Rasmussen Family

Welcome Home/Birthday

2012-02-02T20:02:00.000-08:00

Hello, everyone! We will be having a welcome home party for Trevor/birthday party for Jason on Saturday, February 11th from 1-3 pm in Orem. We will be serving pizza and cake. It won't be anything big. Let me know if you can be there. We would love to see people.

P.S. I updated my family blog. Head on over and check it out!

Happy Birthday/Groundhog's Day

2012-02-02T06:57:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to Seestor Maureen. Dad thought she would be 39 today. Sorry, Maureen, I had to correct him. Love you!!

piper and eden

2012-01-22T16:47:00.000-08:00

hey family we are blessing piper and eden in south jordan on Feb 19 at 9 am. the church is approximately on 10th west and 100000 south. we would love for anyone and everyone to come. there will be a brunch served after at 10:30 at nick's house. the address is 9883 s heavenly circle south jordan. please leave a comment if you plan on coming so i can get a head count. thanks so much. love to all!!!

Such a Beautiful Day

2011-12-31T11:53:00.000-08:00

I know I've probably bored everyone to death with talk of the beautiful weather in the winter here in Presidio, but I have to do it at least this one more time (probably will do it again sometime). Here it is New Year's Eve . . . I'm used to being at least half frozen on New Year's Eve. Today the sun is shining (as it does 99% of the time here). We just got back from the Post Office. I am wearing shorts and a short-sleeved t-shirt, tennis shoes and socks, but I could be wearing sandals, and no jacket. It was warm enough in the house that I have opened the windows to let the fresh air in. I know when summer comes we will be roasting in the 115 degree heat, but right now, we are loving this. Thank you all for letting me brag a bit.

Happy 80th Birthday

2011-11-10T18:17:00.000-08:00

Thinking of Mom on her 80th birthday. I still miss her! This is a picture of her on her 49th birthday. She is holding her gift, a pasta maker. I love you Mom!

Blessings

2011-10-25T10:34:00.001-07:00

I was just looking at the date on the last post and realized it's been 5 1/2 weeks since the news of twin to twin transfusion was given. I'm so thankful to all who have been fasting and praying for Laurel, the babies and the whole Staples family. I consider it a great blessing that they have been able to go this long and continue to hope and prayer they will last a few more weeks.

Laurel & Babies

2011-09-16T06:48:00.000-07:00

There's a complication with Laurel's pregnancy called twin to twin transfusion. Here is a link to a video which explains it if you're interested http://www.texaschildrens.org/CareCenters/FetalSurgery/ttts/index.html. It's about 30 mins long.
Please remember Laurel, Nick and the babies in your prayers.

Our family is CRAZY!!!

2011-06-07T20:45:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know, Nick and I just found out we are having twins. We'll give you all the details at the reunion. But I would just like to say that our family is crazy in the twin department.

News Alert! Hayley is getting MARRIED!!

2011-05-09T16:29:00.000-07:00

Hey family, I just wanted to let you know that Hayley got engaged this weekend to a really awesome guy. Check out her blog post to read all about it and see a picture of the rock!

http://crosshayley.blogspot.com/2011/05/im-getting-married.html

My blog.

2011-04-20T17:44:00.000-07:00

Hey family. Did you know that I've started a blog? I'm using a different provider then blogger. I'm using tumblr. I'm basically using it as a website for my photo greeting card business. Feel free to check it out and give me some feedback. Also check out my etsy.com store. I'll posting a new card, everyday for the next 32 days! Love you all... and can't wait for Grandpa's party!!

Okay. I've tried to post "links" to both my blog and my etsy page... and for some reason it's not letting me. Check out my facebook profile for links or type these into your browser:

www.ghgrundy.tumblr.com --or -- www.ghgrundy.etsy.com

Cheers!

Graduation

2011-04-13T15:53:00.000-07:00

FYI: I did a post about my upcoming graduation. If you are interested, head on over to my blog.

Japan

2011-03-11T07:50:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone-
I woke up to news this morning that there was a huge (8.9) earthquake off the coast of Japan. I have been able to contact my Dad and he let me know that he and Hisami are fine. Hisami is stuck in Tokyo because the trains aren't running, but she was able to get a hotel room and should be able to make her way back to Yokohama here in the next little while. Let's keep those who were affected by this horrible disaster in our thoughts and prayers. Love to all of you!
Faeth

Question...

2011-03-03T14:15:00.000-08:00

Hey Y'all, I just wanted to ask that if you have a private blog that you would add me or invite me or whatever, Please? :) Thanks Y'all!!

Recipe

2011-02-18T11:22:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to let you know I posted a yummy recipe on the family recipe blog if you are interested. I'm going to post all my favorite recipes once a week.

Nicknames

2011-02-11T15:18:00.000-08:00

Recently on Laurel's facebook page there has been a conversation of nicknames that Aunt Maureen has given everyone in the family. Aunt Debbie wondered why Aunt Maureen has never been given a nickname. I think it's high time she gets her official nickname so we are having a nickname contest. Here are the rules: 1. Submit your entry to my email deanngoldsworthy@hotmail.com. 2. Be as creative as she has been. 3. Have your entry in by March 31st. That's it! I will email everyone but Aunt Maureen the list of potential nicknames and you can vote on your favorite and email it back to me. I will tally the votes and we will reveal the winning name at the family reunion. The only prize will be the honor of knowing you gave the queen of nicknames hers!

recipes

2011-02-03T16:40:00.001-08:00

family, holly updated the recipe blog. go check it out and add more recipes. i need some good ones. my family is getting sick of the same old, same old. thanks love to all.

Finally

2011-01-25T23:14:00.001-08:00

I finally updated our blog. Go check it out! NOW!

Family Bunko!

2011-01-02T19:27:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone. If you haven't heard family bunko is at my house this weekend on Sat. I am going to go grocery shopping on Tuesday and need to know how many people I am buying food for. Could you all let me know if you are planning on coming so I know how many to feed. It is going to be really fun with lots of yummy food so you should try to make it! Thanks Holly.

2011-01-02T14:36:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year to all my family!!! Make this the best one yet!!!

Happy 60th Anniversary

2011-01-02T10:18:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow January 3rd marks the 60th year since the James Dean Rasmussen family was created. I'm grateful to have been born of goodly parents who loved each other and all their children. I love you Dad and Mom.

Happy New Years Eve

2010-12-31T16:19:00.000-08:00

Happy New Years Eve to eveyone! I have to come over to the restaurant now to check my emails because it's not working at the trailer, so I don't check em to often. I just wanted to tell everyone how grateful I am to have you all as my family and how much I love you all!
I'm glad Dad finally answered their cell phone so I could enjoy new years not thinking of them stuck in a snow bank in Flagstaff but dad in his infinite wisdom had taken another route! Happy New Years!

Christmas Family Bunko

2010-12-10T11:44:00.001-08:00

Check your email for details.

Happy Birthday!

2010-11-09T18:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Mom and Granny. We love you and miss you.

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T15:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween everyone! Can't wait to see all the pictures of the costumes. This is a hint that I would like everyone to post pictures. Some of you haven't updated your blogs in quite some time and this would be a great opportunity. Just saying.

Surprise!!

2010-10-11T13:22:00.000-07:00

I would just like to thank my wonderful daughters for the fun surprise party they threw for me! Also, thanks to all the guests who came and those who couldn't who sent birthday wishes. Thanks everyone.

Blessing Time

2010-10-03T11:33:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone-
OK, so we are blessing Winslow next Sunday at my Mother-in-laws ward. Her church is from 1-4 and Sacrament is last, so it will be starting at 2:50. The address is 1320 South Wasatch Drive in Salt Lake City. We would love to see everyone at our house after. If you have any questions, let me know! Can't wait to see everyone!

New Texas Transplant Post

2010-09-16T10:03:00.000-07:00

I just put a new post on our personal blog about Dale's eye surgery. Please be sure to check it out.

Old Stove/New Stove

2010-09-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

Recently a new stove moved into the house at 732 E Center Street. It was so exciting to bring in the pretty new addition, but at the same time (and I know this might seem a little odd to some) it was sad to take the old one out. As I thought about it, and wondered why I felt that way, I decided it was because it reminded me of Mom, Dad, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and the many, many meals, bottled produce, and treats that were produced thereon. Food brings people together, doesn't it? I have included some pictures here for your viewing pleasure. The first one is the old stove saying "Good-bye". The second one is the new stove saying, "Hello", and the third one is Aunt Debbie cooking the first item on the new stove, which was a can of Progresso soup. Vegetable Beef with Barley, to be exact.

So, as I was deciding to post this, I thought it would be fun for those who wish to post their feelings about the old stove/new stove transition in the form of a poem, just a thought, or a story that it reminds you of. No pressure, no contest, just fun. This may or may not get any response, but it might be fun to see what you all have to say.

Happy Birthday Cambree, Lincoln and Brighton

2010-09-14T19:51:00.000-07:00

On Sunday Holly hosted a birthday party for Cambree-4 Lincoln-2 and Brighton-2. It was a lot of fun and the back yardigans helped make it bright and cheerful.

RASMUSSEN EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

2010-09-09T14:32:00.000-07:00

Hi family. I just want to put the word out that a bunch of Wischmeier's will be in SLC on September 20th. Ben will be there on business, Mom and Dad will be there on business... so I'm going to fly up and see them too. We'd like to plan a BIG, BIG family dinner for that evening. Monday, September 20th. I'm not sure where yet, but am open for any suggestions... even if it's just Cafe Rio Salads or something... I want to make sure that ALL who want to attend are invited. It would be AMAZING to see everyone!! Let me know what you think and who thinks they can attend!! Love you family!

#4 for the Texas Wischmeier's

2010-09-08T05:55:00.000-07:00

Well.. the secret is out. Baby # 4 is coming for the Texas Wischmeier's. Due date is March 13th. We are really excited and a lot surprised!

Winslow Stanley Alder

2010-08-31T10:33:00.000-07:00

Winslow and Henry- When I take pictures of Henry and then put away the camera, he cried and says "Mommy! More Cheese! More Cheese! " Maybe he will follow in Gabe's footsteps and find his way to Hollywood some day?!

Winslow at Three Weeks Old

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know that we are all doing well here at the Alder household. Winslow is a GREAT baby, outside of his having day and night mixed up. (He sleeps ALL day and likes to be up for a 5-6 hour stretch starting at midnight.) Let's just say, it's a good thing I don't mind taking naps. Though if anyone has any tips for getting this turned around, both Scott and I are open to suggestions.
I just wanted to let everyone know that we will be blessing Henry in October. I am not sure of the date yet, though, because Conference is during October, so I don't know if the baby blessings will be the week before or the week after conference. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up and I will let you know as soon as I have the exact date and time. I am pretty sure Sacrament is at 1:00 and we will have an Open House afterward. Any of the fine Priesthood holders in our family are warmly invited to join the circle, should they care to. Hope to see as many of you as possible!

We Will Be Here for Awhile

2010-08-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

Dear Family,

We are wanting everyone to know that Dale and I will be living at 732 East Center St. in Orem (Grandpa's house) until next August. This will be our home and Hyrum will be living here too. We are so happy to be able to live here for this length of time. It's a real blessing because of the unforseen move here. If it hadn't been for this house, we would not have been able to do this. This will give us a chance to get our feet under us.

We want you to come visit us. Please respect the house as our home while we are living here and make arrangements for a visit like you would if we were living anywhere else. We hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone. Thank you for welcoming us back to Utah.

Carter's Birthday Party

2010-08-12T21:56:00.000-07:00

Dear Family,

You are all invited to Carter's first birthday party. It will be August 21 at 5:30 p.m. at my mother's house. If you would like to come, please let me know so I can plan enough food for everyone!

Love,

April Toko

Congratulations Faeth and Scott!!!

2010-08-09T15:15:00.001-07:00

Emily just sent me a picture text of Faeth and Scott's new baby boy! Congratulations to the Alder family! Post pictures soon! Love you guys!

2010-08-08T17:51:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Dale! It's nice to have you in the family.

Family Reunion

2010-07-23T17:36:00.000-07:00

Here are the pics that I took at the reunion. They are mostly the tops of heads and some really dark softball pictures.

Moving to Utah!

2010-07-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure by now that most of you know that Dale and I are moving to Utah. He has been hired as the Director/Principal of C.S. Lewis Academy. It's a Public Charter School in Santaquin. He is starting there on July 19th, so we are waist-deep in getting things packed up and ready for our move. We are both very excited about it. Dale will be able to use his education, experience, and talent with people to their best use. So, this weekend we will be making the move and will be staying at 732 in Orem for awhile, thanks to the good graces of Dad and Cade and Brittany. I know, every newlywed couple dreams of having their parents move in with them! But, we will try not to get in their way too much.

So, we will see some (probably not all) of you soon!

New Blog

2010-07-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

We have a new blog in our family. It is the Cade & Brittany blog. I have added it to the sidebar. It is called "Calling Cadence with the Cross's" and it is located at callingcadence.blogspot.com. Welcome, welcome!

Birthdays

2010-07-03T14:19:00.003-07:00

Okay I posted all the birthdays that I have and I believe it's everyone. If I for some reason had some brain damage and forgot anyone just let me know. Thanks. Happy birthday July babies!

Brittany's Birthday?

2010-06-30T05:48:00.000-07:00

Hey just updated the birthdays on the sidebar of the blog and I need Brittany's birthday. If anyone knows it you can just add it or leave a comment and I'll add it. Thanks so much! It also occurred to me that getting pregnant around the same time doesn't skip generations. Wow, we all have babies at the same time.

2010-06-29T02:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to the little twins, Cade and Hayley. . . Have a wonderful day!

The Biggest Loser

2010-06-27T14:00:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has taken me so long to post the results. There was a total of 56 pounds lost by Rasmussen family members! Good job everyone! And the winner is........Allison who lost 17 pounds. She will be receiving $80 in the mail. Keep up the good work everyone.

Cade & Brit's Wedding

2010-06-16T20:47:00.000-07:00

Pics from Cade & Brittany's Wedding at the St. George Temple.

Cade & Brit's Reception

2010-06-15T20:56:00.000-07:00

Here are the pictures I took at Cade & Brittany's reception in the O.C. on June 4, 2010. There are some of Grandpa-great and the great-grandkids but I will post those in a bit!

Family Reunion

2010-06-15T19:30:00.000-07:00

Hi family, I thought I would post the pictures I took at the reunion. I went around the circle and snapped these pics.

I really had a great time, it was so good seeing everyone that came and we missed those that couldn't make it! Special thanks to Seestor DeAnn & Russ for hosting the party, their yard looked beautiful . I'm very thankful for my wonderful, fun, family Love you all!

Biggest Loser??

2010-06-09T09:05:00.001-07:00

Is the biggest loser over??

My Etsy.com Shop!!

2010-06-03T12:55:00.001-07:00

Sorry to post again... I've just launched one of my greeting cards on etsy.com..... I'd love for you all to check it out!
Also, check out my blog....

www.ghgrundy.etsy.com

ghgrundy.blogspot.com

My Dear Family!

2010-06-01T11:06:00.000-07:00

Hello my family!!

So as most of you know, I will not be at Cade's wedding or the Family Reunion. But, as most of you know... I just saw 95% of you! And I wanted to take a moment and just say -- THANK YOU!!

I had a wonderful 2 1/2 week road trip, up to Montana for my amazing sisters college graduation! I helped James, Lyndsi and their brilliant children move to Idaho! (love you guys)... Then spent time in Salt Lake with Aunt Annie, Emily, Faeth, Scott and Henry! Had an amazing time, celebrated my 31st birthday and of course, because I used to live in SLC, had many, many friendly re-unions around every corner. I also got to spend time with my brother Spud, who if you haven't seen him yet, has turned into an unbelievable man. And I mean...Man. That little kid ain't no little kid anymore. He's doing so well and has now opened the door on the next chapter of his life, college. Spud's going to be at National Guard Drill the weekend of the Family Reunion, so he won't be there either... but, I know he'll be missed. Then I got to spend an evening, making dinner and visiting with Sarah and Noah. What a beautiful little family they are. Noah is growing up fast and is just the most handsome little guy. Sarah looks great! And it was amazing to be with my Possum! I just wish I could have spent more time with her... Then I was off to Cedar City, Aunt Maureen, Kevin, Aunt Debbie, Aunt DeAnn, Russ, Grandpa, Kathleen, Erin, Trevor, Jason, April, Linden, Teni, Laurel, Sydney, Sawyer... am I forgetting anyone?! What a lovely time. Aunt Maureen (Moe-Moe) and I just laughed and joked and laughed... It was great! Dinner and Visiting and Brownie Resolutions... it was a wonderful time. The Seestors are an amazing bunch of ladies and I feel so fortunate to have them as my Aunties! Grandpa and Kathleen look amazing! I can't believe that Gramps is going to be 79 years old! I asked him what he wanted to do for his 80th and he said that we should send him and Kathleen to Hawaii and the rest of us can stay home!! Ha! I'm going too...

So now I'm back in LA. Wishing I was still with you all. LA is a tough place and I just don't know how much more of it I can handle.

I would just like to say how much I love my parents. They are amazing people (as you know) but I just need to recognize them... I would be so lost in this world without them. They are my anchor. The strength they have... how brave they are... they amaze me everyday. The home they've built -- that refuge from the world. They are some of the truest people I know....and my sweet Mother (the tears begin to flow) -- she is my best friend. I mean that. She is my best-friend. (Thanks to Aunt Debbie for the wonderful conversation we had about Mothers and their Single children....) Mom, you are the most important person in my life. You amaze me, everyday. I love you. (okay, okay... enough of that.)

So, much love to you all. Know that I will be thinking of you this weekend and wishing I was there!

Cade -- Brittany is an awesome girl! Congrats! May you both be eternally happy!

God bless you all and may peace be with you...

Gabe

p.s. Forget The Biggest Loser... everyone looks amazing!

Dancing Twins

2010-05-26T08:36:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the twins dancing to the Wii. . . . It was awesome. Note the intense, serious look on Cade's face. Lots of concentration

Brittany's Shower

2010-05-26T08:20:00.000-07:00

I'm a bit slow posting this, so please forgive. Last Saturday we had a Bridal Shower for Brittany. She and Cade will be getting married on June 4th. Hooray! I think they are both ready to have that day get here.

The shower was a "Princess" theme. Sarah did a wonderful job of putting together fun games. The Goldsworthy/Behrmann girls won all the games. Congratulations! She also prepared fun goody bags for all of us. There was a crown, some flip-flops, pink fortune cookies, necklaces, a ring-pop, and some sunglass cases. Very cute and fun. We all put on our crowns and necklaces for the party. We tried to wear the ring pops, but they are made for kid fingers, so they pinched ours. We just went ahead and ate them. We ate some delicious "Cafe Rio" salads. They were delicious. Also, there was a great assortment of delicious candies. Thank you, Sarah, for a wonderful party.

I am posting some of the pictures here.

Adventures in Southern Utah

2010-05-13T22:13:00.000-07:00

I've never tried posting pictures on the blog so since I'm trying to catch up with modern technology, I thought I'd take a whack at it.

So here are some pictures of various hikes I went on with Kevin here in beautiful Southern Utah

2010-05-09T16:52:00.000-07:00

This is from Maureen and Dad/Grandpa:
We just wanted to wish all the mothers in the family a Happy Mothers Day.
I (Maureen ) have been thinking alot about my mom today of course and thinking what a wonderful mother she was and how much I love her and how grateful I am to have had her as a mother. Also how my sisters (seestors) that includes you Annie, have done such a great job raising my neices and nephews, they are all such fun wonderful kids who are in turn raising their own great kids. Dad/Grandpa says Mom was a Great Wife too, who encouraged us to always do the right things for the right reasons and kept her house and life in proper order.
She gave up many pleasures to serve her family and her Heavenly Father.

The Ranch

2010-05-02T20:46:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I was pumping some iron at the gym, just wearing my BYU shorts when I noticed a girl looking at me. She then asked if I was a BYU fan. She used to live in Provo and said she knows people from Delta. I asked who and she said, "Mike Corey." Also, I used to date her cousin (from Alpine) Sara Squires, who is now married to a guy from Delta.

Anyway, I ended up meeting Kenzie (the girl from the gym) and her friend for dinner about a week later. Kenzie said that her family has a 6000 acre ranch outside of Lewistown, MT and that I should come out sometime. I happened to go out on Branding Day. I have not worked that hard in a long, long time nor have I had some much fun. We got up before six am, ate breakfast, and then jumped on the horses. I told them that I had never really ridden a horse but they didn't seem to worried. No instructions later, I was riding out into the pasture to round up cattle. It was absolutely beautiful out there. We had things under control until the cows (all mom cows and their calves) started crossing a creek. I had to cross a few times and my horse almost dumped me. We got spread a little thin and some of the cows changed direction and then began to stampede in the wrong direction. Kenzie's brother, Weston, and I were the closest and her dad, Russ, started yelling for us to turn the cows. I was not exactly sure how to control the horse but I just went for it, kicking my heels into Captain's sides and we were off! So fast, in fact, that my cowboy hat went flying off of my head. There was no time to go pick it up. The next thing I knew, me and Captain were going full speed alongside stampeding cattle and I was yelling all sorts of cowboy words.

After we got them (probably 350 cows) turned and into the corral we dismounted. We ran around in the corrals separating calves from their mothers. Once seperated, we herded the calves into a barn. Then began the hard work. We started by running the calves into a gate and then branding and vaccinating them. However, we didn't want to be working until 3 am so me and two of Kenzie's brothers started branding them old school. One brother would grab a hind leg and drag the calf out and then I flipped the calf and held it while the other brother vaccinated and her uncle branded. I think I flipped about 75 calves. It was very tiring and sometimes painful but was a lot of fun.

My knees and shins were swollen and bruised but there was no way I was going to wimp out. Kenzie's sister-in-law was convinced I had branded cattle before and her brothers gave me a rancher nickname, T-Cro. One of the girls said, "how come I don't get a ranch nickname?" Jaxson, Kenzie's brother, responded, "because you gotta earn it like T-Cro did!"

We finished up just before dark. I woke up Sunday morning with a pounding headache and threw-up, then I felt great! Just had to get rid of all that branding smoke and dirt in my system.

I will be going out again this weekend. Also, they want me to come out when they transfer all the cows from their lower ranch to their upper ranch in the mountains. It is about a 16 to 18 hour day of herding cattle. I hope I can go out!

2010-05-02T19:58:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from Easter in Delta and Hyrum's Homecoming in Hamilton. I didn't know they had implement the Army Ranger training program into the Missionary workout but Hyrum came home looking like one tough dude.

Hayley looks too friendly to shoot an assault rifle but she did fine. We played some Spring baseball in Ham town and in D town. Erin won in D town and Ben won in Ham town. Both weekends were a lot of fun.

Happy Birthday!! To Erin

2010-04-21T16:43:00.000-07:00

"You've had a Birthday, Shout Hooray!
We want to sing to you today.
One year older and wiser too.
Happy Birthday to you!"

Dale and I hope you have/are having a wonderful day. You are a sweet woman and we love you very much.

Some cute pictures of Erin

2010-04-17T18:22:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody. Look to the right side of the blog and you will find the new "Dale and Debbie Morris Blog".

Nick and Laurel's visit here

2010-04-15T18:58:00.000-07:00

I'm a little slow getting this posted, but please forgive. If you look at Laurel's blog, you will see her pics from when they were here. It was so fun to have them for Easter. We went to the stockyards, where Sydney got a lasso and a cowgirl hat. As you can see, she let me borrow both of them for my "lassoin' cowgirl shot". I'm posting the pictures I took, so some might be duplicates of the ones Laurel took. Yes, that is a rat on top of a cat on top of a dog. . .

Biggest Loser

2010-04-02T13:38:00.000-07:00

Okay -- All participants of our families Biggest Loser competition! How did it go? Does everyone want to email DeAnn their final weigh-in and we will determine a winner. Did everyone send in their $10?

Would everyone that participated leave a comment so we all know who participated? Thanks!

Montana, California, and Elder Holland

2010-03-25T17:16:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to put up some recent and not so recent photos. A few are of Elder Holland and I at BYU. A couple years ago I was asked to say some remarks about my internship in CZ for a BYU video. Just as they were finishing up, someone asked me if I would like to stay and be in a video with Elder Holland. I of course did. The reason I was asked was because they thought I looked nice and was well dressed. I was a little surprised, what with my hair not being combed down with a part, and the group of “classic” looking BYU guys they didn’t ask, but I was happy to do it.

When Elder Holland arrived we chatted about Oak City for a bit. Someone happened to be taking pictures and emailed them to me. Some of the other photos are from a trip to California for work training. Gabe picked me up and we went to Disneyland with my friend Mary. We had a great time! The other pics are of parties with friends up here in Montana. You might not recognize B.O. with his long flowing blond hair. One of the pics is from a party in Oak City over Christmas with my buddies.

Nifty Trick for Coloring Easter Eggs

2010-03-23T17:20:00.000-07:00

I read this nifty trick in a magazine the other day and just had to post it, I think it is a genius idea. I couldn't find a picture online and we didn't have any eggs so we couldn't demonstrate so you will have to use your imagination. The tip was that when you have young children (or even adults) coloring Easter eggs was to put the egg INSIDE a wire whisk and dip it in the dye, that way the egg is secure and you can also get it out of the dye easily. Perhaps some of you family members have thought of this before but I never have and wanted to share it. We always tried to balance the egg on a spoon or one of those dinky wire things that come in a coloring kit. I think we will try it and see how it goes!

Spud Comes Home!!

2010-03-23T14:57:00.000-07:00

Here's a big shoutout to Hyrum coming home today!! So glad you made it Elder Wischmeier! You will have to make some posts on our family blog complete with pictures.

New Job

2010-03-07T08:36:00.000-08:00

I have accepted a new position with IHC. It will be with the business office in Cedar City. It came with a small raise and 2 hours less of a commute. I hope I enjoy it as much as the old one. I will miss everyone I worked with.

Yummy recipes and menu ideas

2010-03-01T13:04:00.000-08:00

So I don't know how many of you plan a menu for the week, but I know Laurel and I have the hardest time figuring out what we are going to cook for the week. Well I started a blog for our family to post yummy recipes and menu ideas to help each other out. I hope you all will participate and make my life a little easier. The blog is rasmussenfamilyrecipes.blogspot.com.

Hey Y'all

2010-02-28T21:15:00.001-08:00

Hey family. I am putting my blog private, I'm assuming it's okay to add from April's comments. Thanks! Love you all!

I'm a sad little zombie...

2010-02-22T13:30:00.000-08:00

So family. The results are in and my Coke commercial 28 Ounces Later did NOT win the competition. Boo-Hoo! The winner was Message in a Bottle (for those of you that watched all of them). I'm a little sad, but you know what, it was a great experience and now I have some awesome footage of me acting! Thanks for all your love and support of the commercial! I meet with a Film Agent next week and would really love and appreciate all the prayers that could be offered in my behalf. This actor's life is tough sometimes and I would love to catch a bit of a break! I appreciate how supportive you all are. How much love and care you show me. Thanks for being my fans and for getting excited when I get to do stuff. Thanks for always coming to my shows and cheering me on. Whenever I think about success and the potential of my acting career, my family is always the first thing I think about. The opportunities for all of us that can be created would be awesome. Those are always my first thoughts... I know that times are tough right now and that we're all in need... but just knowing that my family is out there to love me and buoy me up is so important. I'm so happy that I've been able to develop relationships with my cousins, now, as adults. Getting to see Tyler this last week was so refreshing. Thanks for always finding joy in my little successes. I love you, I miss you -- you're in my thoughts and prayers. I wish only love, joy, health and happiness for you all. Much love... and peace.

Your nephew, grandson, cousin, brother, uncle, son -- Gabe

The Tokos

2010-02-22T08:56:00.000-08:00

I have started a blog. Isn't that what you do when you have a baby??? Anyway, it's private, so if you would like me to add you as a reader, please email me your info at apriltoko@gmail.com and I'll add you. My little Carter is 6 months old now, and he is extra cute, so here are some pictures so you can all see that he is adorable!!!

Birthday/Anniversary Update

2010-02-19T12:34:00.000-08:00

Hey family. I was hoping to update the family birthday list. I also want to include anniversaries and current addresses. I know that it's already the end of February, but Aunt DeAnn was the only one who got me the information before the first of the year. I think that maybe with the holiday season it all got lost in the shuffle. I have De Aunt Ann and all her kids information... but I need everyone else's updates. Birthday's / Anniversary's and Addresses... Just email me: gabeski@yahoo.com -- Love you all!

p.s. remember to get your recipes in to De Aunt Ann for the family cookbook! I challenge everyone in the family to have at least two favorite recipes in the book. It would be great to have everyone represented. Tyler, put your killer soup recipe in there...

Family Visit

2010-02-18T15:35:00.000-08:00

Great Weekend!! Last weekend Dale and I had some great company! Sarah and Noah had flown to Houston and spent two days there with the Staples family. Then, Nick and Laurel and family brought them up to Denton to visit. We had a great time. We went to the rodeo at the Ft Worth Stockyards. Visited on Sunday. Dale made his famous chili and we had valentine heart cookies for desert. Dale's daughter, Heather and husband Michael and family came over on Sunday, too.
On Monday, Dale and I took Noah to the zoo. We weren't prepared for the whirlwind tour of the zoo that Noah took us on. He started out at the front gate and we were on a dead run all the way through the zoo. Not sure if Noah saw any animals or not. Grandparents got our exercise that day. I told Noah he needed to slow down because he was wearing us out. He said it's because we are kind of old. So, yeah, that was awesome! Noah got a cowboy hat and a gun at the stockyards so he could be a real Texas cowboy. I, of course, didn't get any pictures. Sarah did get some so I am hoping she will post a few on this blog or on her personal blog. Watch for updates. Thanks to Laurel, Nick, Sydney and Sawyer, Sarah and Noah for a wonderful time. Ya'all come back now!! Open invitation for any and all visitors to Texas to come stay with us.

2010-02-12T13:50:00.000-08:00

I talked to my mom and she said it’s not too late for me to put up some of my travel pics from last September. I know most have seen the photos on Facebook but for those who haven’t, here are a few. My friend Brook Rogers and I took a jaunt around the Mediterranean. First we stopped in Mallorca, an island south of Barcelona, where my friend Vittoria lives. Her family was great and really took care of us. It didn’t hurt that Brook and I had basically our own apartment hooked onto their house. When I opened the doors each morning, the view of the pool and the hills was the first thing I saw. We spent every day swimming at different beaches and then going out at night with Vittoria and her friends.
After leaving Mallorca we flew to Barcelona and spent a night in the airport. The next morning we flew to Rome. A few days of sightseeing and we were on our way to Santorini, Greece. We flew in from Milan and had no accommodations lined up in Santorini. While leaving the small airport, a man approached us and told us he had a place for us to stay and that he would take us there in his van. Normally this is not a good idea. However, we had no idea how to get into town and nowhere to stay. So his van offer was quite appealing. We got in the van (don’t do this) and then he left (we assumed to place a call to prepare the C-4). He came back a few minutes later and took us to his place, which was a nice house, just a short walk from the beach (The picture of the beds is in our room). We got settled in and went down to the local scooter shop and rented us a couple of 50 cc beasts. The next few days were just about as good as it gets. Driving the scooters all over the island, going from beach to beach, and eating a lot of good food. The island was amazing and it was a great trip!

2010-02-02T16:15:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to Aunt Maureen today.
She's always been our favorite little "Ground Hog"!!

Bonnie's Status

2010-02-02T14:33:00.000-08:00

Hi. It's Gabe typing for Mom. I'm trying to teach her how to use the blog. (Laurel, I know you helped her once, but she was 'put-under' for the surgery and who knows what they did to her brain while she was there). Anyway, Mom's doing a lot better. She's recovering smoothly and the swelling on the right side of her face has gone down so much. When I first saw her after the operation the swelling really freaked me out. Her spirits seem to be good and upwards... the last few days she's been able to run a few errands with me, which has been nice. She does seem to tire out fairly quickly, but then just relaxes and does much better. Thank you so much for all your thoughts, prayers and well wishes. She's really felt everyones love and concern. It's been greatly appreciated. She sends her love to you all! And she'll post a hospital picture, later... then you'll feel really bad for her...

My Coke Commercial!

2010-02-01T22:23:00.000-08:00

Here's the link to my Coca-Cola commercial. Coke has posted the top 10 finalists for the Refreshing Filmmakers Award. We should know if we won by February 20th or so. Please watch all the commercials and let me know what you think. You click 2010 Finalists. My commercial is titled "28 Ounces Later" -- I play the zombie crawling out of the movie screen + I have a line at the end. Enjoy!!!

http://www.ccrfa.com/

Hi Family

2010-02-01T21:37:00.000-08:00

I talked to Bonnie on the phone tonight she sounded really good and said Bob and Gabe were taking really good care of her after her surgery. So thanks to them for taking such good care of our Seestor! I'm glad our prayers were answered and everything went well for her.

2010-01-31T13:38:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everyone for your good wishes for Dale and me. We are very happy together.

Family Reunion

2010-01-31T13:03:00.000-08:00

Just to let everyone know so they can start planning now. We will be holding the James Rasmussen Reunion on June 5th and 6th in Cedar City. Cade's wedding will be June 4th so we hope this will help everyone who has to travel be able to attend both. Also, we only have about 3 recipes for the family cookbook submitted so far. If you would like to have your recipe in please email it to deanngoldsworthy@hotmail.com as soon as possible. Debbie, you had the list on the ones we for sure want in there, could you email it to me also. Look forward to seeing everyone in June.

Dale and Debbie Got Married!!

2010-01-28T15:04:00.000-08:00

Yes, family and friends that read this blog . . . I finally did it! Found a really good man and married him!! He treats me so well. He's easy to be around and we get along great!! He is looking forward to meeting everyone. We will see you all at Cade's and Brittany's wedding in June and he will want to hug all of you. He's a hugger!

I am posting a couple of pictures of us. Enjoy!!

Congratulations Seestors

2010-01-28T09:21:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Debbie and Dale on their marriage. I'm sorry but I don't know your new last name. I hope you are very very happy together.

Also, Bonnie, I'm so happy everything went well with your surgery and that your recovery is speedy.

Seestor Bonnie

2010-01-23T13:29:00.000-08:00

Bonnie goes in for her surgery on Tuesday everyone remember her in your prayers. We love you Bonnie and wish you the very best.

Email from my Mom

2010-01-08T13:27:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to post this email that my Mom sent out. Just so that everyone is in the loop and can remember her in there prayers. Thanks.

Hey Family,
This is a general e-mail to everyone after meeting with the ENT doctor Thurs. Except to thank Debbie and DeAnn for the pictures...Thanks. And thank you to DeAnn and Holly for insisting on Thanksgiving that I see my doctor about my "lump in the throat" as soon as I got home...
Apparently I have a tumor on/in my Parotid Gland(pronounced pa-rotted) (you can "read all about it" on line---just google Parotid Gland for TMI).
We do not know at this time if it is benign or malignant; however, the dr. said that they are "mostly" benign. We opted out of a biopsy and he is going to remove the gland and tumor on Jan. 26th. They will obtain a pathology report at that time...
This is a three hour surgery because the gland sits right above facial nerves that can be involved with the tumor. (you can "read all about it" on line as well).
I would appreciate your prayers in the days leading up to this as I do not want to come out of surgery looking like a stroke victim...My doctor, Dr. Haller, is a wonderful man and an accomplished surgeon. He has been doing this surgery for 25 years and we trust him...Still I would like the Master Physician looking over his shoulder that day...
If anyone has any information (I don't care how outlandish it sounds) about "miracle" or "natural" or "alternative" tumor/cancer treatment or cures...let me know. I still have 2 and 1/2 weeks to try "anything"!!!
Of course Bob and the full time Elders who live with us have already given me a blessing. Bob and James and Elijah will give me another one before the surgery.
I love you all and miss you all. Seestor/Mom/Daughter Bonnie

Friendly Competition

2009-12-29T14:45:00.000-08:00

With the start of this New Year, would anyone be interested in doing another biggest loser competition? I sure could stand to drop 10 lbs... let me know what you all think!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2009-12-25T15:13:00.000-08:00

Just wanting to wish all of my family a very Merry Christmas! I've been all by my lonesome this Christmas morning and have just been reflecting on all of the blessings in my life. Thank you all so much for being my family. For showing me how much you care for me and how much you love me. I hope that each of you have had a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season. God bless and peace be with you all.

2009-12-20T21:46:00.000-08:00

News Flash!! Cade and Brittany got engaged on Saturday after falling out of an airplane. I'm not sure how these are going to show on the post. Not responsible for the layout of the photos. They are backwards of how they actually happened. Congratulations to both of you.

Update

2009-12-15T15:59:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone! I figured I had better let the cat out of the bag before Aunt Debbie does! Scott and I are expecting another baby on or about August 9th. We are super excited to be adding to our family and can't wait to introduce a new Alder to everyone! I am only about 6 weeks along, so I probably should keep it to myself for a few more weeks, but I am terrible about keeping secrets! Love to you all! (picture of Henry is just so that you all can remember how cute he is.)

Bunco!

2009-12-14T19:53:00.000-08:00

Bunco/Bunko - no matter how you spell it, it involved some serious child-related meltdowns.

Zombies and Christmas and Coke, Oh My!

2009-12-11T14:42:00.001-08:00

Hi family! I want you all to know about a few things that are going on with me. First of all, I'm getting my little photo/card business up and running. I had a big boutique show this week and am now trying to get my cards in the shops. If you have a great gift shop in your area, I would love to present them with my cards to carry. Check out my blog ghgrundy.blogspot.com it's all in the works. Also, I'm working Christmas and staying in LA for the Holidays, boo-hoo. No family Bunko for me. Lastly! I've booked a Coca-Cola commercial that will be shot next week. It will play in movie theatres before the previews. The commercial will take place in a movie theatre. I have the main 'Zombie' part, I get to crawl out of the movie screen with two other Zombie's, chase a kid around the theatre and try to steal his Coke. I have a line, as well. It's going to be lots of fun! I'm looking forward to the make-up and costuming! I'll post pictures. Love you all.

Christmas Family Bunko

2009-12-04T11:53:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone it's time for family Christmas bunko. It will be on Saturday December 12th at 6:00pm at my house. Please bring a $5.00 unwrapped gift in a bag, paper, plastic or gift. It will be pot luck dinner, please let me know if you are coming and what food you would like to bring. You can email, text or call me (leave a message if I don't answer, my phone doesn't get reception at work.) Hope to see you there.

December Birthdays

2009-11-29T14:52:00.001-08:00

Happy day after Christmas birthday to all of our December birthdays, Faeth, Josh and Holly.

November Birthdays

2009-10-31T19:06:00.000-07:00

Wishing happy birthday to Heather, Elijah, Bonnie, Kathleen and Hisami. Also, a special birthday memory of Mom.

Hyrum's NEW Address

2009-10-13T10:22:00.001-07:00

I wanted to make sure that you all have Hyrum's NEW address. He's back in Little Rock! Feel free to direct birthday wishes to either his email or his NEW apartment address:

spuddy_studdy@hotmail.com

Elder Hyrum Wischmeier
66 Carmel Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212

Happy October Birthdays

2009-10-06T19:04:00.001-07:00

I'd like to wish my fellow October birthdays, Nick and Hyrum, a very happy day.

April's Shower

2009-09-16T14:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from April's Baby Shower.

And the winner is....

2009-09-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

The results are in. There were 10 contestants and a total of 52 pounds were lost. The winner walks away with $100. Congratulations to Cinniman (Trevor's mom) who lost 11 pounds and is the biggest loser! If you would like to know your percentage send me an email and I will let you know. Good job everyone. Keep up the good work.

my nephews blessings

2009-09-13T10:44:00.000-07:00

Hey i guess this is a long time for me but just got back from sawyer and carters blessing it was awsome!

Biggest Loser

2009-09-06T14:40:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that the "Biggest Loser" will be ending on Sept 12th. All participants please take an honest weight on that morning and either email, call or give to me in person at April's shower your weight. We will figure percentages and declare a winner hopefully Sunday night. Hope everyone lost a lot of weight!!

Sophie's Baby Blessing

2009-08-30T17:05:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that we're blessing Sophie a week from today, on September 6th in our ward in Montana. Everyone is welcome to come. She's such a sweet-tempered little baby--she never cries just to cry. We think she's going to have brown eyes, because they're so dark. It's so cute when she stares at you w/ her big, dark eyes. Eva calls her OHS-eeee. It's super cute.

September is a BIG birthday month

2009-08-30T12:26:00.000-07:00

September holds the record for having the most birthdays in our family. Wishing Henry, Sarah, McConnell, Brighton, Lincoln, Linden, Cambree, Jessicca and Emily all a very happy birthday.

Introducing Teni Carter Toko

2009-08-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

Teni Carter Toko made his debut on 8-20-09 at 8:20 pm. He weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and was 20 inches long. Hope you enjoy the pictures of him.

Aunt Maureen is the Best!

2009-08-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

Okay everybody. I just want to take a moment and thank Aunt Maureen for her generous donation towards the Africa package. We're going to be able to get some really great things for the kids. Thanks Mo-Mo! If anyone else is interested in contributing it would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to get the package off within the next few weeks. 5 dollars, 1 dollar... just a nice note and a picture of yourself. Actually, that would be really great anyway. Pictures of the grandkids and maybe some drawings. Madison, Abby, Creed, Sydney, Cambree, Noah.... help me out here! Let's make this happen. De Aunt Ann, have we heard anything about getting some toys sent from the Happy Factory? Love to everybody. Email me and I'll forward you my current address. Thanks so much!

Bless Fest

2009-08-18T21:07:00.000-07:00

So this is just a reminder that on September 13 Toko baby and Sawyer will be getting blessed in Cedar City at 9:00 am at my mom's church. We would love for everyone to be there. We will be having food after. If you want to bring something, bring a side dish of sorts, or a dessert. We would like an estimate as to who will be attending so we can prepare accordingly. Also the it's the twin boys birthday that day too. The day before is April's baby shower, so it's a good weekend to get togehter. So mark your calanders and try to make it. We would love to see everyone.