Manti Temple Trip

For our December Temple trip we went to the Manti Temple!
It was fun to go in the temple that my parents got married
in and to see the staircase everyone always talks about!

It was a long ride and the roads were really
snowy and slippery but it was worth it!

It was freezing cold there but we had to get our pictures!

Brady's Birthday!

We were in West Valley for Brady's Birthday so
we celebrated it at his parent's house!
For lunch we went to Wing Nuts and
then we went and bought him an Orange Bang.
It is his favorite drink that is only at Holiday gas stations.
For dinner his mom made him cabbage rolls!
Happy Birthday Brady J!

Christmas!

Each year for Christmas we get a new pair of pajamas!
Brady's are boring gym shorts.

Mine are Mickey Mouse pants.

Hollie got a cat and she loves it!

Brady gave me passes to go inside the room
with the penguins at the aquarium!!
I am so excited to go!

We got a lot of stuff!

We gave Dad his yearly pocket knife!
Look how surprised he was!

After we did Christmas morning with my family
we drove down to West Valley to be with Brady's.

They gave me a Kindle! How spoiled am I?

That night we went to my Grandma and Grandpa
Nuttall's house for their party. It is always a lot of fun!
Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Eve!

It is tradition for Dad to make everyone
sugar pancakes on Christmas Eve!
They are so delicious!

Mom and Nathan helped roll them up.

After breakfast we all bundled up to go
outside and watch Justin fly his plane.

Then we hung out until we had our Christmas Eve
dinner and watched our movie!

My Birthday

I turned 23 this year!

I had a great birthday. Brady spoiled me with breakfast
in bed, a movie and he took me to get my nails done.

My Grandma Rowley took us to lunch and we did
dinner with my parents at El Torro Viejo!

I love eating there but when it is your birthday
they make you wear a silly sombrero!

Matthew and Lisa's Visit

Matthew and Lisa were able to come and visit from Tennessee
two weeks before Christmas! The last time we had seen them
was when they came for our wedding a year and a half ago.

Mom was lucky because they came the weekend of her birthday!

When they were here we all went bowling!

Matthew rolled up his pant legs to bowl...

We all thought that he looked so cool so we rolled ours up too.

We played in teams. Boys vs. Girls.
The girls won! I think I did pretty good!

We also made gingerbread houses.
I think Brady is stabbing ours!

This is our final creation.

The Rowley's - Ours - Brittany's - Laraway's

Before we took them back to the airport we met up
with the extended family to go to lunch.

It was a lot of fun to have them here!
I really miss them not living in Utah!

Girls Morning with Kendra

Kendra and I had a girls morning. We went to breakfast
with the family and then we went to get our hair cut
and my Aunt's Salon-Mirage Day Spa!
I trimmed my hair, Kendra chopped hers off!
Before...

During....

After.....
I think her hair looks way cute!
She donated 12 inches of curly hair!
After our haircuts we went to my other aunt's
gift store-Randee and Company!
It was a fun morning!!!

The Forgotten Carol

To start the Christmas season off we went to
The Forgotten Carols. The pictures are from
our phone so that is why they aren't very good.

It was really fun. We really like the songs and it
was a fun start to Christmas!!

Peterson Family Service Project

The service project started off with a yummy breakfast!
The Utes and BYU played later in the day so they
had U and Y doughnuts! GO UTES!!! :)

After breakfast there was a little program and
we all sang Christmas hymns.

Then Santa came and told us a story to help us
remember the true meaning of Christmas!

The family decided to do the service project for
The Child and Family Support Center and the
Healthy Families America Program!

It was really fun that they chose my practicum
and the Center was really excited about everything
that was donated to them. The pictures only show
about half of what was donated because there was a lot
of money that Brady and I were able to go and buy more
stuff with! Thank you Peterson Family!!