Aaron & Jeanette Radmall Family

Aaron and Jeanette Get Political

2012-02-04T21:38:00.000-08:00

We thought we'd have a GOP style date night. It was pretty fun!

We're Having A Baby!

2012-02-02T16:04:00.000-08:00

Well Happy New Year...a month late! And what a big year 2012 is going to be. WAY back in August of last year Aaron and I said to each other, "Hey we want a baby, they are adorably cute, we'd make a fantastic looking child...We should try..." Fast forward two months later and I have a little baby growing in me! So as of next week I am seventeen weeks prego...due July 14. We couldn't be more excited to be parents. I've been DISGUSTINGLY lucky...I mean freakishly lucky, no morning sickness or any horrible symptoms. Just the good symptoms like great hair, nails, and skin. I was exhausted beyond belief the first trimester (sleeping 15-16 hours a day) but I love sleeping so I didn't view that as necessarily a negative symptom. Now that I am in the second trimester I'm not nearly so tired, though I do need nap time a few times a week, I basically have energy to burn. I have no belly to really picture yet, though I am growing, just very slowly. I am in love and obsessed with the little megatron (boy) or lady bug (girl) growing inside of me. If I had it my way I would be in the Dr.'s office every day watching the baby's acrobatic performances (who knew my uterus was so roomy?). Aaron and I are so excited for July and can't wait to meet our little megatron or lady bug!

About two to three weeks prego!

About three months prego in this picture!

How I told Aaron the exciting news!

Look What We Found Ten Mins. From Las Vegas!!!

2011-12-18T17:28:00.000-08:00

YES! Do believe your eyes! It is snow ten minutes from our lovely Las Vegas residence! Christmas miracles do happen! We loved playing in the snow and that Christmas came a little bit early this year!

Nutcracker Days

2011-11-16T21:09:00.001-08:00

I'm the lady in the ghastly white wig on the far left in both photos. Fun performance....not so awesome wig.

Air Show 2011! Aaron was so excited for this!

2011-11-12T16:30:00.001-08:00

This show was every guys dream! The boys loved it...the girls thought it was pretty cool too, but the boys went wild.

Aaron's 31st Birthday!

2011-11-12T16:09:00.000-08:00

Is it just me or does Aaron just keep getting better and better with age? I love planning surprises for Aaron's birthday! He is a pretty spoiled husband...but he is the most perfect husband ever so I suppose the spoiling is justified. First he was treated to one of the most incredible shows on the strip, The Phantom of the Opera. Yes is was phenomenal, as usual. There is a lot of sentimental meaning behind the show for us, so it was fun to revisit a performance that was so meaningful to our relationship. We went to Max Brenner ( the all things chocolate restaurant) with friends and of course between the family and myself Aaron wanted for no video games and toys. Happy Birthday Babe!

Happy Halloween

2011-10-22T23:03:00.000-07:00

We had too much fun passing out candy to the cute trunk or treaters!

The brothers, Aaron, and I working on our pumpkins.

We are the sheriffs of awesomeness! Happy Halloween! I am such a lucky girl to have such an amazing family and husband! Aaron and I spent the Halloween weekend with my family in California. We had a BLAST! Trunk or Treating, carving pumpkins, games, and yummy treats all rolled into one weekend? Yes please!

Our fancy Halloween artwork.

Our Two Year Anniversary!!! Wow time sure flies when you are having fun!

2011-08-13T23:49:00.000-07:00

We celebrated two years of blissful, incredible, and perfect matrimony today. Being married to one another for the last two years has been a phenomenal blessing and such an amazing experience. Aaron and I grow closer and stronger as a family every day. Each morning when I wake up next to him I am so thankful to be married to such a smart, handsome, and hardworking person. He is really my universe. I couldn't say enough prayers in this lifetime to express my gratitude for him. Alright, enough sappy stuff:)

It was my year to plan the anniversary date. Of course I wanted to make it special and over the top. I wanted to take Aaron back to the place we were engaged...the day he put a ring on it was really magical. Although I could never recreate that day (it was just to amazing, emotional ect.) I wanted at least to go to the bridge were the magic happend. So I booked tickets to Blue Man group and a fancy steakhouse at the Venetian were we were engaged 2 years and three months ago. Dinner was delicious and not only was the show amazing, we were actually asked to be audience participants in the performance. Basically Aaron and I were superstars and stole the show. We loved our thirty seconds of fame. After the performance we took a long and romantic walk on the bridge were Aaron proposed...It was a good night.

Same place 2 years 3 months ago!!! What a magical day!

Fourth of July 2011!!!

2011-07-04T20:02:00.000-07:00

Since when did my little brothers out grow me?

We play with our food in our family!

Who doesn't just LOVE the fourth of July? Fireworks,food, family, and fun? What's not to love?!? We were lucky enough to spend time with both Radmall and Humphries families in Utah. Stadium of Fire, BBQ-ing, spending time at friend's cabins, and watching parades were all fun activities Aaron and I were able to do in celebration of our country. My dad and brothers ran in the 5K Freedom Run, they all did really well (even my DAD) and Andrew even placed in the top 15...Bazinga! It was a pretty perfect weekend!

I wish Dr. Radmall would wear his glasses more often...he looks so adorably sophisticated:)

Yet Another Ballet Post...

2011-05-29T11:23:00.001-07:00

When I jump for joy...this is how I jump. Aaron jumps like this as well when he is jumping for joy...it's just how we roll in this family.

24 Years Young!

2011-05-25T11:46:00.001-07:00

As of today, I am 24. I will make my last year in my 'early twenties' an incredible year for me. Time goes by fast. I would like to thank my mother for giving birth to me with no medication on this day 24 years ago...WOW. I should be sending all my presents to my mother! More updates on the celebrations soon to come!

This is what 24 looks like in the Rad Fam's House!

BIrthday gifts and breakfast in bed? Sure!

Aaron is of course the most perfect husband and spoiled me rotten! I know, I know this doesn't surprise anyone. As for the rest of the day...I can't wait to continue the celebration of...Me!

Morning Egg Hunt...Happy Easter

2011-04-24T09:20:00.002-07:00

Aaron finding his Easter Treats

Dove Chocolate Bunny for Breakfast? Great Idea!!!

It becomes pretty apparent on Easter morning that Aaron and I are five year old children stuck in twenty/thirty year old bodies. We get so excited to see what the "Easter Bunny" brought us. We get up much to early to hunt eggs, sneak a peak at our baskets and we can't sleep the night before because we are just "to excited!"...seriously. You should see our situation around Christmas...out of control. If our behavior is any indicator of how our children will react to the excitement of the holidays, than we are going to have some seriously excited/crazy kids on our hands. But regardless of all the fun treats and little gifts, I as the grounded wife try to remember the real reason for Easter (and I lovingly remind my adorable husband). I'm really the most excited to give my Easter Lesson in Primary about our Savior and I'm really happy we get to go to church and listen to great Easter talks and hear Easter music.

The Easter Baskets

Things I Couldn't Go On Living Without...

2011-04-21T20:20:00.000-07:00

I've been feeling incredibly blessed lately. Probably because I am. I have so much to be thankful for. This list could honestly go on forever, but I thought it would be fun to blog a little bit about a few things I am grateful for today.

#1. Aaron Radmall. He is the most darling and perfect husband I could ask for. He will forever hold the number one spot on my most thankful list. I could never be with out him.

#2. Temples. I'm grateful for knowing because of the work done in temples we can be with the ones we love the most forever and ever.

Aaron and I outside of the Jordan River Temple

#3 Family. My parent gave me everything I ever wanted and needed. Seriously...I had it all because my mom and dad rock. My brothers are awesome and super fun. And for two years now I've had a whole new family to enjoy.
The Radmalls

The Humphries

#4 The Gym. I love working out. It relaxes me. I can't live without feeling the burn for an hour or two a day. But most of all I'm thankful for a healthy body that functions so I am able to go to the gym.

#5 A Pretty Earth to spend this life in.

Some days I really feel blue for no reason. It's so dumb/annoying. I truly have nothing to be sad about. And even on the rare occasion that I do have something to be sad about...it's never really that bad and/or always turns out alright. I think my new goal should be to make a thankful list any time I feel sad:) Then I'll be happy.

Cupcakes! Yum!

2011-04-21T18:16:00.000-07:00

Cupcakes are adorable and delectably delicious. So being the Holly Homemaker that I am, I made Easter Cupcakes for Aaron's Office! Speaking of Easter treats...I did a pretty good job of avoiding Easter Candy this year. No offense to Christmas candy....but every one knows Easter Candy is the best, so I guess this Easter Weekend would be my time to get my Easter Candy Fix for the year. Cadbury Eggs here I come.

Oh and while we are on the subject of cupcakes...here are some other baked delights I have done lately.

They are supposed to be "garden" themed...If you look close you can see cabbage, carrots, radish ect.

We Love It When Our Families Visit!

2011-04-17T18:18:00.000-07:00

Aaron and I had a super weekend date...actually we had several super dates this weekend and my Californian family tagged along for our adventures. My family finally made it up to Las Vegas to see our new place (they are very busy/popular...my dad is busy teaching High School French, my mom is busy making modest prom dresses for the girls in her ward and my brothers are busy being star athletes and getting ready for college...so it's okay it took them so long to get up here). We had lots of fun bowling, going on roller coasters, site seeing all of the awesomely tacky Las Vegas sites and of course the boys were constantly playing tricks/pranks on each other. So it was a fun filled weekend of adventure and excitement here at the Rad Fam house.

The Oldest of the Humphries kids and the youngest of the Humphries Kids.

The Utah Family comes up to visit us often and I thought it would be fun to post some pictures from when the Utah Radmalls came to visit us last time. I think these are from just after Christmas this year...We are pretty lucky to have such great families on the Radmall side and on the Humphries side. Double Awesomeness.

We Got a Mac...now I have to experiment

2011-04-14T21:11:00.000-07:00

We needed a new computer..we got a MAC. This computer rocks! I am still trying to figure everything out. Oh look it comes with a photo booth. What more do you need...? Oh look the cute little apple lights up in the back. I need to figure out how to put some fun videos up.

Välkommen hem Matthew!

2011-03-06T21:15:00.000-08:00

The Humphries Family officially welcomed home their first return missionary. After two years of serving in Sweden, Matt came home...only to be embarrassed at the airport by his slightly excited family (we had 'welcome home' signs and caused a bit of a scene at the airport). It was so much fun to have all the kids together again, and now that Aaron is a part of the family, all four of the boys were getting into all sorts of 'trouble' together, Call of Duty marathons, tazer fights, shooting lizards and stink bombs...now that all four of them are together...we have our hands full:)

I'm so proud of Matthew (and all of my little brothers) and his service in Sweden. He worked so hard and we know he will be blessed for all of his efforts in the mission field. Congrats to him and Välkommen hem(I think this is Swedish for welcome home:)!

The Three Brothers...back together again:)

American Ballet Theatre Teacher Training!

2011-02-27T18:04:00.000-08:00

Wicked...you can see some of the cool scenery in the back round. Loved this show!

I love New York. I've had so many happy memories there. Of course, this visit was no exception. Thanks to my wonderful husband, I was able to go to an amazing 10 days of teacher training with American Ballet Theatre. I love being a ballet teacher, and this made me love it even more. I can't wait to get back to teaching on Wednesday to use all my new knowledge and information. On top of getting to be a part of an amazing certification program, my mom and grandma came along for the trip too! Wahoo! Three generations in one hotel room...it was pretty much a party every night. And by party I mean me studying for hours. But don't worry I made it to 'Wicked' and 'The Lion King' both fantastic. It was nice to be able to spend quality time with my mom and Grandma in such an exciting place. Right now I am just happy to be back in Vegas snuggling with Aaron, even though NYC was amazing...nothings as wonderful as being with him.

Brrrr! Yes it snowed and was freezing...but look how pretty!

My fellow teachers...such great people. This was right before my final test! I was SOOO nervous! But thank goodness it went great!

Shouldn't Every Day be like Valentines Day?

2011-02-14T20:27:00.000-08:00

Handsome Guy.

Aaron and I decided not to celebrate Valentines Day this year. Ahaha, if this is what our house looks like when we "aren't celebrating" Valentines Day I'm seriously curious as to what our house would look like when we do celebrate. I guess even though we both had long days of work and Valentines Day inconveniently feel on a busy Monday, we just couldn't resist an excuse to express our love and spoil each other. And as cheesy as this sounds, it kind of always feels like Valentines Day in the Rad Fam's home. Happy Valentines Day! XO!

The explosion of LOVE decorations!

2010 Highlights

2011-01-01T11:34:00.000-08:00

I have several more 'favorite memories' that occured this year. Far to many to put down in a single post. But here are five that came to mind first!

The Rad Fam's Top five favorite memories of 2010 (drum roll please...)

5. Aaron turns the big 30! Wahoo!

4. Mammoth Lakes Trip and Fourth of July! Our first camping trip together!

3. We hiked the Subway. I couldn't walk for a week...but I am stronger for it now:)

2. Hawaii! Relaxing in paradise.

1. Aaron graduates from UNLV School of Dental Medicine. He makes me SO proud!

Honorable mentions go to:
1. The Utes victory in the BYU vs. U of U football game.
2. Jeanette getting offered a teaching position at Dixie State
3. Getting to see The Lion King, 'O' and Tarzan Performances

Welcome 2011!

2011-01-01T10:46:00.001-08:00

Can anyone tell me where 2010 went? Sheesh! Time really does fly when you are having fun/getting older. Las Vegas is probably considered the holy mecca of having a good time to ring in the new year. Apparently we had 300,000 guests this year. I would like to thank all of the tourist who came to visit our sweet city for making the traffic unbearable this time of year. Rather than going to the strip and dodging drunks and B list celebrities we opted for a quiet night out on the town in Boca Park. We were lucky enough to have our friends Brett and Emily join us to see Tron (Aaron and I really enjoyed the Sci-fi movie) and eat a nice steak dinner at Flemings. Considering I've been a vegetarian for almost nine years I was sure I would eat light. Wrong. We were all so stuffed with delicious food by the time we said "Happy New Year" I thought I was going to have to be wheeled out to the car in a wheel chair due to a mild food coma. It was a great last meal of 2010.

2010 was really a fantastic year for Aaron and I. We grew closer together and we just love each other more and more. Things didn't always go according to plan. We made a move to St. George hoping we would be there for a year or two, only to end up back in Vegas five months later. While this may have seemed like an inconvenience at the time, in the long run I know we will look back on it as a blessing. We have been given so much and we are so thankful for the love and support from our families. Thanks 2010 for being so great. We always try to stay optimistic and in staying with that tradition we know 2011 is going to be a superb year too! Happy New Year!

Christmas Bells Are Ringing!

2010-12-26T16:50:00.000-08:00

Four Thirty Christmas Morning...Yes, Aaron and I are the bad children that wake up WAY to early to look at presents.

Christmas Eve

I just love and adore Christmas! It really is the most wonderful time of the year.

Aaron and I were lucky enough to spend Christmas with my family in California. It was a blast! We fed homeless people on Christmas Eve, saw real reindeer in Oak Glen, made gingerbread houses, filled stockings, played games and of course had lots of(maybe to many ) Christmas treats. My missionary brother, Matthew, called from Sweden and we talked to him for four hours on speaker phone. We thought it was a little chilly in California...then Matthew told us he was pretty close to the North Pole and the temperature was zero. So I stopped complaining about the cold.

I'm so grateful we are able to celebrate Christmas and remember the birth of Christ. I told Aaron on our way to California that when I was a little girl I was always so excited for my presents. Now I just get excited to be able to be with my family and remember the birth of Christ. I also love being able to give Christmas related service to those in need. I'm glad I have gained perspective on the true meaning of Christmas over the years.

We are slightly curious as to what a dentist is supposed to do with a yard of sugar gum?

The Brothers

Aaron got an air soft gun...keeps the wife in check.

Behold! The Princess Ballerina Barbie Tree!

2010-11-26T19:50:00.001-08:00

The only thing you can call our Christmas tree is fantastic! It's so fantastic we couldn't wait any longer to put it up. Aaron is truly a sweet husband for allowing me to put this pink monstrosity up for a second year in a row. It's getting a little old and a bit Charlie Brown's Christmas tree-ish, but I think it adds character. This tree has been places with me and I've had so many happy memories associated with it. One great story about this tree is when Aaron and I started dating (a month after Christmas) I told him over the phone I still had my tree up. I lied and said I had been to busy to take it down (when really I just try to keep it up as long as possible...I mean it could be a Valentines Tree if I put red hearts on it...right?) and he said he used that as an excuse to come over to my apartment for the first time to 'help me take down the tree'. We actually didn't do much taking down of the tree that night, but I feel that in some small way the 'Princess Ballerina Barbie Tree' brought Aaron and I a little bit closer.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-11-25T13:55:00.001-08:00

I love Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for this year. I count my blessings every day...but it's nice to count your blessings once a year while eating delicious food all day! Aaron and I went for a pretty low key Thanksgiving this year. We challenged our cooking skills and realized we are actually pretty great cooks (with a little help from Costco). We had some serious R & R, enjoyed each other, watched lots of Dexter and went to the movies. This was our first Thanksgiving together (last year I was on tour with a ballet company) and we think it's the best Thanksgiving ever! We are so thankful for our families and friends, the church, our jobs, our health and many other every day blessings. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope we all remember to be thankful everyday:)

So Proud Of My Students!

2010-11-16T17:28:00.000-08:00

Here is the Summerlin Dance Academy 2010 Recital piece I choreographed. Love these girls!

Aaron's Birthday!!!

2010-11-08T20:44:00.000-08:00

Yay for more birthday celebrations! In the Radmall family we go big or go home and that means we celebrate birthdays not once but twice! Happy Birthday Aaron!

Yum! I made Aaron my specialty breakfast... french toast with powdered sugar berries!

The Birthday boy had to go to work on his birthday. Good Thing he looks smoking hot in his new outfit! Oh and here is the new kitchen we keep telling every one about.

Turning 30 Never Looked SO Good!!!

2010-11-06T23:07:00.000-07:00

I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate Aaron turning the big 30 than taking him to Zumanity. Aaron is the hardest worker I know and has accomplished so much in the last decade in his life, I thought a night out on the town was much deserved. We loved the show and had so much fun together. At dinner I asked Aaron what his top accomplishments of his 20's were. Of course he immediately said his biggest accomplishment was getting married in the temple to me...I stopped him right there and told him I wanted to know about his biggest achievements and he didn't need to kiss up to me. Aaron served a two year mission, earned his degree in microbiology and minored in chemistry , graduated dental school, became a doctor, has helped tons of patients and bought a big flat screen t-v (he was very proud of the T-V). I love Aaron so much and am very excited to see what he does in his 30's. Happy Birthday Aaron! 30 has never looked so attractive or so promising!

Halloween?!?

2010-11-01T15:08:00.000-07:00

It was the middle of last week and in the mist of moving and starting new jobs I failed to realize it was nearly Halloween! I don't know if it was all the unpacking of boxes or the adjusting to new work schedules, but both Aaron and I completely ditched Halloween this year! I know, we are HORRIBLE!

However, we did get candy for trick or treaters who stopped by the new place...uhhh maybe Halloween forgot about us just like we forgot about Halloween, because not a single trick or treater stopped by our place. I'm thinking that Aaron and I are now the Scrooges of Halloween.

I am going to be a little lame and post pictures of last years Halloween, because last year we did celebrate and had a ton of fun. Thank goodness Halloween comes every year because I am looking forward to celebrating 100% in 2011.

Viva Las Vegas...Round 2.

2010-10-18T22:21:00.000-07:00

The Aaron and Jeanette Radmall family will be moving back to the sparkly city of Las Vegas in a few days. It seems like just yesterday we moved to St. George. Maybe because it practically was yesterday.

Aaron, who is the most wonderful dentist (and dare I say most attractive dentist) was offered a great job opportunity in Las Vegas. And after lots of careful thought, prayer and fasting, we felt it would be the best thing for our family to accept the job offer. It's a little confusing since we just came from there, but I know that we are always well taken care of and when we are in tune with what Heavenly Father wants for us, well, you can't really go wrong. I'm pretty sad about having to leave my new students. I really loved teaching at the studio her in St. George. I'm also a little bummed about having to turn down my offer to be a teacher at Dixie State. But even though I am a bit disappointed, I know every thing happens for a reason.

So many postive and incredible things happened to Aaron and I when we lived in Las Vegas the first time. I got to be a professional ballerina, taught awesome kids ballet and I found the love of my life. Aaron got to attenend and graduate from dental school, had lots of bachelor adventures and finally settled down with the love of his life. So I'm optomistic amazing things are going to happen to us in Las Vegas round two.

As a reward for moving we induldged ourselves with a new leather sectional. We are loving the new addition to the family!

Dress Up Time!

2010-10-05T10:52:00.001-07:00

My new boss Heather rocks. She invited all of her teachers to get together for a photo shoot. Our theme was the 1930's/40's. This is just one picture of many. So just a little sneak peak. I'm so excited to post more pictures. Our wonderful photographer was Emily Clark. Her company is called Wink Fotos if you want to look her up. Her work is really beautiful.

If you want to see the picture closer...just click on the photo. It should pop up in a bigger version.

I'm just to the right of center on the car, holding the very cool and very vintage umbrella. You can't see my entire outfit. It was so pretty. Hopefully when we get some more pictures from that day there will be a few that show off the entire look.

I'm sitting in front off to the left in this one. I almost broke that poor suitcase...hopefully it was just the fact that the suitcase was very old, and not that I've had to many girl scout cookies lately. If you want to see a closer view, just click on the picture.

Aloha Hawaii!!!

2010-09-13T18:49:00.000-07:00

Sunset at Turtle Bay

Aaron and I have been lucky enough to spend the last week in paradise! Karl and Cheryl were sweet enough to treat us to a Hawaiian vacation celebrating Aaron becoming Dr. Rad. The four of us have been having plently of exotic adventures including snorkeling, visiting the Polynesian Culture Center, spending time at the picture perfect beaches, eating lots of shaved ice, playing with cute turtle families and even swimming with sharks!

Polynesian Culture Center

Aaron being both brave and crazy as he dives into shark infested waters!!!

Jaws

Trying to keep a reasonable distance between myself and the sharks:)

The Shark Boat

Ballet at the beach

Sunset

Both Adorable

Aaron loved this guy

My first lei

The Temple

This cute lady has the best fruit on the islands!

Ballerina

2010-08-26T14:16:00.000-07:00

A snap of me preparing for my solo in the wings...

Photo by the amazing Christopher Peddecord. What a talented photographer:)

Our First Wedding Anniversary

2010-08-10T20:27:00.001-07:00

Our wedding a year ago...

I can't believe a year ago today Aaron and I were married in the Salt Lake Temple. Our wedding was the best day of our lives. This year has been the best year of our lives and we feel so blessed to have each other as husband and wife. I'm so thankful for Aaron and what an amazing husband he has been to me. He is so loving and supportive. He always tells me how much he loves me and how pretty he thinks I am. Aaron works so hard for our little family. He really is the smartest person and hardest worker I have ever met. He is really such a great dentist and I'm grateful he was able to develop his talents. One of my favorite things (among many) about our marriage is we laugh so much and we are silly together every day. We laugh so hard we often cry or are rolling on the floor. I really believe laughter is good for the soul and a marriage. I feel so blessed to be in such a happy, laughter filled marriage. Aaron is the first thing I am thankful for in my prayers. Okay now I'm done being sappy. Happy 1st Anniversary Aaron Radmall, I'm excited for an infinity more of them:)

We always love an excuse to give eachother gifts...I gave Aaron a video game and a new hat!

Aaron spoiled me with a new scrapbook, a scrapbook of our wedding, hair products and a huge book on my favorite subject The Universe...

Aaron's new hat...

I thought Subways were only in New York City...

2010-08-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

The first subway I ever road took me to Lincoln City to dance at the School of American Ballet in New York City. My next subway experience was quite different. We hiked "The Subway" in Zion's National Park and there was no Lincoln City at the end of the tunnel, just the amazing accomplishment of hiking an eight hour and pretty intense trail with some very sore quad and glute muscles on the side. Being with my perfect husband and enjoying nature at it's most beautiful while hiking, rock climbing, repelling, sliding down natural water slides and swimming made my original subway experience (smells like a sewer, homeless men looking at me weird, being squished like a sardine) seem a little sub par.

4th of July Mammoth Style

2010-07-05T20:02:00.000-07:00

The Radmall's have quickly gone from big city folk to the hippie/redneck type. Not to long ago I didn't believe in leaving the house without three inch heels, a Dior bag and BCBG dress...now look at me...I shoot guns, don't shower for three days, sleep in a tent and am more concerned with bear proofing the campsite than applying MAC eyeshadow.

We spent the 4th of July holiday weekend with my family and friends in the beautiful Mammoth Lakes, California. Aaron and I had so much fun spending time with my family. We were lucky enough to hike some amazing hikes, play at the lakes, bear hunt (we didn't spot any, though Mammoth is notorious for it's big bear population), illegally play in the natural hot spring, see an earthquake fault line, and attend a fireman's fair where we got to play with the fire hoses and try on fire fighting uniforms.

What the Rad Fam has been up to...

2010-06-19T13:10:00.000-07:00

There are SO many beautiful places to explore in St. George. Aaron and I have been taking advantage of the beautiful scenery by doing plenty of hikes. We have been exploring Snow Canyon as of latley, which happens to literally be up the street from our house!

Jenny's Canyon

White Rocks at Snow Canyon

Mrs. Jeanette's Last Day at Summerlin Dance Academy

2010-05-30T09:06:00.000-07:00

I had the amazing opportunity to teach ballet at Summerlin Dance Academy the last three years. My last day before we moved to St. George was so sad and so perfect all at the same time. I have truly enjoyed watching my beautiful students grow as dancers and young ladies. Every student truly has a special place in my heart and will truly be missed. They all have improved and grown into lovely ballerina's and I am so proud to say that I was lucky enough to be their ballet teacher. I admire so much about so many of them, their talent, work ethic, determination, dedication. Thanks for so many great memories Summerlin Dance Academy! XO

Aaron's Graduation!!!

2010-05-07T23:45:00.001-07:00

Congrats to my amazing husband for completing dental school. He makes me, our family and our friends so proud to know him. I admire his work ethic, his academic achievements and his ability to stick needles in people's mouths and pull out teeth with out throwing up. He is the smartest person and hardest worker I have ever known. He is a great role model to our younger siblings. I know they, as well as myself look up to him. Aaron will be an incredible dentist (I can personally attest to this...he filled a cavity for me and I couldn't even feel the injection) , I can't wait to see what the future has is store for him.

We are so thankful for all of the support and love we recieved from our family and friends this weekend. It was so exciting to see our loved ones and to celebrate Aaron and his achievements.

Dr. Radmall and Dr. Rackham

Aaron and the Dean of the Dental School

Aaron and Jeanette after ceremony #1

My brothers giving Aaron their gift to him...

Aaron after he was officially hooded a doctor...

Love Birds after ceremony #2

Aaron's Last Day of Dental School

2010-04-25T22:42:00.000-07:00

Aaron is officially a doctor! As a couple we are now officially known as Dr. and Mrs. Radmall! We are both really enjoying the sound of that. I not only speak for myself but for all of our family and friends when I express how proud I am of Aaron for all his hard work and accomplishments. Here are some great pictures of Aaron and some faculty members and staff from the UNLV School of Dental Medicine!

Easter Cupcakes Rad Fam Style

2010-04-01T18:38:00.001-07:00

Aaron needed me to do him a little favor. He asked me to make 24 cupcakes for the ward Easter Egg Hunt. I would never pass up an opportunity to decorate delectable treats. Thanks to a little help from Emily, I think we came up with some pretty sweet treats plus they are cute to look at!

City Center Date Night

2010-03-05T22:50:00.001-08:00

There has been a whole lot of hype about the City Center that was just finished in Las Vegas. So naturally Aaron and I had to go see what all the fuss was about. This place consisted of lots of really amazing shopping (only the finest...Tiffany and Co., Dior, Prada, Roberto Cavalli) lots of fine dining (there was even a restaurant in a modern art type tree... I mean it totally took tree houses to a whole new level) and of course Vegas style entertainment like casinos and a Cirque Du Soleil theatre. My personal favorite site was the Jean Phillipe cake store. I have never seen such exquisite edible works of art. I asked Aaron what his favorite part of the City Center was. He said that I was there. What a sweet answer.

These flowers are made out of white, dark and milk chocolate...I was amazed at how incredible they looked!

Emily and I have to be two of the cutest blondes ever to kiss Elvis!

Cute Aaron and Jeanette

2010-02-15T19:47:00.000-08:00

Our First Married Valentine's Day 2010

2010-02-15T19:32:00.000-08:00

It seems like it wasn't so long ago that Aaron and I had our first Valentine's Day together. We had been dating for about three weeks and I remember being as giddy as a school girl when Aaron asked me to be his Valentine. Now we are each others permanent Valentines. Celebrating our first married Valentine's Day together was such a sweet and delightful occasion. We spent it up in St. George and were able to visit Aaron's family. I even had my first cave exploring experience (you can see the picture above).

This time last year I remember being slightly insecure when we had our first Valentine's Day together because I had never liked any one as much as I liked Aaron and I was worried he didn't really like me as much as I liked him. So this year it was nice to wake up next to him (with no make up, hair an absolute disaster and dragon morning breath) and know that he did like me as much as I liked him.

Our Valentine's Day Breakfast

Let's Go Rebels!

2010-02-06T19:14:00.001-08:00

UNLV vs. BYU basketball game...GO Rebels!

When Aaron and I started dating I would pretend I knew what was going on with sports. When in all actuality the only thing I acknowledged as a sport was figure skating. Now look at me...I go to football and basketball games and get rowdy with the fans (all while genuinely enjoying myself)! This was our latest sports excursion...UNLV vs. BYU basketball. Of course our Rebels annihilated the cute cougars.

Blonde Vs. Brunette

2010-01-16T20:31:00.000-08:00

When I'd have an identity crisis as a teenager I would drastically change my hair color. I guess I was trying to reinvent myself in a very over the top Madonna kind of way. I still wonder who I am. Am I blonde or brunette? Do blondes really have more fun? Are brunettes really smarter? Do I want to be a little more Reese Witherspoon in Walk The Line or Legally Blonde? I mean honestly you would think at this point in my life I would have something as simple as hair color figured out...Or there is always the possibility it's not that I'm having an identity crisis...I'm just one of those silly girls who changes her hair color all the time based on whether my mood is more on the bubbly side or more on the mysterious side.

Aaron and I met when I was going through my "Gothic Chanel Chic" phase. Haha I guess that is one way of saying right before we met I dyed my hair really dark and cut blunt bangs based on a Chanel runway show a few seasons back where all the models had that same hair style and color. When Aaron and I were engaged I was a red head (strictly a transition stage ) for a week and by the time we were married I was a bouncing Malibu Barbie blonde. So Aaron basically dated a brunette, was engaged to a red head and married a blonde. We have versatility in our relationship.

A List: Things I Love About Ballet

2010-01-10T15:48:00.000-08:00

1. Performing...I can't even explain how incredible it is to perform in front of a packed audience. The energy is insane when you are on your game and the audience is cheering you on.
2. Tutus...My most fabulous tutu's were hand made by my mother. Gorgeous! I had a few from the Bolshoi Ballet (all the way from Russia) that were just beautiful as well!
3. Tiaras...You can't beat such a literal interpretation of being a princess then putting on a tiara and having a spotlight on you.
4. Swan Arms...Your arms get so buff when you are staring in a mirror trying to make your arms move like a swan for hours...I mean really? Swans don't even have arms to flap, they have wings! So this task of 'being the swan' is impossible, but it makes for a great time.
5. Balanchine...If you haven't seen a Balanchine ballet, you are missing out. Even if you hate ballet, you'll like this guys stuff. The first ballet I ever performed for Aaron was a Balanchine Ballet.
6. Getting Paid to Dance...When I got my first professional contract I was in shock that I was getting a weekly pay check to pirouette and grande jete all day. I felt like an NFL star who was getting paid to throw a ball around...minus the millions of dollars a year, but basically the same idea.
7. Teaching...There are very few things that are as fun to me than having a talented group of kids to teach.
8. The Orchestra...When I would perform with a full orchestra I would often get so lost in how beautiful the music was. Dancing to live music made me so aware of how multi layered classical music can be.
9. The Music Box Ballerina...so many girls have that famous jewelry box with the spinning ballerina inside, even though her position is technically incorrect, it's still adorable!
10. New York City...my favorite place I studied ballet growing up. It's really the dance mecca of the country. In one tiny island, there is so much love and appreciation for dance, it's really amazing!
11. Fake Eyelashes...Really? Oh yes! I don't feel comfortable wearing them in a normal social situation. However, when it's show time I find the biggest most curly eyelashes to glue on! I mean a girl can never have to big of eyes or to long of eyelashes.
12. I'm Always in need of a foot rub...And nobody in their right mind is going to deny a poor girl who has had her feet in pointe shoes for six hours a foot rub...no matter how rancid my feet may smell.

Me performing in " The Sleeping Beauty"...see it's so easy to be a princess in the ballet world

I'm on the far left...performing at the Cirque Du Soleil Mystere Theatre. One of my favorite shows ever!

My University of Utah Days

Our First Christmas and New Year Together!!!

2010-01-03T23:09:00.000-08:00

Just prior to Christmas, Aaron and I were both ridiculously busy. I was dancing myself to death and Aaron had just taken his boards exam and finished up the semester. We were both in desperate need of some rest, relaxation and Christmas! Actually, this was my first exciting Christmas in three years. The three previous years I was stuck in Las Vegas doing "Nutcracker" performances on Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas, so Christmas consisted of my room mate and I eating In N' Out Burger and watching Fa La Lifetime specials. To say the least I was looking forward to a fun filled Christmas with Aaron. One of my favorite Christmas vacation moments was when Aaron surprised me and took me to "A Christmas Carol" at the Orem Hale Theatre. Santa Clause spoiled us and of course we over indulged each other as well, oh well Christmas comes but once a year. An extra holiday bonus was my younger brother was able to call from his mission in Sweden. He sounds so grown up! Our New Years was extra special, Aaron had his first job interview with a practice in St. George (of he course did very well) and he received his boards exam scores in the mail and he passed. Hurray! I had no doubt he'd pass. Clearly he is one of the smartest boys ever, so this was no surprise to me, but Aaron was relieved. We actually feel asleep around 10:30 on New Years Eve, I guess I am turning into an old married maid a lot sooner than I thought I would. 2009 was the greatest year of my life, I'm so excited to see what 2010 brings!

I was so EXCITED for that vacuume...I'm soooo domesticated.

The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Tour

2010-01-03T22:38:00.000-08:00

When Aaron and I got married I came to the conclusion that I had performed enough years as a professional ballet dancer and would focus my career more on the teaching aspect of ballet and less on the performing aspect. That plan was quickly derailed when a few days before we were married I was offered a contract to dance and tour with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. After lots of thoughtful consideration Aaron and I decided that it would be hard to be away from each other for the five weeks the tour lasted, but it was too amazing of an opportunity to pass up. I signed the contract and left for Aspen. The rehearsals were long and hard but completely rewarding. I missed my husband so much, but at least I got to wear tutus and tiaras while I missed him. Aaron and both of our families came up to one of my performances in Aspen. I remember having a particularly fantastic performance knowing Aaron and our families were in the audience. By the end of the tour I was so ready to turn in my smelly pointe shoes for cuddling with Aaron.

Blast from the past...my first tour when I was 19!

Aaron's 29th Birthday

2010-01-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

Aaron's Birthday was a night of love for us. I wanted to take him to one of my all time favorite Cirque Du Soleil shows "LOVE". I thought he would enjoy an ADD extravaganza type of show and I was still on a mission to make him the most cultured dental student ever. Of course, a reward for him sitting through a ninety minute high class circus act was the usual xbox games (call of duty) and accessories that he oh so much loves.

The Honeymoon!

2010-01-03T19:38:00.000-08:00

After all of the excitement of the wedding, Aaron and I were in much need of a little Caribbean get away. I think Aaron deserved this more than I did, he not only was a total trooper during all the wedding events, he had been such a hard worker in dental school. So a week long Carnival cruise of lots of fun, fabulous shows and of course unlimited food was just what the doctor ordered. We did lots of incredible activities such as cave tubing, swimming with dolphins and sting rays, snorkling and of course just being incredibly good looking beach bums.

Loving the Wedding Dress

2010-01-03T19:30:00.000-08:00

Here is the dress!

But this was the dress before my mom got her amazing Martha Stewart hands on it...

I was in love with my dress almost as much as I was in love with Aaron. I think that is how a bride should feel about her dress. It was a spaghetti strap gown off the rack, but my mother is an amazing seamstress and we pieced together left over material (the dress was taken from a size 6 to a 0...so lots of extra material) to create the top of the dress. My Grandma and my mother both wore the pearl necklace and earrings I wore on their own wedding days and my parents added a beautiful peal bracelet to the collection. It was sort of like I was a fashionable family history model on my wedding day.

SO cute! Our first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Radmall...actually that was our first formal dance together ever!

Here are pictures of what the dress looks like with the train down versus the bussle up...both very pretty!

The Daddy Daughter Dance! My Dad was was such a trooper. My mom actually made us "rehearse" this.

The Wedding!

2010-01-03T19:03:00.000-08:00

I really don't have much to say about the wedding day. It was completely perfect. It was amazing to have so much love and support from our family and friends.I loved being married in the Salt Lake City temple. I remember visiting the temple when I was a little girl and thinking it was a princess castle. When I started attending the University of Utah I'd go visit the temple and I still thought wow this is a princess castle. So once I found my perfect boy, perfect dress and the perfect place it equaled the perfect wedding.

I never wanted the wedding day to end. So I decided to make it last as long as I possibly could. We had a reception in Utah the day after the wedding for all of our Utah friends and family. It was so pretty and the weather was perfect! Then we had another reception in California a few days later. Yet another success. Great weather, great food and lots of support from loved ones. So after three days of wedding/wedding related events...I felt more than happily satisfied.

My mom and good family friend made this cake...Amazing Ladies!

Beautiful Wedding Pics

2010-01-03T18:58:00.000-08:00

Bryant Livingston was our photographer... he did an amazing job capturing all of the beautiful moments!

Some Cute Engagement Pictures

2010-01-02T21:53:00.000-08:00

A small part of me actually felt bad for dressing up so much for the engagement photos. I wanted Aaron to wear whatever he wanted to wear, you should look like yourself in your announcement pictures. However, he is so smart to figure if his fiance was in BCBG runway dresses...he should probably put a nice shirt on. He cleans up real nice.

The Proposal

2010-01-02T17:56:00.000-08:00

Aaron really should get a gold star for planning this event. He asked a girl friend of mine to invite Aaron and I on a fancy double date. She emphasized the fact that we were going to a super sophisticated and ritzy restaurant and it would be in my best interest to go the whole nine yards...hair, make up and of course a super formal dress. I totally fell for it and got dressed up and told Aaron to as well. Aaron suggested we take a gondola ride before we meet our friends at the restaurant. It was such a romantic adventure. A cute old Italian man (or at least an old man with a convincing fake Italian accent) sang love songs to us. I just made googley eyes at Aaron the whole time. I wanted to tell him how much he meant to me and how much I loved him but I wasn't going to say the "L" word first. As soon as we got off the gondola, Aaron took me over to a near by bridge where a stool and wrapped present covered in pink rose petals was waiting for us. I started crying. It had just hit me I was not actually going to a fancy dinner with friends, something bigger was about to happen. Aaron sat on the stool and had me sit on his lap. He unwrapped the present, which happened to be a book titled "I Love You More" He read the book to me, it was an adorable story about loving somebody bigger than the universe. As he was reading the book a decent sized crowd gathered around us. When the book was just about nearing it's conclusion, Aaron got down on his knee told me how much he loved me (that was the first time we had exchanged the L-O-V-E word) and asked me to marry him. The ring was absolutely perfect and beautiful...of course I said yes. The crowd was so excited, lots of clapping and cheering. After we called our families (my family already knew, since Aaron was such a gentleman to ask my father to marry me) to tell them the great news. Later that night went to a lovely dinner atop of Vegas' very own Eiffel Tower (since I so much adore Paris)and started officially planning the rest of our lives together.

This was the place all the magic happend.

Aaron and Jeanette: The Start of Our Cute Story

2010-01-02T16:54:00.001-08:00

Phantom of the Opera

My First Rodeo

As cliche as it sounds we met in a singles ward. My first thoughts of Aaron were actually really simple. I knew I was going to marry him. Some people think I mean love at first sight, and maybe it was. But I think as chessy as it sounds I just kind of recognized his spirit right away.

I had a firm rule of dating which was I never gave my number to a boy, I believed they should ask for it. However, if I was going to marry this Aaron Radmall kid, I may as well make the process easy. So I wrote down my number and gave it to him. We flirted via text messaging through out the week. I was so convinced he'd ask me out that weekend that I took my cell phone to a ball I was working at for Nevada Ballet Theatre and shoved my phone down my tutu bodice waiting him to call for a weekend date. He didn't...sigh/sad face. But on the bright side we got together the next day and the rest was history. Aaron invited me and my other ballerina friend in our ward over to his place for cookies and funness.

If I remember correctly Aaron's first impressions of me went something like this...She's really cute, really fun, really young ( please Aaron 21 is the new 31 ) and over dressed ( anyone who knows me in any capacity knows I am the extreme girly girl of the universe and I'm always a bit over dressed ). From that night on we were pretty much inseparable. We had our fair share of super fun dates. We went to lots of fun shows like Ka, Jersey Boys, Phantom of the Opera...and of course he came to my ballet performances. We did all the normal dating things as well. Dinners, movies, golf...the usual. Three months later came the proposal. This was actually a surprise to me. I figured Aaron to be the type that would want to date for a long period of time before he would even consider marriage. Apparently I was wrong. Three months into the relationship we where happily engaged!

Phantom of the Opera

4th of July

Sundance Globes

Aaron and Jeanette: 2009 In A Nut Shell

2010-01-02T09:17:00.000-08:00

To say the least 2009 was a whirl wind of a year. Speaking for myself it was the most exciting, amazing and fun year of my life. Aaron and I meet January 4th 2009 in Las Vegas. We started dating January 11th 2009. On May 9th 2009 Aaron proposed...of course I said YES...oh and we said the big "I Love You!!!" for the first time. We were married in the Salt Lake City Temple August 11th 2009, it was the perfect wedding/perfect day! We honeymooned to the Caribbean before Aaron started his last year of dental school (yeah!) I continued teaching ballet at Summerlin Dance Academy. On Aaron's 29th birthday I left (gasp) to go on tour with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. The tour was absolutly amazing...but I missed Aaron way to much. Just before Christmas we newlyweds were reunited and we spent our Christmas with Aaron's family. To top off an already amazing year, Aaron passed his boards exam!