Pictures...just for the fun of it!

Now...I realize that it's been about a month since the holidays. But I recently got some more pictures from my mom and sister from our trip to Idaho, so here they are.

New Year's Eve at Ryan and Julie's house. Party on! Well, I was a little tired so I wasn't exactly the life of the party. But we still had a fun time.

Brad making his delectible cheese dip. He likes to cook...sometimes :).

Brad and Ryan were getting a little crazy playing basketball. I was worried that someone was going to sprain their ankle, which wouldn't be a surprise since they were playing on a slippery floor in socks. Crazy boys!

We had a spa day at my parents house with my mom's side of the family. Tons of food, fun, and pampering. We did pedicures, parafin wax on our hands, eyebrow waxing, and raindrop therapy treatments. What a fun day! My cousin Rachelle gave me a pedicure that turned out super cute and I still love looking at my cute toe nails!
My Aunt Brenda did raindrop therapy for everybody there. It's really relaxing and feels good. She uses about 11 different essential oils and puts them on in a certain order and in a certain way and then lets you relax with hot rice packs on. I got to help her with finishing up a few of the massages by pulling on people's feet. We had two tables going in my parent's bedroom so she could go from one treatment to the next. She taught me a little bit about how to do it so I could give her one at the end of the day. I love anything that has to do with massages. It's one of my favorite things to give and receive.
My cousin April came to my parent's house to do my hair. We had fun chatting it up. Sorry to show off your legs Jules! Just so everyone knows, she just got done playing tennis, so she was in a tennis skirt!
My mom with cute little Brianna...disco divas!
So that's all for now. Hope you all are enjoying the new year!

It's been a while...

So it's now been one month since my last post. That's a long time. I've had plenty to post about, I just haven't made myself sit down and do it. It doesn't help that I almost always forget to take pictures. That's something I need to work on. Anyway, we had a fun time over the holidays. We spent time with Brad's family in Smithfeild, UT (they moved there this year, much closer than Wisconsin!), and with my family in Idaho. It was a nice break and it was so good to see everyone. We got a chance to see several friends and relatives that we hadn't seen in a while. And thankfully we had decent weather when we were traveling.

Brad started a new semester and we have been back to normal life for the past couple of weeks. Brad seems to be liking his classes so far. I'm surviving, but I am soooo thankful it's almost the weekend because I'm oh so tired! Sinus issues have been zapping my energy for the past week. I'm hoping to rest up a little this weekend so I can feel better next week.

Here are a few pictures from our holiday vacation:

Brad and I visited my good friend Amy and her fiance (now husband) Daniel. Her family recently moved near Brad's family. It was so good to see them and wish them congratulations on their upcoming wedding.

My Dad is the best grandpa ever! He spent hours doing magic tricks with Maylie, Brianna, and Ashlie. They had a blast doing a magic show for us on New Years Eve. So cute!

Cooking with my mom on New Year's Day. Maylie and Brianna giving us loves.

At least this is a start. Jules, thanks for letting me snag some pictures from your blog. I hope you all have a nice relaxing weekend. I know that's what I need!