I went to the doctor's yesterday. He told me I am dilated to a 2 (which is progress for me) and 80% effaced, which means I'm thinned out alot. He did strip my membranes, which didn't really help Tammy's case but I'm hoping it will help mine. hehe. So basically I'm just waiting, and waiting, and waiting. :) No contractions yet at all, but I'm hoping they come quickly and my labor will be fast. My doctor does not think I will make it to 41 weeks and have to be induced so that is a good thing. I'm trying not to get my hopes up. So today after cleaning the house, going to the gym, doing laundry, and going grocery shopping maybe it will put me into labor. :) Hopefully my next post will include pictures of our cute little girl. Here's hoping!

Almost Done!

2010-05-18T18:40:00.000-07:00

So this post is mainly for Tammy cuz she has been begging me to post a baby bump picture. And although it is definately not the greatest picture, it will have to do. I am 36 weeks pregnant, on Friday I will be 37. Its crazy to think that we will have our little girl join us so soon. I don't know if I am ready for the responsibility. :) I am way excited to be a mother though.

So everyone I talk to can't believe how far along I am. If I had a dollar for every time that someone said I'm tiny I would at least have a hundred dollars by now. :) But my doctor assured me today that I'm one of his most perfect patients, hehe. He told me not to worry. I personally think I look huge in this picture. :) Only three and half weeks to go! Woohoo!

To the McCorristin Family

2010-04-29T11:40:00.000-07:00

So I hope you all got your invitations to the baby shower Chance's family is throwing for me on Saturday. Please don't get me any gifts since you already have but if you would like to come for good food and company please do! It will be a lot of fun!

Reliving the glory days

2010-04-26T10:30:00.000-07:00

So for the past six weeks Chance has been putting his pads on playing football for a city legue. Its made me a little nervous that he is going to get hurt when he is now the provider of a family, but besides the few battle wounds he has recieved he has been okay. I have really enjoyed watching Chance play and he has really enjoyed playing, not to mention he is pretty much the best player they have on their team (no offense to the others on the team.) :) Most of Chance's friends are on the team so it has been good for them to all get together and relive the glory days. But after every game the boys are realizing more and more that they aren't as young as they used to be in high school.
Here is some video footage. If I showed you every video where Chance made a good play, it would fill up this whole page, so here are just some from this past Saturday's game.They played the opposing team twice and the first time they lost, and the other team was pretty caucky about it. So our team came out for revenge this past Saturday and revenge was granted. Here are just a couple of highlights of my man! I love you babe!

Its kind of hard to see but Chance is the one running with the ball. :)

They were joking on this play that it took the whole other team to get Chance down.

And here is Chance running one of his three touchdowns in the game. :)

Baby shower!

2010-03-15T20:31:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was so great. My family put together a beautiful baby shower for me. We had a really good turnout. It was kind of a crazy night if I do say so myself....first off there was a gas leak in American Fork so they closed an exit down so traffic was so horrible it is amazing anyone even made it to the shower. Then half way through the shower our power went out due to a crazy snow/wind storm. I opened all of my presents up in the dark. It made for a rather eventful/fun evening. I can not tell my family thank you enough for all of the hard work they put into the shower. I don't know how I ever got so lucky. Suzie did an amazing job on the balloons, I am truly amazed at her talent that she says she doesn't have. Chelsie did an awesome job on the chicken salad sandwhiches, and everyone thought Val's cupcakes were to die for. :) And I'm so grateful to my mom and all of the support she has given me. And thank you for all of the gifts! Emma is already spoiled rotten and she isn't even here yet. I woke up Saturday night to the wind and the storm outside our house, and while I was trying to go back to sleep, I just kept thinking of all my blessings and how I don't deserve them. I have a wonderful husband and a beautiful daughter on the way. And I have the gospel. Who could ask for more. Anyways, I didn't take many pictures of the shower, but I did happen to get one of the baloons. :)

Here are some of my friends that came to the shower with me. Four of us are pregnant in this picture. Me, Katie, and Amber are all having girls! Yeah for girls! And my friend Whitney is the outcast and is having a boy. :) And my little niece Makenna snuck in on the picture.

And these are the balloons Suzie made. Everyone loved the pacifier/rattle balloons!

Our little cowgir.l

2010-03-15T20:03:00.000-07:00

Early Saturday morning I arrived home from work to find Emma's little nursery already complete. Chance's family had worked hard all week long to get everything ready and Chance and his family worked all Friday night to complete it so it would be ready in time for my baby shower on Saturday. I was so surprised by it all that I was speechless. It really looks amazing. A big thanks to everyone that contributed to make it so great! I owe it to all of you! I am truly blessed and humble.
So here are pics of the room...

I kind of picked this vinyl lettering out..its too perfect. :)
Gotta love the cowboy boots!

The crib and assessories...

The curtains, you can't really tell but the curtain holders are made out of horseshoes.. Chance's dad welded them all...

We better not change the name now, it is set in stone. :)

This is on the front door.

Baby bump!

2010-02-20T10:10:00.000-08:00

Last night we went and hung out with Ryan and friends for his birthday and while we were there I finally took a baby bump pic! My tummy keeps growing every day. I feel move and kick all of the time now and I love every minute of it!!! Chance has felt her move a couple of times as well... I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be a mother in June. I already love our little girl, its amazing. anyways, enjoy the pics!

I look more fat than pregnant in this pic...but oh well. And I love Josh's face! :)
And thats me and Emma!

California and Disneyland!!

2010-02-20T09:47:00.001-08:00

This past weekend we had the chance to visit the warm state of California! Chance's cousin was coming home from his mission so we all took advantage of the situation for a little fun in the sun! I met up with the rest of his family on Thursday after only getting two hours of sleep, so that day was spent mainly just getting sleep and hanging out with family. The next day we all went to Disneyland. We had given a day of service by making quilts for an organization, and as a result we all got a free ticket to Disneyland. It was well worth it and saved us some moola! I mostly took pitures of Disneyland. It was me and Emma's first time going and it was...well majical is a good word. :) Me and Chance definately felt like kids again and we can't wait to take our little girl in a couple of years so she can enjoy it too. Here are the pics.

The whole Rasmussen gang...
Me, Chance, and Grandma Ras..Grandma Ras was no wimp when it came to the rides. She went on every single one including Space Mountain. And she loved it! there are not many 89 year olds willing to do that. Taking her on the rides was so much fun. His parents also took wheelchairs so they wouldn't have to walk around the park which made it so nice cuz we all could get on the rides faster than anyone else! They have a special line for the wheelchairs and with every wheelchair six people can ride with you so we never had to wait very long. It was awesome!
Me and my cute little niece Hanna..

Me and Chance in front of the majical castle!

Saturday the girls went to the beach while the boys went golfing. It was alot of fun. We didn't actually go swimming, the water was freezing, but it was fun to chill and relax on the beach! Sunday we went to church and heard his cousin talk, and we were planning on coming home right after, but due to truck problems, we didn't come home till Monday. So we had another fun day spent with family. We were actually kind of glad cuz we weren't ready to leave California yet. :)

Projects!

2010-02-20T09:24:00.000-08:00

With the coming of our new child me and Chance have both undertaken projects for our little girl Emma. We are excited to make something for our new little one. Chance is busy making a changing table. This is the start of it. He has cut out all of the wood and sanded it and now he just needs to put it together and then stain it, ect. We just purchased a crib this week so our little nursery has some real potential. :) And while Chance is busy with that, I have undertaken a project of my own: Emma's crib bedding. I am going to need some help from Chance's mom, but I really wanted to make her some cute cowgirl stuff.
This is the fabric I'm using to cover a bullitin board where I can hang pictures, ect....

And this is the cute fabric I found to make her crib quilt, bumper pad, etc....I also have some other fabric to compliment it for the crib skirt and other things. I have a feeling its going to turn out really nice! I can't wait to see the finished product. :)

Its still a girl!

2010-01-27T13:04:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had my twenty week ultrasound! My mom was able to come with me since Chance had to work. Everything so far looks good. Based on Emma's measurements she could come slightly early but they are keeping my due date for June 11. She is so cute. We finally got a good profile picture. She was being a little stinker and didn't want to show us her face. My mom said she must take after her father who is also a little stinker. Anyways, here are the pics...Hope you enjoy.

Emma's little foot...

One of the profile pics, the one below is a little bit better.

Here are her little hamburger lips! hehe

Here is our cute little girl, we love you Emma!

Half Way There!

2010-01-22T13:19:00.001-08:00

I have finally reached my half way mark! Wohoo! It feels like it has been forever, but I'm sure the rest of it will go by fast. Or at least I hope so. I am feeling Emma move more and more each day. It is the coolest thing I have ever felt in my life. I would not trade being a mom for anything in the world. I tell Chance all of the time that I feel her, I think he is a little jealous. :) He's tried to feel her too but with no such luck. I go in for my 20 week ultrasound on Tuesday so stay tuned for some pictures!

Battle of the Mommys and Daddys

2010-01-12T10:06:00.000-08:00

So this past weekend I attended a baby shower for a boy. I got some boy outfits and learned that going shopping for little girls is much more fun. I couldn't help but get little Emma some clothes too. On one of the outfits was a little dress which said "Mommy's sweetheart." Chance got a little offended since he says we both know she is going to be a daddy's girl. :) So today he went and bought an outfit on his break at work that stated, "I love Daddy". I smell a little competition in the air. hehe. But since I'm the more responsible one in the relationship, I have come to grips that Chance will probably be the favorite of the two. While I will be trying to disipline, dad will let her get away with just about anything. Poor Chance will be wrapped around her little finger. Only five more months to go! Seems like forever. :)

New Years and others stuff...

2010-01-04T14:48:00.000-08:00

So it hit me today how wierd it will be when Chance goes back to school on Wed. and I don't! I have been going to school for so long I could be a doctor by now. hehe I am definately going to have a lot more time on my hands. Here are some things that I hope to do with my spare time and some new years resolutions I guess you could say.
1. Finish all of the Work and the Glory books. A summer back I had almost made it, I got to the ninth book and then school started and I never had a chance after that. So I'm starting over! Just started the first book last night!
2. I'm not a Harry Potter kind of person, but Chance has convinced me to read all of the Harry Potter books. I may as well see what they are all about. :)
3. Get started on our little girl's room! We are thinking about doing a cowgirl theme...but who knows. June will come before you know even though it seems so far away right now. We made our first investment the other day and bought a car seat and stroller. I'm begining to realize how expensive kids are. Chance told me the other day, "I realized that my life is about to get really pink really fast" hehe.
4. This kind of goes along with goal number 3 but I would like to be more crafty and make some things of my own. And this will be very possible with a baby on the way.
5. Take more pictures! My blog is always lacking but I have decided to make sure I record the memories.
Thats about all for now but I think it will keep me pretty occupied. Now I just need to learn not to be such a bum. Working graveyards and being pregnant=one tired little lady. :)
Thats all for now folks....

Its a girl!!

2009-12-29T01:31:00.001-08:00

So I'm sure you all know by know but just wanted to let everyone know how excited I am to have a little girl come in to our home. The official name will be Emma Elizabeth. The ultrasound tech was absolutely positive it was a girl and it was pretty obvious to us as well. I'm a little nervous due to the fact that I don't know how to take care of a girl. Being raised in a house full of boys never gave me the opportunity. ;) And Tammy took care of me more than I really took care of her. hehe But I'm more excited than anything and I just want to go buy something pink to celebrate!

Happy one Year!

2009-12-27T20:39:00.000-08:00

Me and Chance have been married for a whole year, can you believe it?? :) Exactly a year ago we were married in the Manti temple for time and all eternity. I can't believe how time has flown by. I am so grateful for to be able to be sealed to the man I love forever. Chance, even though you are crazy sometimes and drive me nuts (esspecially when I am riding in the car with you), I am so glad I married you. Thanks for the wonderful year and I hope we have many many more to come!

Done with School!!!

2009-12-16T19:15:00.000-08:00

I just want to officially tell everyone that I am done with school! It is such a good feeling! I didn't think the day would ever come. I have yet to enjoy my break as I have been preparing for Christmases, birthdays, etc, but it is soon to come. Its just nice that I can go to bed and wake up whenever I want. I better enjoy that now before the baby comes! Then I'm pretty sure there will be no peace and quiet for me.
Also, I just wanted to wish my anti-blog husband a happy birthday! We had a nice homecooked meal tonight and we are going to see the rugby movie Invictus. Happy birthday babe! I love you so much! You will be the best father cuz you already are the greatest husband. Mwah!

Oh Christmas tree!

2009-12-07T15:01:00.000-08:00

I forced Chance to go Christmas tree shopping with me the day after Thanksgiving. We got a real tree, it smells so good. This is the first year we get to spend Christmas as a married couple. Last year was so nuts with wedding plans that we had no time to even celebrate Christmas. This year we plan on relaxing and enjoying the Christmas season. It was fun to decorate our house and get in the Christmas spirit.
As far as other new goes...I will be officially done with school at the end of this week. It is such a relief. I never thought the day would actually come! This semester has been crazy with all the work plus dealing with the lovely side effects of being pregnant. I have never been so ready to be done with school. Come on Friday!
Also, we will be finding out on the 28th of this month whether we are having a boy or a girl so stay tuned! We are finding out early so hopefully they tell us right! hehe. We are excited and cant wait to start planning!
Anyways...here are pictures of our tree...

In the back you can see our stockings. My grandma made mine but my mom took over the tradition and made one for Chance. Thanks mom!

Thank you Summer!

2009-11-13T11:36:00.001-08:00

Last night at work I snuck away and visited Chance's sister Summer who works in the Cardiac ICU at Utah Valley. She happens to have an ultrasound machine on her floor. We snuck into an empty room and had a little fun. I saw our baby move its little arms and legs! I had never seen that before on any previous ultrasounds. I could also see its little heartbeat. It was very reasurring to me. It was so cool because when I have been to previous ultrasounds at my doctor's office they last a minute and don't let you see a whole lot. Last night we spent all the time we wanted looking at our little peanut. It was so much fun! So we decided I will just find out what sex it is at work and then I won't have to pay the money! :) Thanks Summer! You are the best!

Surprise!!!

2009-11-11T15:21:00.000-08:00

So on Sunday we had a big family gathering to celebrate six birthdays and Tammy coming to visit from California. Me and Tammy also had another big news to tell the family...

Yes me and Tammy are both pregnant! I couldn't think of anyone else to share the preganancy experience with other than my sister. Just so everyone knows I am almost ten weeks...I still have a long ways to go! Our due date is June 11, and Tammy's is May 31st, so very close together. We are going to have to fight over mom! I am very tired most of the time so finding energy to work full time and go to school full time is difficult for me. I can't wait to be done with school so I can relax and enjoy being pregnant! I have had a little "morning sickness" but it usually happens at night. Its starting to get better, I just wish my gas and indigestion would get better as embarrassing as that is! hehe Chance wants a boy, I don't really care. I probably won't find out until January. They can find out earlier but you have to fork out 50 dollars so we will see. It is wierd to think something is growing inside of me but it is the coolest experience ever. I have heard the heart beat and have included a picture. Hearing my child's heartbeat was pretty much the coolest thing ever! I'm sure you will get many more updates in the future. ..
Me and Tammy showing our little pregnancy bumps (or lack thereof) :)

Our little baby, about the size of a gummy bear. What do you think it is? I can't wait to find out!

Halloween

2009-11-05T12:25:00.000-08:00

For Halloween we went to our friends Josh and Diana's house for a little shindig. We had a lot of fun. I am amazed everytime we get together with friends how much my husband is like a little kid. Everyone loves to have him around for the entertainment. He had us in tears we were laughing so hard at his silly jokes. Oh Chance, I guess I have to love ya. :) We ate, chatted, played the doughnut game (Chance was so close to winning but his dropped on the floor), and watch the Skeleton Key, a movie I do not wish to see again. I guess its part of Halloween to watch scary movies, but me and Chance both can't handle them. But we had a ton of fun and it was good to see friends we hadn't seen in a while. Here are some pics..

I didn't realize how big your mouth has to be to grab on to that thing..

My husband is trying to cheat before they even start...

Dont we look so cute as bacon and eggs? hehe

Where has all the time gone?!!

2009-10-30T13:54:00.000-07:00

Wow, I didn't realize that its been over a month since I have blogged. I told you I would drop off the face of the planet after school started. :) I have been so busy its unreal. Sorry I have been horrible at keeping in touch with people but I hope you understand. You could probably tell by the looks of my dirty house how busy we both have been. But here is a quick update. I am almost done with school!! December 7th is my last day of classes so I really only have a month and a week left! I have never anticipated the end of a semester as much as I do now. I am going to sleep all day everyday once I'm done just to catch up. :) I still have 45 more hours to do of clinicals and many more papers and projects to do in the meantime. But at least I see the light. I still hardly ever see my husband. We look forward to the weekends every week.... Chance is still working crazy hours, in fact, he is working today for 18 hours! Tomorrow for Halloween we are going to be bacon and eggs. I know its kind of cheesy but I was desperate and didn't have much time. We will be going to Chance's friend's party so I will post pictures! That's about all for now but I thought I would tell everyone that I'm still alive!

Oh the joys of night shift...

2009-09-18T14:25:00.001-07:00

Don't get me wrong, I love being a nurse, but sometimes I really don't love the hours that come with it. Being married makes it even worse. I have only seen Chance for a half hour in the past 48 hours, and wont see him again till before the BYU game tommorrow (Go Cougars!). Our schedules are the exact opposite so when I get home he's already left for work and when I go to work he's on his way home. But for those of you who are wondering how my first night went, it went well. Alot of cute babies and the mothers were great too! I gave my first shot to a newborn, the Hepatitis B vaccine. I had my hand ready to poke but it took a second or two of convincing myself before I could follow through. It made me sad to know that I had just made the poor baby cry. :( Everything other than that was good and I think I'm going to enjoy my work. The people were really and welcoming too.
Chance, even if you don't read this, I miss you when you are away. You are the best part of me and I love you so much. Thanks for the wonderful nine months. Its been a bumpy ride at times, but its been so worth it. Love you babe.

Trying to save money, the key word is "trying"

2009-09-13T09:43:00.001-07:00

Chance got a fifty dollar gift certificate to Outback Stakehouse so we decided to go on a date night last night. We were really excited when we only spent six dollars, just for the tip and we got an appetizer, two meals, and dessert. I was so excited that we had such a cheap dinner. So then we thought we would save money and go to the dollar theatre. When we got there we couldn't decide on a movie that we both wanted to watch, so then we decided to go home. I told him we should check the other dollar movie theatre out by Costco in Orem. He told me there was no dollar theatre there, and I insisted there was, so then we bet five dollars on it. To my disappointment I saw that the old dollar theatre had now turned into a Pirate World or something like that and there was now a new theatre close by. We debated going to see a new movie but then decided we didn't want to spend the money. He told me that instead of five dollars, he wanted to just get one new shirt cuz he felt like he didn't have any clothes. So then we went to Old Navy. He insisted that I buy something for myself too (I didn't resist too much) and to make a long story short we ended up getting alot more than just one shirt. So much for trying to be frugal. We laughed afterwards at the thought that we didn't want to see a movie cuz it was too expensive. But we did vow we would not spend any money on clothes till Christmas. hehe
So other news, school is still extremely busy for me. I have at least 3 maybe 4 15 page papers to write throughout the semester, two hour long discussions to lead, many presentations, a debate, and 90 hours of following a nurse manager. Not to mention I'm working full time. And I start my new job tommorrow so wish me luck! Chance is also working like crazy and taking night classes. Its surprising that we still manage to spend time together. But i guess that means we will never get sick of eachother, at least not yet anyways. :)

New Job!

2009-08-26T12:37:00.000-07:00

So I'm excited to announce that I got the new job working on the Mother/Baby floor at Utah Valley Hospital. I'm excited and ready for the change. I will still be working nights which kind of stinks but I guess it is impossible for some nurses to escape.

Also I just wanted to show you pics of our horse and how big she is getting! She is a beautiful color too. I don't want her to change colors but she will most likely turn a whitish/grey. We went last night to play with her and Chance's sister's horse. Chance's sister's horse, Flame had never been ridden before and Chance was able to be the first one to ride it. It was quite interesting. Here ares some pics...

Me and my baby....

My hot cowboy husband..

She is getting so big!

This is Chance getting on Flame for the first time. It actually went better then what we thought it would since she can be a pretty wild horse...

Where did the summer go?!!

2009-08-24T10:37:00.001-07:00

I can't believe the summer is almost over and that in two days I will be going back to school...sad. I will be taking 15 credits and still working full time, so I thought I would write one last post before my life is over for a time. Me and Chance were able to spend one last weekend of relaxation at his cabin before all the craziness begins. I rode a horse for the longest I have ever done, two hours! I was pretty sore the next morning but it was worth it. With our baby horse Josie getting bigger and more beautiful, plus with another horse addition to our family (which we purchased from Chance's parents), Fancy, we decided to save up so I can get a new sadle for Christmas that actually fits me. We shall see what happens. Also, another update in my life..I am also hunting for a new job. I have heard word back from a couple of places, and will most likely be working at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. I had two interviews last week that turned out well, and one interview today. I will most likely be taking a postition in the Mother/Baby floor, so right after the babies are born I will take care of the babies and their moms. I will also float to the NICU. I am supposed to hear back in the next couple of days but they said I interviewed well! So many changes all at once, I don't know if I can handle it. hehe Chance will also start school on Thurs so we won't be seeing alot of eachother from now on. Sad. Other than all that, I am still very happily married and have the best husband in the world! I love you babe. Until next time...peace. :)

Seven Peaks

2009-07-29T13:13:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, Val trusted me enough to bring little Eryn to Seven Peaks with me. I figured since Eryn loves the water so much and her mother doesn't, it would be the prime opportunity. Val was hoping to get a little sleep while her rambunctious two year old was away, but she also had a newborn to keep her awake. Eryn had so much fun going down the big slide with "da tubes" and playing in the kiddie pools. And she was very well behaved and had a lot of fun. Thanks Eryn for the fun day!

Me and Eryn

If Eryn had her way she would have gone down this slide the whole day. She would go up all by herself and I would catch her on the way down. She must have done it at least twenty or more times!

Crazy Weekend!

2009-07-29T12:10:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was a crazy one for me and Chance. Between the holiday, my brother Ryan's wedding, my neice Brooke's blessing, and family at our house, we were really busy but had a ton of fun. I didn't get a whole lot of pictures of the wedding since Val already does a good job at that, but here is what I do have:

On the 24th of July, we went to the Spanish Fork Rodeo with Chance's family. Tammy and Jeremy were also able to come with us. It was a ton of fun and we all enjoyed ourselves!

Me and Chance with Hunter and Hannah

Me and Tammy

Me and my cowboy..

Me and Chance waiting for the bride and groom to come out of the temple. I can't believe just seven months ago was our own big day.

Chance loves the babies..

Me and Chance and baby Shaylie

Me and Allie chillin.

And finally, Ryan and Suzie!

Val was right, Ryan does make a lot of wierd faces!

Me and Tammy at the reception that night. The reception turned out really well, and I was busy shaking my booty so had no time for picture taking!

Summer Fun!

2009-07-16T10:40:00.000-07:00

This past week we were able to spend six days in beautiful Lake Powell. Every year Chance's family goes with their family friends the Bennetts. All of Chance's family were able to join us, and the Bennett's three daughters with their husbands and they each have two children, so it made for quite a crowd. It was hot, but the water was always there to cool us down. I was also able to have my birthday on the beach! We had so much fun wakeboarding, tubing, making sand castles, chilling, playing games, and being together as a family. I now have a nice tan, Chance says I look like a savage, but most importantly I have a lot of fun new memories to remember forever. Here are some pics for everyone's enjoyment.

Chance with our neice Sayla..she was so happy all of the time and esspecially loved Ottor Pops to cool her down. She is only six and a half months but she is a chunky monkey. :)

Me and our neice Hannah playing in the sand...

Makena joined in on our little party.

Me and our nephew Hunter going tubing. Weee!

Me and Summer, and Megan, one of the Bennetts

Sayla sporting my sunglasses

Awww...how tender

The boys' favorite game to play at Powell, horseshoes.

So Saturday night made for an interesting night. We played a game where you were blindfolded, had the Ipod so loud so you couldn't hear yourself sing let alone everyone laughing at you, and you had to show a great performance. We were all laughing so hard at times it is amazing I didn't pee my pants. Since I have shared Chance's embarassing moments with the world, he is making me put the video of me on the blog.

Sunday, my birthday, we had the opportunity to go to church in little podunck town. there were maybe five families that lived in the branch and the rest of the crowd were visitors. The boys just wore a white shirt and shorts. It was an interesting and fun experience.

All the family at church

They all threw a birthday party for me. It was so nice of them!

Chance surprised me with a pearl necklace and braclet, I had no idea...

Surprise number two occured when they all decided to spray me with silly string.

We went on a boat ride the same day, it was so beautful.

Chance is acting like he's so cool while jumping off the rock.So Monday, our last full day at Powell I finally got up on the wakeboard! I was so proud of myself!

The ABC game

2009-07-06T00:51:00.001-07:00

So I hate to be like everyone else, but I thought it would be fun to do the ABC thing of me too! Hope you enjoy:
A - Age: I am 24 but will soon be 25..a quarter of a century old...Sad..
B - Best Friend: Well of course my wonderful husband...and Tammy :)
C - Chore you hate: I really get sick of laundry..probably cuz I always seem to be doing it.
D - Dance music: hip hop and occasional country dancing
E - Essential start to your day: Me and Chance always pray together before he goes to work.
F - Favorite color: Green and Pink are my favs to wear
G - Gift you love getting: Kisses, but only from my husband.
H - Height: 5'3" and 3/4
I - Instruments you wish you play: piano, I'm pretty proud to say that I played the baritone though. :)
J - Job title: Registered Nurse, wifie
K - Kid(s): none yet
L - Last CD listened to: Umm...probably the new Rascal Flatts CD
M - Most memorable Christmas present: Chance surprised me (even though I had a big hunch he was going to do it) with a wedding band to match my engagement ring
N - Nicknames: Well Chance's nickname for me is too riskay to include in a family blog, but some special people (Sam and Chels) know it and how much I hate it. :) other than that..I don't get too many nicknames
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Well, I was in the hospital for a month after I was born, but none since then!
P - Pet peeves: Hocking luggies, crazy driving, and swearing...the first two my husband does all the time, the last one he does on occasion. I was just so lucky to find someone that does all three of my pet peeves. hehe
Q - Quote from a movie: "There is no charge for awesomeness...or attractiveness" from Kong Fu Panda
R - Right or left handed: I'm a leftie
S - Siblings: 7 brothers and 1 sister.
T - Time you wake up: Depending on the day...My schedule is so messed up. It could be anywhere from 5:30am to 2:00 in the afternoon (when I work graveyards of course)
U- Ultimate vacation destination: We shall see this week if Lake Powell becomes one.
V - Vegetable you dislike: Beans and peas
W - Why you run late: I think I have more time than I do, my husband, and just not enough time!
X - X-rays you've had: other than teeth, I had one chest X-ray done
Y - Yummy food you make: i pretty much stink at everything... but I try!
Z - Zoo favorite: Chance met my whole family for the first time at the zoo, he learned pretty fast that he should have kept them there. :)

Arizona Trip

2009-06-23T12:57:00.000-07:00

So I know Jeremy and Kara already posted pics but I wanted to include some pics too of our Arizona trip. Chance was lucky enough to get a couple of days off so we thought we would be the first ones on the McCorristin side of the family to see little Curtis. He is growing and eating so much now, and he is adorable. We had a nice little vacation and are sad now to come back to the real world. We had fun at slide rock and just relaxing and enjoying each other's company. Thanks to Jeremy and Kara for the fun weekend!

The Colorado river...its prettier in real life. Arizona had an amazing way of completely surprising you with a change in scenery in just a few seconds.

Little Curtis in his swing..he loved his being in swing better than his Aunt Sarah's arms.

Me and Curtis..

Me and Chance overlooking the canyon..

Me and Chance and the baby...we wanted to take him home but Jeremy and Kara wouldn't let us. Darn....

Just Like Me!

2009-06-15T13:10:00.001-07:00

So I never thought I could end up with such a perfect match for a husband. Saturday night Chance called me and said the transmission to his truck was not working and would probably have to be replaced. This of course, was frustrating, after all the issues with my car, and all the money we are spending on my teeth, ect. Plus we had just gotten new tires on the truck, courtesy of Sam. We talked about just maybe getting a new truck but wanted to wait until some things got paid off...So needless to say on Sunday he was going to tow the truck to his parent's house when they realized that instead of being in four-wheel drive or two-wheel drive, it had shifted into neutral when he hit a bump and his golf clubs hit the gear, shifting it into neutral, thus, his truck would not shift gears, ect. He was quite embarrassed and told me not to blog it, but I just couldn't help myself. It totally sounds like something that would happen to me! Needless to say, we are really glad his truck is working so we can run it into the ground before getting a new one. I love my husband so so much. Thanks for being the perfect one for me! :)

Smile for the Camera!!!

2009-06-06T15:25:00.000-07:00

So after years of torture, I finally got my braces off! I still have to get the crown for my implant, but he made me a cool temporary tooth so it looks like I have a full set of teeth. I'm so happy and it was definately worth all the money it took to get me here.My orthodonist is really great and made sure he took the time to make everything was good. I just want to smile all the time. Anyways, this is mainly for Tammy who wanted to see my smile.

Quick Update!

2009-05-26T09:02:00.000-07:00

So I have been told by select members of my family that it is about time for a new post on my blog. I guess you are all sick of my baby horse pictures. So to give you a quick update, life continues to be busy for us. Chance is working long crazy hours and he went bear hunting the other weekend. After five days of seeing eachother for only fifteen minutes, we were so happy to have some time together this weekend. We went camping with his family from Friday until Monday. Despite the fact that it rained up until we left, and Chance chopped a tree that landed on my back, and the air mattress that always left us on the ground in the morning, it was a lot of fun. We rode horses and spent alot of time chilling by the fire. It was a long needed vacation. Then on Monday we had a barbeque with all of my family at our house. we loved having everyone over and trying out our new charcoal grill, thanks to the family for assembling it! We also celebrated Chelsie's birthday with a yummy ice cream cake! and then some of us went swimming in the pool and Sam and Chels's pool at their hotel. Needless to say, after this was all over, we were pooped! And now we are back to where we started, work and school. I'm still going to summer school until June 24th, and then I have a two month break before I start in the fall, and then I will finally be done in December. I can't wait. I feel like I will never be done with school. I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Anyways, I realized once we got to the campsite that my camera's battery was dead, but I am motivated to start taking pictures again. So, until next time!

We had a baby!!

2009-04-20T08:49:00.000-07:00

After four months of marraige we proved to the world that it is possible to have a baby in that short of time!! We had a beautiful baby girl, born on Easter Sunday. Chance keeps resisting the name of Bunny Foo Foo to celebrate the day she was born, but we all think that its a great name. hehe. We are acually leaning towards Josie, but if you have any more creative ones let me know. My dad and brothers were able to come see it too, and then we played a mad game of baseball, where I discovered I was allergic to the new kittens born this week too. I looked like a Chineese woman by the time I was all through. I wish I would have gotten pics but I guess your imagination will have to do!

Here is the beautiful baby...she would never leave her mother's side...

A New Member in the Family

2009-03-30T12:26:00.000-07:00

So the Rasmussen family is pleased to announce an addition to their family....it is....I know you are excited....Jasper!!!

We all chipped in and purchased a miniture horse so the current grandkids maybe someday our kids can enjoy! I was a little skeptical at first of this horse, but as you can see from the pictures it is so stinkin cute! Its only a year old, but I don't think it will get much bigger. It will be able to carry 80 lbs on its back but the cool part is its able to pull up to 500 lbs, so we want to get a wagon that will pull all the grandkids..and maybe the grownup kids (hehe).

Chance is trying to ride it..I think its a little small to hold Chance! I think Chance scarred it for life cuz after we were done with this picture it pitched a fit and then it wouldn't come near me after that. I hope it forgets the trajic experiences by the next time we see him!

As you can see its half our size!

Jazz Game!

2009-03-26T13:03:00.000-07:00

Me and Chance lucked out on Tuesday night to see the Jazz beat the Houston Rockets. The two best parts about it was first, it was free, except for the $3.25 water that I purchased at the game (I know, its ridiculous). And the really great part was that we were in the third row!! We were right by all the VIP people,that got drinks and candy and their very own personal little tv so they could watch replays. Even though we weren't in VIP seating, we still felt special. I have never had such good seats to any sporting event. And what made it even better was that we won! Go Jazz!

The Jazz warming up..

It was hard to take a good pic of everyone with them moving around so much.. But here is a nice close up of Boozer

I could not believe how tall Yao Ming was, if you think he is tall in this pic, he is even bigger in person!

Half time show: this guy was amazingly flexible, he fit in that small little box. it was fun and a little unreal to watch.

Okur and Brewer

The team in Action..

Spring Break

2009-03-22T19:58:00.000-07:00

This past weekend UVU had Spring Break and Chance somehow managed to get a day and a half off work so we could take a little break from life. We went to St. George and camped, hiked, went to the temple, swam, and just chilled. We were sad to come back after such nice weather and come home to wind and rain and the real world, but it was fun.
Here are some pics...

We went on a hike called Angel's Landing at Zion's National Park

This is at the start of our Journey...

Us hiding out in a cave

Chance and his best friend Josh acting like monkeys

We finally made it to the top!

Coming down...

We wanted to prove how tall the mountain was that we hiked, in reality its a lot taller than this picture makes it out to be.

Still Kids!

2009-03-16T03:02:00.001-07:00

So Friday night we went to a place called Jump On It in Pleasant Grove. It was a triple date with Ryan and his girlfriend, and Andrew and some girl he asked, she was cool, but that is a given because her name is Sarah (Andrew tried about seventeen girls before he found one just willing to go with him...jk..well, not really, but still). I realized once again what a big kid I married...he was jumping like a wild man. After tag and a game of basketball monkey style, we also learned that we aren't getting any younger, we were beat. But we ended up having a little fun on the kiddie rides. We are both big kids. I love it, and I love my hubby!

Quick Update!

2009-03-10T17:21:00.000-07:00

I know you all think we probably dropped off the face of the planet but I swear we are alive!!! married life is treating us very well and it is so nice to be together all the time...we both are staying very busy with school and work and other things, but we have managed to have fun together. I'm just ashamed of myself for not taking any pictures and so I don't have alot to show for my life. Some exciting things..we were able somehow manage second row tickets to Rascall Flatts, my favoirte country band, and now on the 24 of March we managed to get thrid row tickets for the Jazz game. We are excited! I will be sure to take plenty of pictures then! Other than that, we have just been doing crazy things like almost getting killed snowmobiling (jk) and being the crazy couple everyone tries to avoid! Jk... We are so blessed to have all that we have, our families, our home, and our love! We couldn't ask for more. I will also try and post wedding pics up as soon as I steal them back from my parent's house. Peace for now!

This is for Kara!

2009-02-10T15:38:00.000-08:00

So honestly I never ever do these things but I couldn't help myself when Kara tagged me. Plus, this will give more room to my dull blog! hehe So let's begin with the questions..
1. What are your middle names? Mine is Diane and Chance's is Que, like the letter :)
2. How long have you been together? It will be a year on Feb. 24th
3. How long did you know each other before you started dating? umm..we kind of met and started dating at the same time, he was a really fast mover..if he had his way he probably would have kissed me the first day he saw me. JK!
4. Who asked who out? Well, Chance definatly made the first moves, but I actually asked him out on our first official date
5. How old are each of you? I am 24 and Chance is 22, yes i robbed the cradle.
6. Whose siblings do you see the most? Probably his, they are a really tight family and his mom can't stand to not see her children for more than a week
7. Do you have any children together? Well we haven't even been married two months so I don't think so, but I joked about it to my parents while we were dating, wasn't the best kind of joke. But no, no kids yet.
8. What about pets? Chance tried to convince me to let us have a dog, but we are too busy for one.
9. which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? Not seeing eachother as often as we want, too much work
10. Did you go to the same school? We both go to UVU, but he goes at night while i go in the day
11. Are you from the same town? Not really, he is from Spanish Fork and I'm from Idaho Falls, but I was living in Spanish Fork while going to school and that is how we met.
12. Who is the smartest? I'm more book smart, but I'm a blonde so he is definatly got the street smarts and common sense
13. Who is the most sensitive? I am definatly, I'm a girl, what can I say. Chance is very patient with me, esspecially when I'm PMSing. I just have the best husband ever. :)
14. Where do you eat out most as a couple? Lots of places, our favorite resteraunt to go to is the Macaroni Grill.
15. Where is the farthest you have travelled as a couple? The only time we have traveled as a couple is when we went to Texas in August
16. Who has the craziest exes? I never had any exes so its got to be Chance, he was a player in high school so he has plenty of them. hehe
18. Who does the cooking? I try,I do alright. When Chance cooks all we have are nachos and tortilla and chesse, his specialty. hehe
19. who is more social? Despite what he might think, I think Chance is more social. He keeps in touch with all of his old friends and hangs out with them regularly, and he makes all the friends at church. But I try to be social.
20. Who is the neat freak? I'm not a neat freak but I'm definatly better than Chance. He comes home from work and leaves his clothes everywhere. Anyone that knows him can vouch for that. But I still love him!
21. Who is more stubborn? I don't know, I think he would think I'm more stubborn, and I probably am
22. Who hogs the bed? I would like to think we both share it equally, but the truth is I probably hog the bed. Actually, we haven't had any problems with sleeping with eachother.
23. Who wakes up earlier? Chance wakes up at the butt crack of dawn. I work graveyards, so I'm up early, I just have never gone to bed.
24. Where was your first date? We went to Hard Rock Cafe with Jeremy and Kara and lisnted to the lead singer from Tonic rock away
25. who has the bigger family? I definatly have a bigger immediate family, but at a family get together he definatly has more numbers from all of his extended family. Mine just don't all live close
26. Do you get flowers often? When we were dating, ya, but not since we have been married. I'm hoping i will get some on Valentines Day!
27. How do you spend the holidays? We haven't quite figured that out yet.
28. who is more jealous? I dont know, we both really aren't jealous people
29. How long did it take to get serious? about three weeks, hehe.
30. Who eats more? Depends on the day. Chance definatly does eat probably more than me, but there are some days I can smoke him.
31. who does the laundry? Chance tries to help out, but I do most of it, I don't think he knows how to fold clothes. hehe
32. who is better with the computer?I am. Chance rarely usues it except for homework or to watch movies.
33. Who drives when you are together? Chance does, crazy and fast. The only time we really fight is when we are in the car together. hehe

Thank you Tammy!

2009-02-09T08:11:00.000-08:00

So I'm not very good at the blog world yet, and I accidently had my page with the family's blog, so Tammy helped me get my own blog that looked even better than the last. Thank you! So this is the new site. I'm still learning! But the background looks awesome so thank you Tammy!