Our 2012 Family Pictures

 

Alot has been going on..... Much needed Time Which this mommy doesn't have.... I had a Photo Shoot yesturday for a Weber State Graduate that needs Pictures enhanced.... Annoucements done...
TODAY....

Two weeks ago I did my first Interior Design job out of the Home.... Started at 1:P.M. and got done with it at 2:A.M... Pictures will FOLLOW.... Very Excited about the Upcoming events in our life....

IT is Erik & I 5th anniversary and we have decided as a family to RE New our Vows and Sand Ceremony... So Needless to say I have been planing Kids Birthday....Re Newing....Got My Office/KraZed DeZign Space finished.... Pictures to come Also...

The Girls our getting bigger and bigger everyday.... Got the Spring and Summer Tots down of clothes... So ready to throw the Winter clothes in the tots for next season...

Lillee's Birthday is just around the Corner..... We decided on a Garden Theme.... It is going to be fun with dirt cups and Candy Kabobs..... Well Gotta get this Annocements done didn't wake up at 6: A.M. for nothing....Than I got to run to Home Depot My Favorite Store Mind YOU.... and get some supplies for my Office Desk Top....

My Nightly plans got cut short when My Body tensed up and my blood pressure shot high 138/70 This is way high for me considering I am in the low 90's and Well I didnt even clean up scrapbook stuff at my moms.... Plus it was a good thing I am home took pills and rubbed down girls with VICKS and Hubby... Got girls situated Audree Cough and Cold medicine...and all in bed well Audree was in bed and Ivee... Good Man... and Got lillee in bed... I LoVe my Mom and had a good time just hanging out and scrapbooking and just being with her... She is Truely the Best... Got a Suprise Texts and looking forward to scrapbooking with her... Cant Wait.... I am so blessed to be able to have my children have grandparents... I never had grandparents and yes I see what I missed out but I couldn't ask for more... Having a grandparent/grandparents around is amazing part of ones life... exspecially a childs... it allows them to see how they raised their mom or dad and to see their grandma & poppa or whatever you call them unconditional love... I thank Ra everyday that My parents take the time out for each of my kids... I am blessed that I have their helping hand in whatever I need from them... My Mom can just hear it in my voice and she says well I got alot to do and than she says bring one over... I couldn't express how Grateful and thankful I am to have them. The kids adore going over there and their little adventures out... My parents have done it the right way... When I am with the kids they have taught them that being with grandma or poppa is a treat and they can buy little things from the store... but being with mom is a we get in and we get out... I am thankful for all those that love and cherrish our kiddos... They truely our blessed with everyone... Even if you only get to see them once in a while... They feel the endless love from all... and will continue... Ok Ok my pills our kicking in gotta go brush my teeth and hit the snooze button and get some shut eye... Morning comes pretty quick in our house... IT is like I shut my eyes and bam I am wide awake and moring time is among us... IT is like cinderella... I hear YOU I hear YOU.... Get up you say time to start another day... EVEN THE CLOCK ORDERS ME AROUND... Girls our really into Cinderella 1 and 2 and 3....

~Stability~ Structure ~ LoVe ~ Understanding ~ Self Worth~

Audree ~ She has grown up so much lately... She is mature for her age... She has an imagination that I cant describe if you have seen Anne of Green Gables than you know what I am talking about just not the red hair on top... Audree loves to play LPS and Barbies I am going to get her a camcorder so she can set it up on a tripod and record it while she is playing it... I was listening and watching her play the other day and was wow... Her Dad and I decided on getting her one so she can record... We our working on getting her last name changed and getting her adopted but it looks like were going to have to get attorney and so forth to do so... We went to the state to see what we needed to do... and also got a hold of John about it... and it seems like he doesn't want to give up her... He hasn't seen her since we went to Lexi grave site after the whole of everything... and they just happen to be there... and the way he hug her if you can even call it that... Needless to say it is what it is... and we will see what the future has and let the state handle this situation that is at hand... Due to what happened last year I want to be prepared if anything would happen to us and the custody of our family... Stability is the key here... Audree cant wait to turn 10 than if this is carrying on she can go to the judge and let him know what she wants... Now that the state is involved with this whole situations the information will be from the Date of the Divorce and before. The attorney said we got a good case at hand... So here's crossing our fingers for the sake of her and our family and our stability. Audree called Ohma the other day and they our setting up a Lunch/Shop Date with her... Audree wants to have a relationship with Ohma and Poppie but she says she doesn't even know John... and he doesnt know her so she said Ohma and Poppie have tryed and their very busy... and if there busy than Audree will make time for them to see her if they want to... I told Audree that they want to see her but it is tuff and our timing is well it just clashes with our schedule... Now some that read this blog will be disgusted at some of the things that I posted on here... But this is just what is going on with us and Audree right now....Audree has come along way and has broken down her barrier of liking and loving and allowing people in her life. When she shuts herself away... I make sure I get her out... Her life has not been the easiest since she was just a little fetus.... I had many of miscarriages and the circumstance of John and Em breaking up on and off relationship cause he wanted to do his thing and I wanted to do mine. First time I heard her heart beat and had an ultra sound they said that Little Audree wouldn't make it cause the sack was bigger and didn't look like the fetus was growing... But I didn't listen and I told myself I would carry this little Honey Comb and bring into this world and take care of it with everything I have... I went to the appts alone and had no one to be there with me... My Honey Comb Know as Audree.... Made me feel like I would have what I have always wanted a Family of My own.... One little Two Little Babies of my own... I was determined and I took care of myself and my little Baby in my Belly... John was off and wasn't in the picture... He found out that he was having a Girl...I was a kindergarten teacher and loved every sec of it... so that kept me busy... The first time I felt little Audree move.... Took my breath away... After Audree was born John and I was on and off again for 6 years straight off and on oh John's with another girl and yada yada yada...and we were still married... So I put that at an end...Audree had her first Major surgery No sign of any of Rasmussen family... Audree is a very smart and bright girl... She see what she see's and that is about that... Her school is aware of her feelings and her progression... Their has been alot that has gone on in Audree's life Most people blame Me for her and not being apart of her life... Yes it could be but it is for her own sanity... No one deserves to wonder everyday or holiday or birthday if someone is going to contact her from the other side of the family. Audree was devastated when Lexi passed away even before Lexi she was sadden by Poppie Mark passing...I have seen Audree Suffer.... I have seen Audree Sick.... I have taken care of her and loved her unconditionally... I have taken the time out for Audree to let her know that she does it thought about from the other side... and she has come to the conclusion that if they want to have a life with her... Well they know where to find her... She is Beautiful.... Smart..... and deserves to choose to have her family's last name... So were a Whole and not Well ~Audree Rasmussen~ ~Lillee Bock~ Ivee Thomas~ Brooke Thomas~ Erik Thomas ~ Emillee Thomas ~ Cause we have agreed as a Family that Erik will not adopt Lillee until we have them both... It isnt Erik & I chose it is Audree Kamille's She knows who she is and where she belongs.

A New Start to our Journey in this Life

I have been ready to live and let go of the past along time ago... but now since I have turned 30 it is in the past... Not forgotten by a long shot but will remain to use as my tools... It was trying in my 20's but that is when you take the time to learn and grow... for some of us... Where I am at in my life is a huge step from when I was just starting the early 20's... But again I am who I am today... I went through alot of emotional trials with the loss of my first baby and not knowing what is going on and having to lay in bed and cry tears of saddness it was not the type of thing anyone would want to go through with a DC done and clean out when they take the baby out of you...Any misscarriage you go through or any type of concieve of a little miracle is a baby in my eyes... Than having more misscarriages after one and another... Very Trying on the soul...Also my first marriage and so forth...There was some good times and some bad times... but I cant remember I went through alot to forget about that time in my life and replaced it with positive key notes...
I am Happy to be alive and getting back to the swing of things... We me having a stroke last year really has opened my eyes... and the heart attack of an amazing man... Life throws you in every which direction to and fro whatever way it wants to...
I am Ready to take on My 30's and welcome it with Open Arms...
For my 30th birthday we ripped out the music studio and put in an in house PhotoGraphy Studio It turned out more than I could ask for... I am excited to utilize it more... Hint Hint....
Lillee made my birthday cake which was to delicious... She is such an AweSome Hand in the kitchen she loves to cook and clean... just like the other girls... but having 4 girls wanting to help cook and bake in the kitchen at the same time... it is easier if I take them one at a time and do it that way...


Just me playing around with lighting and setting on my camera... For the camera I have you can go out and buy a $5,000 dollar one... but with the way I have set the settings up on my camera and changed the ISO and so forth it is my $5,000 dollar camera...
My 30th birthday party was AweSome the whole house was full... I had people sitting on the stairs and mingling... Family and friends came that I didn't expect too... we had a nacho bar amazing and pot luck... One to remember that is for sure the theme was my faviorte Egyptians... I had a cartiage from cricket my mom got me a long time ago that we just cut out the decorations out and the girls decorated... boy did they ever.... I decorated the cake... It was sure yummmy and with the very little piece I got... It was good... I got a scrap out of the pan... but my mom made me the best cake ever on my actual birthday...
I am so so excited to see the New Baby Boy coming in February Noelle is going to be a Fantastic Mommy again... Here I am kissing my little nephews Home for now...


My Goofy goober kids.... They one day was hanging out on the stairs giggling and just talking... I had to get the camera and take some shots.... They LoVe each other on Good Days... I wish I could have those everyday... But I will take what I get....
Ok so I thought I had a handle on the whole blog thing... I will try later to try to do better at organizing the whole thing... but for now... I am going to go do some clean up around the house and girls room and start on Noelle's Crib Set... I am EXCITED....

January I got my New Rug and Couch for my Egyptian Front room I LoVe it...

I have waited for a very long time to get a couch in there... and it was time and at the right price... We was looking for rims and tirers for my 4 runner and we came across some off of ksl and we went and checked them out... We drove down there and they didnt fit... but he did joking say Hey do you guys need a couch... I was so excited... He said that he would give it to us for $50.00 and that was a steal in a half than I found my Beautiful rug for $48.00... It was a beautiful fit for the room that was lacking... But patients is a virtue and it was the right time so it was meant to be... Enough about that ...I am just very grateful for that kind of stuff...and like a little kid in a candy shop waiting to fill that bag of yummy goodies...

January is always a good time to plan ahead and make those list

I started my list back in Nov but the first and foremost list I wanted to accomplish is to let the yr of my 20's Go and move on to the 30's which the transaction was really simple...

We everything that I have gone through in my 20's it brought many Happy and sad tears... trials and obsticles and BEAUTIFUL MIRACLES...

Christmas 2011 / New Years

Man Oh Man I am getting the hang of this whole blog stuff... I will fixs the Blog tomarrow... Got more to post and so forth but I am shutting down this tired brain... Alot going on this week... with girls being sick ... and me trying to catch up... Hugs...

Overall Christmas Day and Night was fun .... We saved some presents to open at night... Were going to do that every year from here on out... It was fun to carry on the amptomshere of christmas all day long...Ivee didnt open christmas present with us in the morning she wasnt feeling good so she was brought down and she laid on the couch than when she was ready she opended her gifts... and I took pictures while the other kids watch and played with their toys... that night Audree wasnt feeling well ... I think we had a Flu bug or something going on in our house this holiday season... So She laid down for the present opening at night but still was a good sport... Didnt have to worry about the kids going to bed christmas night... they were all out by 8 oclock... it was lovely... Clean up.... and time to spend with my hubby.. He had to go to work the next day... Yuck... But it was truely a christmas to remember... We had so many people thinking about us this year and the girls... We couldn't have been more truely blessed with the surrounding of Love and compassion from all...

We always get Brookie on Christmas Eve Day and Night and that is when we go over to Mally's house for the annual Christmas eve party... It turns out every year Fun and unforgetable... Brooke had an AweSome Christmas with us... It works out for the Best of Both worlds...

I LoVe making Christmas Day Dinner for all my Family to come over and hang out and eat... It is the best thing about Christmas day for sure... Pop the Turkey in and cook and clean up christmas morning mess and just hang out with the family... Gives me and my mom some alone time in the kitchen and talk about the holidays and just have that time together...

The Girls loved everything they got... it was fun to see them as they get older really pay attention to whom the gifts our from and than go and thank that person and give them a hug...

I didnt know I didnt post anything for Christmas.... Wow I am behind... but all is well I will catch up sooner than later Hopefully...

Christmas Once again was Fantastic with the kiddo's waking up in the morning and being estatic that Santa had come to visit them and Mom and Dad had some present for them and each of them had gifts for eachother... It was a very Fun and unforgetable Christams Once again...January we had our annual New years eve party at our house... IT was a blast full of Kinect and Cards and Ten Thousand and hit the deck...Low Key just the way we like it... with family and friends...

~ Ivee is the Big 3 Yrs Old ~

Still am blown away that all these cupcakes plus the Cake pops got eaten Good Turn out glade I didn't stick with orignal plan Dinner & Cake & Ice Cream... Yowserrrrrs...

Those chocolate cupcakes were the bomb I got told... ThanX you Sams Club

Ivee & Daddy and Lillee stayed up till 12: Oclock playing with the Car Ramp
When we first purchased the car ramp it was yellow and blue boyish color I just couldn't stand for that knowing their was a girl ramp out there... now boy cars yes that is fine if she plays with those so I kept the ramp on layaway and than paid for it .... returned it and search everywhere for the girl ramp well I wasnt having any luck at all... Looked everywhere every toy store every place known to man next option order it off line... But than wait to see if it would be on back order and not be able to give it to her for her birthday... Nope didn't want to do that... So I went and registered with my best friend Noelle for her new baby boy due in Feb... at Babies R Us and sure enough right in front of my eyes... There it was the Girl Ramp and Boy was I ever so excited took back the one I had on layaway and bought the girl one... I was smiling ear to ear when I told Erik I had finally found one... I know I know the things we do for our kids... We go Nuts...

Ivee is Happy to report she LOVES playing with Trains
Thomas is her faviorte as well as her sister's faviorte
We all love to come up with AweSome Tracks
and play together
Our front living room is usually a disaster area when Train Time is in the Air
I don't mind it is fantastically worth the mess and fun we get


My Faviorte thing to do is the Cakes for the Party
This Birthday I made a Cake Stand insted of making cake
that would just go to waste
So here it is three teer Boxs Cake props
Had her little trinkets on it
that she than got to keep afterwards for her little dress up
Again everyone thought I was nuts but loved it

I figure they only have one birthday a year and that time of year I will do something special to make them shine on their birthday

Those Baby girls made me the Happiest Person on the planet when I concieved them and carried them and brought them into the world...

They gave me the title Mother

So I want to shout and Celebrate their special day along with

the day I gave birth to them.

I would do it all over again if I got another one of them to LoVe

But for Now on this Earth

I am Happy and extremenly blessed with my Family I have and will continue to have forever... Her Princess Cake Blowing making that Special Wish and one two three time to blow it out...

again try once more.... Mom try to help her out no go... than a Big blow and out goes the candle and we applause...

Her car track that she has been having her eyeballs on for awhile now...She was Happy when she opened it up and much to her surprise... You can tell she was excited and ready to play with it...

Her First fadora
She look so Stinking cute in it
and she knew it too
she walked across the room struting her stuff
Oh how this girl lights up the room...with that smile and personality

Here she is singing you better watch out

you better not cry
you better not pout
I am telling you why
Santa clause is coming to
TTTTOOOOOWWWWNNNNNN
in the highest pitch ever
LoVe it

She loves to sing and perform

and pretend

She talks really well for her age

she carries on conversations and comes up with

the funniest lines...She was excited when she got her necklace

from Grandma Linda

She made her a special pretty princess necklace

Diamond stone and all

She is Truely a Character
Has her own personality
Her own perspective on what needs to happen
Not afraid to speak her mind Good or Bad... He he he

And I laugh at her most of the time

when she thinks she is being a smarty pants

but she doesn't understand
I have already gone through this with her other

sisters and have played these games

and heard it all... Somethings she does come up with

I will have to admit .... I never heard that... or have had that happen before...

Smart Cute Cookie
I cant believe that our sweet daughter Ivee MaryBeth turned the big three years old....

Her birthday went fantastic with her going around singing you better watch out... and entertaining her guest it was awesome turn out...

The theme was Girly Girly Girly... She loves to dance and sing and express herself... boy does she ever... She is truely a completion that I am extremenly Happy and proud of...

She is almost potty trained in underwear during the day and sometimes some accidents here and there but that is due to mom not getting to her in time...

She was Happy and Smiling ear to ear and said ThanX you and was so Happy when she got to blow out her candles... She is still getting the hang of it...

Next year for sure she will be able to blow them all out...

After the mass of the party the girls got sick with Strep throat all at the same time...

So I took care of them... they are getting back tot he swing of things... On her actual birthday we didn't do that much... She wasn't feeling good and slept most of the day... When she awoke her request was Grandma & her Pa Pa and Double Cheese from Mc Donalds... Nothing like Lillee and Audree request for their birthday dinner Pineapple Shrimp & Mussels...Yes indeed...

PaPa got Ivee a Princess Cupcake cake that I wasnt expecting... We made Cake pops that turned out semi ok for my first time making them I think it was Good Enough...

It was an over all fun birthday party alot of people that said they would be there was and even some unexpected visitors which was AweSome...

It was great to have all the family there... Clint and Val and Austin couldn't make it down

their was high wind warning but they would of been there if they didn't have to worry about the high winds...She got spoiled with dozens of clothes and toys

Mostly clothes.... which she needed very badly...

She was Happy and that is what I was aming for...

ThanX you all for making her 3rd birthday celebration a hit...

One of the things that Ivee is excellent at is the way she can be so cute and pull off this sweet face and make her little finger tighter and tighter wrapped around her Daddy and I finger...

She is One of kind as well as all our children...

We have been truely blessed with the choice of the girls making us their parents

ThanX you for the Greatest gift of all... Life...