Saturday, April 26, 2008

Spring Sings



Jaxon had his spring program last night. He and his buddy Ryan were no doubt the LOUDEST singers in the whole class. They knew every word to every song. It was such a cute program. I can't believe that he is almost done with pre-school. They grow up fast, enjoy every moment!

Happy 39th Ty!

Ty just celebrated his 39th birthday. Whew! It started out by certifying a bunch of Boy Scout instructors for rock climbing. He loves to rock climb so of course he had fun. He had to leave so early we didn't get him his breakfast in bed until he got home. So he got "breakfast for lunch" in bed! He also got lots of clothes and his traditional favorite snacks. Happy birthday Babe!




Sunday, April 06, 2008

Fire Safety Weekend

We love it when we get to hang out with the Crook's, usually there is never a dull moment and we do a lot of laughing! This weekend was no exception. We all got to learn about fire engines. As you can imagine that brings out some crazy laughs when the fire engine is invited to Bentley's birthday party. It was a "Fire Engine" theme party and it included a fun visit from the fire department. They turned on the sirens, showed us what type of gear they wear and taught us how powerful a fire hose can be! (This is where the laughing came in!) We also played games like pin the badge on the fire dogs hat and there was a fire engine pinata. We had a blast!


Jaxon arrived promptly in Bentley's new race car.


Jaden loved running the "Pin the Badge on the Fire Dog" game; but Jessie didn't like it when he made her wear the blind fold!

However, she did like spraying the fire hose!

What a cute group of kids!

Pinata time...Go Jaxon!

Whew Jessie!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Happy 10th Birthday Jessie Jo!

We can't believe that our baby girl is 10 years old. Enjoy the moments, because time sure flies by quickly. For her birthday she got her annual breakfast in bed, a candy claw machine, tons of clothes and a new bed! She is very spoiled because to go with her new bed, Grandma Nancy made her the most amazing quilt. It is absolutely beautiful. I think it was her favorite present of the day!




Monday, March 24, 2008

Easter With The Rasch's...

That Easter Bunny... he did a great job this year hiding our eggs! It took some effort to find all 24 of them. Jaxon seemed to have the best time. He just couldn't believe how sneaky the bunny was! He would like the Easter Bunny to be on his team for hide and seek, that bunny thought of the best hiding places!





The Easter bunny left us some great outfits and candy in our baskets. You can tell who liked the clothes and who liked the candy!






Since Ty had to be to a meeting at 7:00am, (Yes, we know...someone needed to remind the Stake Presidency that it was Easter!) Our Easter morning was early and fast. We were all done by 6:39am!



As the day continued we realized how lucky we are to have both of our families nearby so we can visit them on these special days. We first stopped at Big G and Grandma Nancy's for the BIG cousin egg hunt. It was so much fun. Check out the basket of eggs after they were emptied into the kids bags! Whew!



Next we headed to Grandpa Ric and Grandma Jo's. There we received our annual "flip flops" for spring! Then we gathered around for the famous foot picture with our new shoes. This year it was kind of funny. It was Ashton and Bentley's first time ever putting on a pair of real flip flops. You know, the ones that go between your toes! Bentley kept saying that he just had to get used to them, but Ashy kicked until they flew off! So his flip flops made the picture, but Ashy just wasn't up to saying "cheese" after his toe trauma!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Green Day! We love this holiday at our house. Everything goes green! Here are a few pictures from our morning before school. Jaden chose his own outfit. I think this might be his favorite day of the whole year! Jessie loves her green coin necklace. Jaxon cannot believe that the Leprechaun made the water come out green...and the cookies...what's next? We are sure as they day continues we will find more unusual green stuff. Have a great day everyone and watch out for the Leprechauns!





Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Keeping Up With The Snow

Will these snow storms ever end? Well we are trying to make the best of it by finding fun things to do in it. So if any of you, for some reason haven't had enough of the snow, head to our house and we can have a sledding party. Here are a few shots from our last "pizza & sledding" on Friday night.