Happy New Year!!!

It has been a very crazy few weeks, and I am just now updating our blog.

We are in sunny, awesome Arizona celebrating the new year, and it is currently about 80 degrees!!!! We are going to sit by the pool in a little bit, life couldn't be better.

I posted some pictures from the last couple weeks and will update soon when we return from Arizona next week.

I haven't posted many pictures from BC Finishing, LLC but plan to soon also. Brett has been staying very busy with projects. Some of the things he has been working on include:

UCCU Credit Unions

Tuscani's restaurant

Oquirrh Temple

a new development in Deer Valley

and a few others.

He has also been finishing our pool table, which I will post pictures of soon also. I think we have pictures of some of these projects including the Paradise Bakery in American Fork

CHRISTMAS!!!

We had an AWESOME Christmas, and spent lots of time with family. We got some fabulous gifts, and we want to say thanks to our great families for all they do for us.

This is Bryan with his new squeaky toy chicken that Bretts mom got him

Brett's sister Jennifer got a nice new laptop

Brett eatin a cookie, yum

Brett's mom and sister, Stacie, playing their new Wii. They also got us a Wii and we love it and have already started downloading fun old games

Stacie got a luv sac that is huge!!

Us on Christmas at Brett's parents

Bryan with his toy... wow he looks mean :)

Jen and Stacie on Christmas

Brett and his Dad, Clay

On Christmas eve my mom always has a HUGE party with all the Fox's and Finlinson's and there is only one way to describe it: CHAOS!! We always have so much fun there, the food is great, the gifts are great, and the company is even better

Shalice, Dusty, and Cortez at the gift exchange... I managed to walk away with a quesadilla maker!

Lacy (the cutest thing ever), Shalice, and Hannah (another very cute girl)

We gathered to let the grandkids play the piano
Hannah playing the piano

Brady playing the piano

Me and Brett with our new quilt from my parents- I love it!

Mom and Fred

Gift exchange

Me and Brett

Brett was a little exhausted after the holiday

Parties!!!

At Jessica and Rusty's, thanks for having us over

Girls picture

Me, Shalice, and Lorrie


Shalice and Dusty with their B-day cake from Jessica

At our house with our friends Brett and Jenny

Brett and Bryan

Jessica and Rusty

Me and Jessica

Bryan and Lorrie's night

Lorrie and Bryan had their reception after Christmas. They got married in Jamaica on Dec 1st. Lorrie and Brittany both looked amazing.

The wedding cake (if you can't tell, Lorrie REALLY likes purple)

All of my siblings

Me and Brett

Me and some of my nieces

Lorrie and Bryan

Ski/Snowboarding Trip

Whew, where to begin. I have so many pictures to post from the holidays, so here we go. Last Saturday, Me, Shalice, Tyson, and Brady went to Sundance to ski (Brady and Tyson were snowboarding). We got everything ready the night before, and took off.

Well, I wore my mom's 20+ year old ski boots because mine were too tight, and they ended up KILLING my feet! After a run down the mountain with our skis, me and Shalice went and rented a snowboard, something we haven't ever tried... and we loved it!!! Now we can't wait to go again.

Oh, and some weasel stole my ski poles!!!

This is Shalice before we traded our skis for snowboards

On our way to trade
Brady and Tyson

This is what we looked like on our first trip down the mountain with the snowboard, then it got better

Oh, and we saw Robert Redford... and he cut in line (who does he think he is????)

Vegas and such

Last weekend we went to Las Vegas for the NFR. We haven't been to the finals for a few years, and really wanted to go this year. We got really cheap rooms and had so much fun. Its always nice to get away

This is us at the hotel by the Chrismas tree. (I wish my tree looked that good)

At Breakfast Friday

We went to the trade show and found this really cool recliner swing. We didn't have the $1000 they wanted for it or I would have bought it!

I college rodeod with Nichole Kamanski, who had this booth there. She does all the artwork herself and I was very impressed. She used to always tell me she wanted to paint my horse (Lindy), and I kinda blew her off.... now I can't afford her!!!

Some more of her stuff

Now relax.... its "art"
We're just enjoying it!!!

This is my tree at my house... nothing like my sister Becky's, or my aunt Marcie's. But its my first year with actual ornaments... well at least a few.

Bryan hanging out

This is my new (well new to me... thanks KSL.com) treadmill. Although you can't tell, we have been using it a lot. If anyone ever comes to my house and I have something hanging on it... shoot me!!! (and don't look at the very dirty window in the background)

And finally, us at the Jazz game, and the actually won that night!!! Go Jazz, and thanks to mom and Fred for always hooking us up with great tickets!!

Well that's what we have been up to lately

Congrats Lorrie and Bryan

Lorrie and Bryan are getting married a week from today (Dec 1) in Jamaica. We wanted to go, but everytime we found ourselves ready to book the trip, our money pit of a home didn't allow us :(

Congratulations to them

Lorrie had a shower last week at Bryan's moms and it was really fun. I got her a crock pot so now she can start to forgive me for throwing her other one away!! - it was an accident, by the way

Fun

We went last weekend with my friend Crystal to watch the BYU-Utah game and had a lot of fun. I have been great friends with Crystal since 2001 and she's the best.

I also dyed my own hair last week to save money ($130 vs. $5.50) and I think I did a great job! I told Brett I wanted to go to hair school (as a joke), and he said after he goes to rodeo bum school :)