Award Winning Poem!!

Maddie wrote a poem for the Reflections contest this year and won the award of excellence for it!! Along with a snazzy little trophy!! The theme was "Beauty is..." Here's a picture and the poem!!






Beauty is...Life
by:Madison Beck

Beauty is the wind that you feel on your cheek,
Taking your breath away so that you can hardly speak.
Beauty is the rain that makes water colors in Spring,
That makes the colors on a butterfly's delicate wing.
The leaves in the Autumn falling to the ground~
Yellow, orange, green and brown.
There are many things of beauty,
Like a newborn baby, "Oh what a cutie!"
Or a masterpiece painting, a drawing with a pencil,
A dainty hand using a silver utensil.
And now you can see with clearer eyes,
The simple beauty of earth and skies.
So even through tough trials and strife,
You can still find happiness in the beauty of...Life!

Maddie's Cheerleading Competitions

Maddie has been cheerleading since this past spring cheering at the 6th grade boys football games, parades and stuff. She has had a ton of fun and learned so much, but it had to end some time. It all came to a an end this last week as her squad competed in two local competitions. The Mountain State Cheerleading Competition at Lehi High School and then a week later at the Caveman Classic at A.F. High. She had a lot of fun, but some disappointment as well as her squad didn't place at the Lehi comp. They did take 3rd place at American Fork and all the girls spirits were lifted. They did such a good job. I'm so proud of Maddie and how far she has come since she first tried out for cheer. She was the best flyer on the squad (not just my opinion, her coach thought so too) and the best dancer! (again, not just my opinion...anyone who has seen Maddie dance would agree with me! She has a natural talent for it.) :) Although, she didn't get to do any of her stunts after she broke her arm, she still came out on top as one of the best. She didn't let a little thing like a broken wing stop her from doing her best and she made her mom and dad proud as she competed for the first time. Way to go, Mad Skills! Keep it up!

Savannah is 5 years old!!

Happy Birthday, Savannah!! We had so much fun on Vannah's birthday this year! Since she turned 5 we gave her a friends party. And what happens when you get 9 sweet little "fairies" in the same house with each other...crazy chaos, lots of mess and one great party! Daesha, Sidney, Tessa, Tatem, Erin, Abbie, Mia and Savannah J. made it so much fun. They threw themselves into the games (and pinata) with great enthusiasm. And when it was all over, Savannah said it was the best party ever!! Aaaah! That's exactly what every parent wants to hear! We love that Vannah-Banana is a part of our family. We would not be the same without her!! Happy 5th Birthday, sweetheart! We can't wait for the next one! :)

Halloween 2009!!

Happy Halloween!! Here are some fun pix of my cute kids on Halloween night. Maddie was the cutest "nerd" ever! Morgan was our resident Mad-Scientist and played the part to perfection! Avery was Hannah Montana...only cuter, and Savannah was our adorable Thumblelina!! Danny even got into the action by borrowing his brothers Elvis costume...can you say mmmmmm!! He looked yummy! :) And I tried to match him by going with a 50's mom look. We had a great time, got a little too much candy and made some awesome memories! Thanks to Ash and Staven for the fun costume party and to our neighbors for making the best haunted graveyard on Allred Park Drive!! The kids loved it and are hoping that they do it again next year...only better! Especially since their mom doesn't really get into the gory part of the holiday! :)

Rasmussen's Father and Sons at Strawberry Resevoir

Over Fall break, Danny and Morgan packed up Grandpa Beck's tent trailer and headed up to Strawberry Resevoir with my dad and brothers and nephews along with all of my uncles, cousins and my cousins boys. It was not a small gathering! :) They just went for a couple of days of camping and fishing. Morgan caught the first fish (at least that is what I was told). It was a beautiful, BIG rainbow. He was so excited. Danny said it was so big that he couldn't even get his hand around its belly! Awesome! My uncle Dean also had a mini 4-wheeler that the kids took turns riding and Danny had taken some BB guns for the enjoyment of whoever wanted to shoot at targets. In all, my boys had a lot of relaxation and fun!!