Tuesday, Day 12

Our vacation has come and gone and we cannot believe it is almost over. Today we left Bear Lake and headed to Eagle Mountain to visit our friends. We stopped at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple for the open house and then Lisa and I headed to Tai Pan. Oh how I love that store and dream about shopping there once a year. Maybe sometime I can convince Kirk to take me to the one in St. George.

Monday, Day 11

Today the Smiths and us did our annual surry ride. It always sounds like a good idea to enjoy the fresh air and beautiful scenery on a bike ride but as we ride along we decide that it is more torture than anything, especially because each year we add more children which means more weight!!!

Since we had such a good work out we treated ourselves to another lunch at La Beaus.

After naps we enjoyed a more relaxing afternoon at the pool.

Sunday, Day 10

It's a JUNGLE OUT THERE!

We enjoyed seeing so much wildlife right outside the house. We saw a moose, deer & fawns, and jackrabbits.

We were relieved that we were not outside playing kickball or volleyball when the moose came to visit- Man that things is large!

We are sorry to report that Kaleb did not have peapods for snack today in Primary.

Disclaimer: These are not the actual photos, we never had our camera on hand when these creatures came to visit, but you get the idea.

Saturday, Day 9

Today the kids went fishing with Grandpa. Even though they didn't catch anything this year it is fun to experience the great outdoors doing things we only do with Grandpa.

The babies (Carter & Emma) and Mom enjoyed this experience in the car. We folded down the seats and Mom and Carter played while Emma slept peacefully in her carseat, away from the mosquitos.

Friday, Day 8

My SIL Kristen put together an Amazing Heritage Race so that we could learn more about our ancestors. Each family was a team and each team had a book of family history to find the answers to the questions. We had a great time racing around the valley and passing eachother on the highway :) Thanks Kristen for your hard work.

Leg 1: After returning home from his mission to New England, George Frederick Bunn had the same job his whole life. The building he worked in is gone; his son Elton moved it to their dry farm in 1916. Go to the location where his business used to be and take a picture of your family there. Call Kristen to check in.

Leg 2: What was James Nye's (son of John & Charlotte) job before he died? Go to Paris's equivalent.

Leg 3: Go to where Grandpa Nye was buried. Once you are there open the Detour envelope.

Detour: Choose ONE of the following and complete it as a team. RUBBING OR SCRUBBING

Rubbing- make a rubbing of Grandma Elizabeth & Grandpa James' headstone. Use the enclosed paper and crayon to do so.
Scrubbing- Use the enclosed soap, scrubbers, and pail to spruce up a family member's headstone. Your team cannot clean a headstone that has already been cleaned.

Leg 4: James Nye, son of Rasmus & Catherine, worked where, after he worked for the "Dray" business? Go to the place he worked and check in with Kristen

All Play Roadblock: Use the genealogy you were given to complete the enclosed Pedigree Chart. The number one position on the chart should be KB Rasmussen. Complete all of the questions (when and where born, etc. Don't worry about temple ordinaces boxes). When you are finished, open Leg 5 envelope.

The kids climbed trees while the adults filled out the chart

Leg 5: Royal James Rasmussen, attended Washington Elementary School. Go to where the school used to be and check in at the mat.

Thursday, Day 7

The Beach Bums enjoyed jet skiis, raft rides, sand castle building, and the freezing Bear Lake water.

Day 6- Wednesday

The kids have been looking forward to visiting Kings for days, to pick out a toy. Well, today was the day. Everyone loves heading for the basement and cruisin' through the aisles to find the perfect toy.

Next we headed for the library and after naps we played at the Garden City Park. At the end of the day all the cousins arrived. Let the party begin!!!

Tuesday- Day 5

Today we enjoyed beautiful Bear Lake in its fullest. We parked in the reeds, worried about getting back out, and had to wade through a lagoon to get to the lake. And of course we finished off the experience by stopping at La Beau's for lunch- YUM!

Day 4

We drove to Logan to play miniature golf and picked up a few things at the new Walmart (how exciting)

Day 3

You know you are in Idaho when... your son comes home from church with pea pods in his pocket and informs you that it was the snack in Primary. We also enjoyed church for the first time with 4 children, and got to listen to Kirk's dad teach Sunday School.

Day 2

Saturday we continued on our way to Bear Lake, stopping at the USU Creamery to enjoy some delicious ice cream. Emma managed to show off one of her impressive spit ups all over the floor as we ordered- Awesome!!!

Bear Lake Vacation- Day 1

My friend Lisa has inspired me to do a better job with my blog. She started a 365 days a year book and takes a picture everyday so she can remember the simple little things in life. I have a hard time remembering what happened a week ago, let alone a whole year so I thought it was a good idea to start recording the simple pleasures of being a stay at home mom with 4 little people. So brace yourself, you are about ready to take a sneak peak into the Rasmussen family.

FRIDAYA whole year has passed and it is time for our annual Bear Lake vacation... YEAH!!! It is one of our favorite places to go as a family and we have so many great memories with Grandma & Grandpa Rasmussen.

Our trip started on Friday morning at 6:30. We had breakfast at a park in Flagstaff, lunch at the Glen Canyon Dam, and dinner at McDonalds in Beaver where we stayed for the night. The kids enjoyed swimming in the pool and hot tub, and Mom even got a little exercise on the bike after the kids were in bed.

Teeny Weeny Bikini

My neighbor and lactation consultant told me that swimming is good exercise for a baby and makes them very sleepy, so we thought we would try it out. Plus we had to see Emma model that cute swimsuit.