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Our Family Celebration

The weather started coming down.... I mean it was pouring outside... It was beautiful
Erik came inside like Honey it is coming down pretty bad... I said No worries babe... It will clear up
This was at 2:30P.M. So I was just carrying on the preparation for the food... I did it... I made all the Yummmy food it was Fanatastic and everyone enjoyed... Not one single bit was left over... Yes that means Clear fridge than I could go grocery shopping afterwards and have some place to put it...

Sure enough it started to clear up around 3: ish it was so Beautiful outside.... So green and fresh... the wood on the fence was bright and shining it was again just perfect... My dad and Erik whipped off the seats the guest started to arrive... We didn't ordered enough chairs come on 25 plus our patio sets... Some people were standing but it didn't seemed like they minded...
It was around 3:30ish I was finishing up my guest were like Emillee you need to go get ready I got this... So I looked at the time and was like I believe your right...
Got the girls dressed prior and did there hair and they looked like such beautiful angels... They choice to go barefoot which I loved...

Well so I went downstairs pulled my hair up and did a touch of makeup and put my boots on and was ready to go...We had setup the music for me and the girls to walk down the aisle to Jeff Beck A day in a Life... Beautiful beatle piece just played by guitars... To re New our vows was very touching and something I will never forget as well as the girls and the people that were there... The girls were excited for the occassion to happen they would ask me pretty much everyday mommy is it today... I even got Audree to respond for me No not today it is in...... The celebration was not just for us to Re New our Vows but for the adoption of Audree Kamille & Lillee May to Erik as their father forever.... Legalized.... Yes John had given up his full parental rights which If I was in his situation would have had to be a real hard decision to do so... But he did what was right for Audree...and our Family... So we was celebrating the Whole that will take place in court under the laws of the land. When we did the sand ceremony the first time their was someone missing and well that just happened to be our sweet Ivee MaryBeth she was still gazing down on that celebration and wasnt apart of it... So we had to confirmed the sands with everyone as a symbolic way of combiding a forever family together once the sands our united they can never be divided again... The Girls LoVed that part... When each of the girls went to pour their sand... Their dad had got them each indivuial necklaces with their intials on it with cute little diamonds NOT REAL... and Ivee got a Butterfly to represent Motheria something she loves... I got a circle necklace with a tree and bird on it with some charms to represent our family tree... Our Whole... Our Unit... As One... They poured their sand in the big jar and declared forever sisters that day and family... Than Me and Erik Kissed and sealed the deal and put the lid on the jar...
It was a Beautiful night of celebration we had a donation jar set out and was able to get some money to go towards the adoption jar... The night before we sold the camping trailer and was able to get the majority of the adoption money... IT was truely Blessings sent from above....

This was the beautiful ceremony that I had wrote.... We asked my Dad to do the dictating of the ceremony he was honored but at the same time a little timid ... My Dad... No Way... It was a priviledge to have him be able to seal a blessing upon us and give us a personal ceremony...

Erik & EmilleeWhen you first joined hands and hearts in marriage 5 years ago, you did not know where life would take you.


You promised to love, honor and cherish one another through all things. Life has surely brought you both wonderful blessings and difficult challenges over the years. But you have remained strong for one another and have raised a beautiful family together and continue to grow strong.

Here you are today, having fulfilled the vows to love, honor and cherish each other and raise a family as you have declared on your wedding day.

You celebrate here today as Husband and Wife Mother and Father you reflect back over the years. You now would like to celebrate this occasion along with the adoption of your beautiful girls to become a whole under the laws of the land Till the End of Time.

Erik and Emillee would like to take time to share some of their own Personal vows to share …

Erik:

Emillee:

Now we ask for the Thomas Girls to join their parents Erik & Emillee

To confirm and seal Till the End of Time the Sand that has been placed in a single container and a color to represent one another… As Erik Thomas pours his in the jar He will share a Vow to his Girls that he has written….

As Emillee Thomas pours hers in the Jar She will share a vow to her Girls that she has written…

Now Brooke Aubrey Thomas will pour hers

Now Audree Kamille Thomas will pour hers

Now Lillee May Thomas will pour hers

Now Ivee MaryBeth Thomas will pour hers

Just as the individual grains of sands can never again be separated and poured again into the individual containers You will be a Forever Family Till the End of Time As you have chosen today as you poured your sand into the Jar and combine a forever Family whole.

Erik and Emillee have committed that they are not only Husband and wife but Mother and father and have re confirmed today to continue to be a Family Forever

May you always wear your rings as a reminder of your wedding vows to each other, and your commitment to continue to live in unity, love and happiness?

To remind you of that commitment made on your wedding day, you will now renew your pledge.

Erik please place your ring on Emillee’s hand and repeat the words with this Ring I renew my Everlasting Love and commitment for my wife Emillee

Emillee Please place your ring on Erik’s Hand and repeats the words with this Ring I Renew my everlasting Love and commitment for my Husband Erik

With this being Said Let you both continue a bond of Love and family for a Lifetime Till the end of time the Thomas Family

You May Now Seal a Kiss

The trees were trickling little water off of them during it...It was Beautiful and one that I will never forget...
I had made all the Decor and hair pieces and boquets.... My Mom made Ivee's and Lillee's and I had made Brooke and Audree's... My Mom helped me Decorate the boxes... Noelle made my Boquet... It was beautiful and perfect... Not to much Money put into it... We rented the chairs didn't use tables and did our own family photography and I made the food... It was Truely something that was meant to happen with how everything came together... If I needed something from the store it just happened to be on sale or even better 50% off.... I remember I had No Idea what I was going to use for the tables to put the odurves on... and than I just happened to walk by clearance and found a set of WOOD Platters... I was shocked $5.00 bucks each and perfect for what I needed... Plus I really wanted something I could use over... Than I went into Michales about 3 mnths prior too.... and got the ribbon for $1.50 on sale for 4 yrds.... WOOT WOOOT SCORE... than bought all the flowers at the Dollar store and made them look Speldid....

The weather was beautiful the rest of the night... We visited I saw people I havent seen in years... It was wonderful to see everyone love and MOST OF ALL FEEL THE LOVE there... The energy that was surrounding us was very undescribable.... Those who came felt it and those who couldn't attend said they can feel it when they look through our pictures... Just the smiles on all faces... Priceless...
Well I put together a slideshow on Smilebox for you just some pictures of the event... Enjoy...

If you need any decoration or any future events coming up you need some dezigning help for... Let me know or pass my name and number along....

Good Journey to you All
Much LoVe

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More Detail and Pictures on the Adoption we did the last Step today and that was Bureau of Criminal Identification Criminal Background Check .... We already went to Department of Child and Family Services Child Abuse History.... Before that we went and saw the clerk of the judge got the paperwork all filled out and than we submit paperwork with background checks and pay and we set the date for hearing... CANT Wait and if you like to attend let me know I will let you know the information... I will be taking pictures and such....

A Family Meant to be Yeah thats the Truth.... What a Beautiful Life we our Creating....

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...