Cheesman/Rasmusson 24th of July Reunion

The annual reunion was a fun one as usual. We enjoyed beating the blazing July St. George heat for a bit cooler temperatures in Beaver.
The kids and some bigger kids (adults) did some games at the park. Many of the games were from 'minute to win it'.

Kade got in some golfing at the park with Kyler.
We rode the 4-wheelers to the potty and enjoyed those.
Kolden loved playing with Jennica and Brian's sweet doggy. Kolden is really good at pretending he is a puppy too!

We just couldn't resist a 'big kid' size teeter totter. We LOVE playing on those!
Ryan, Shaye and Braxton were up on the mountain with Kyler, Hillary and Livy, Grandma Creta, Grandpa Brian, Tina and us. We had really great weather!
It was so fun to get together with everyone and visit.
On the way home we had a bit of an accident. We were pulling Brian and Creta's camper with the 4-wheelers behind it and they were pulling our little camper. Well, the axle of their camper broke and created quite the fireworks display. The tire came off, bounced off the guard rail into the middle of the road then back off the road and started a forest fire.
Kade handled our car with the caravan of trailers behind it so well that I had no idea it was as bad as it was. The kids even stayed asleep. (Kade is just that good - he has mad skills.)

That was the braking mechanism from the tire and the axel.


We were so incredibly blessed by the Lord that we were so safe and protected. We were not harmed and no one else was either. Brian and Creta said the 4-wheeler trailer was fish tailing so badly they didn't know how it didn't flip over. Heavenly Father protected us and we are truly grateful. I seriously doubt we will EVER be pulling a trailer with another trailer behind it again. Pulling a camper is good enough.

Some 'good Samaritans' cam by and put out the fire before it became overwhelmingly out of control with some fire extinguishers and coolers of water and ice. Again, we were soooo blessed!


Brian called a tow truck company to take the trailer to his house and we finished our journey home. The kids were board of waiting, but we were all safe and well. It was an exciting end to our family reunion.

Tarzan

We had such a great time at Tarzan! We took the whole family and Grandma Beth. The acrobatics and aerial effects were wonderful. Sometimes there was a little too much dialogue for the girls, but they loved it!


Kari and Kya were going crazy about this photo because the Tarzan boy touched Kari's shoulder!!!!! Ahhhh! They are already being crazy about boys!



Of course we had to get our pictures taken with all the characters because it was so fun and the costumes were so cool! We loved it! Two thumbs up!

Grandma Creta's Birthday!

Happy Birthday Grandma Creta! We made her a crown and had dinner for her at our home. Aunt Brittany made Grandma the famous banana pudding cake & it was yummy!

Kanaraville Hike

The day after we got back from the cruise we went and got the kids from Ryan and Jenn's home in Enoch. They invited us to go hike the Kanaraville Falls. We jumped at the chance and thought it would be a fun and challenging hike with Kari, Kya and Kolden. Kiera was camping in Pine Valley with Grandma and Grandpa Cheesman. Well, we got to the first big challenge in the hike and Kari and Kya both freaked out. Kya had a come apart and we started back. Kya continuted her come apart even after we got to the car. So, we didn't get to see much of the Kanaraville Falls, but maybe we will next time we try the hike. What we did see was beautiful and it was a very nice walk.

Kade & Kelli's Baja Cruise with he Cottam Family

We had a great adventure on our Baja Cruise with the Cottam Family. We left on July 12th in our car with everyone piled in and all the luggage on the luggage carrier my dad had made out of steel on the back. It was a large load, but our Expedition did great.

On Catalina Island we went snorkeling in the ocean and it was very scary for me, but very fun when I wasn't hyperventilating. My sweet brother Chad made sure to sing the theme to "Jaws" when I first got into the water. It was funny.
Don't we look great in our snorkeling outfits!
We took these pictures with a water proof camera. Kade and Chad found some abalone shells at the bottom of the kelp forest we were in. It was a thrilling experience!
Tuesday night was 'formal night' and we dressed up fancy and it was so much fun. We even went dancing for just a little bit after dinner. We did get this picture taken of us and it was worth buying. Kade looks SO handsome! We are so happy together!
My dress was lots of fun to wear!
We always enjoyed dinner time. We felt so 'guest of honor' - like with the waiter serving us and the full course meals. We had lobster tails that night and they were delicious!
That night we had our bed turned down by our maid and she left us the itinerary for Wednesday, some chocolate mints and a cute puppy from towels.
On Wednesday we went to Ensenada, Mexico. We went kayaking in the ocean to La Bufadora (the blowhole).
Once again we were in wet suits, and it was so funny watching us all try and get into them. We were quite a show. Clint and Chad came with us.
We had the best view of La Bufadora from the ocean. It was SO scary to be in the ocean with the ocean swells and jellyfish in the water. We had dolphins swim just along side our group of kayaks! It was amazing and completely frightening, but we had a great adventure.




Wednesday we had this cute Elephant made of towels.
We had 24/7 food on the ship and it was very tasty. Here is a picture of my breakfast on Thursday. Thursday was a "Day at Sea".
We all met for a formal breakfast.

We decided to have a bit of down time in the afternoon after Kade watched ice carving and I hit the gym for my own personal "Carnival Cruise Half Marathon" that I did half on a treadmill and half on the outdoor track.
While Kade took a nap and I started writing our TV had an electrical fire in our cabin. The ship staff were worried we would freek out about it, but once they realized we were cool with it and the fact they were trying to make everything better again then they relaxed a lot.

While they were freshening our room from the electrical fire we went and played real shuffle board. Kade and I won 5 out of 6 games against poor Clinty and Chad. It was fun!
We played Jenga in the ship library.
Kade had watched this ice sculpture made earlier.
We also played mini golf and I got a hole in one! I only ever get a hole in one when I am on a cruise. I guess we better go on more cruises :)


We did karaoke!
I sang "Dancing Queen"
Kade sang "Bohemian Rhapsody"
My brothers helped with the air guitar. It was a blast!
Thursday night we had a cute bunny out of towels.
We sneeked up to the top deck to get in a smooch in the moon light. Ahhh, so romantic!
My mom and I had to show off our sun burned legs.
We had a great cruise! We look forward to going on another some day!