Rasmussen Reunion Marathon

It's been a couple weeks since I've posted so here is what we've been up too. The Schelins have come into town for a couple weeks to visit and check out the dental situation here. A couple days after they arrived all the family in Utah at the time met at Lehi Legacy pool (pretty impressive) for a swim party and then played and ate pizza at the park. It was so fun to see Amy and Bryan and the kids again. It is so amazing to me how much kids grow up in a year. Avery is finally no longer scared of me and doesn't flash me anymore crusties. Austin is the adventure boy who is always up for fighting the bad guys. Zach knows too much about Star Wars and is still the sweetest kid - he was the nicest to Whitney - always willing to help her if she was struggling. They warmed up to everyone so fast I honestly was shocked that these were the same kids! It was so fun to be able to play games with them at the park and see their personalities shine through while Amy battled with Travis and got him to sleep - she claims it was to get her "Travis fix" - but I still think it was a cover-up for giving me some free time to play.

Here are some pictures of the pool and park on Saturday the 28th of July.

The next week our family was blessed with some wicked sicknesses. Whitney got it first - her tummy hurt and she layed on the couch for about three days. At the same time Aaron was sick enough with a cold to cancel/postpone his trip to Idaho to climb the Grand. And then last Friday I came down with the stomach flu that Whitney had and it nearly killed me. It took four days of living on 7up and crackers and living in the bathroom to recover. Truly I'm glad that week is over - do not want to relive that one anytime soon! Apperantly everyone else that went to the Lehi pool got sick too - so we weren't the only ones.

By Tuesday everyone felt mostly normal and my family was nice enough to travel all the way to our house to play. Jeff and Selly were even able to come this time. We put together a small waterpark in the back yard and the kids explored new territory and new toys. Whitney was in heaven to have so many friends come to play!

The next day we invaded Grandma - just to see how good her endurance has gotten. We went swimming at a neighbors pool in the morning and then came back for lunch/play and then hit the pool again in the afternoon. Travis was good and of course whitney was in heaven with all the people - plus Austin let her borrow his goggles so she could show off how hot she is in them! My highlight of the day is that my mom and Selly were nice enough to stay at home and listen for Travis (who was sleeping) so I could go to the pool with just whitney - oh the freedom! It felt so good to actually swim and dive and be able to play with all the kids with both hands free!!! Almost all the adults (Lori chickened out) tested thier back flip skills out on the diving board. For whitney this was a long waited for day. For about two weeks everyday she has asked me to go to Grandma's house for a "green one popsicle." It was really fun - thanks mom for the food and hospitality!!