Erik, Jenn, Tyler & Mason

Why is it that so many women say they love being pregnant? I can't stand it! I guess it's fun decorating the nursery and buying little cute clothes, coming up with names and looking at ultrasounds. But what about the parts that aren't so fun? Being huge, bloated, fat and gross. Having indigestion. Having two chins. Bad hair when the book says you'll have great hair. Being so tired you can't even keep your eyes open. General laziness. How about the waiting? I mean 9 months!?! Are you kidding me? I've never waited for something so long in my life! Don't get me started on the headaches that can't be dealt with, back pain and nerve pinches. And I'm only 6 months along!! What about pushing it out? That won't be fun. The only good part there is that I'll automatically lose 12 lbs. I'm definitely looking forward to that. How have you all done this multiple times? And why does Heather Hunsaker love being pregnant! Girl, you are cra...

I don't know if you are like me, but when I want to prove myself to the Lord, I sometimes put my own faith to the test. Sort of like asking for a promotion--with it comes more responsibility, which I want so that I can be closer to Him. So about three months ago, the doctor asked me if I would like to get the Down Syndrome test. I wasn't sure if my insurance covered it so I told her I would check with them (make sure it isn't a $1000 test) and get back to her. I called the insurance and they cover most of the cost of the test, though we'd have to pay a small portion of the fee. I wasn't too concerned about the money, after all it wasn't very much. However, I remembered back to a blessing my wonderful priesthood honoring husband gave me when we found out I was pregnant promising me that the baby will be healthy and my pregnancy will be safe. I have a testimony that blessings given by worthy members of the priesthood are words of God and cannot be wrong. So I deci...

Yes I know, the resemblance is uncanny. At least Catherine was fat when she was pregnant, too.

WARNING: Do not read this if you do not like politics or strong opinions. Satan's Plan: Take away agency. Force everyone to do "what's right" all the time. Make sure everyone gets home to our Father in Heaven. Worship money and riches. Employ racism, hatred, hypocrisy and hypnotic speech to bind the masses. The Glory be to Satan. Communism: Take away agency. Force everyone to do what the Communist party thinks is right all the time. Make sure everyone has free health care and that wealth is redistributed. Raise taxes. Employ racism, hatred, hypocrisy and hypnotic speech to bind the masses. The glory be to the Communist party. Obamunism: Take away agency. Force everyone to do what Obama thinks is right all the time. Make sure everyone has free health care and that wealth is redistributed. Raise taxes. Employ racism, hatred, hypocrisy and hypnotic speech to bind the masses. Glory be to the Almighty Obama. Example: "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we ...

Here is a picture of Erik running his first 5k! I am so proud of him! He has been running almost every single day and working out every morning and night for about two months now. He eats cauliflower and radishes for lunch and drinks 8 glasses of water per day. He takes vitamins and watches his portions. It's amazing to watch him persevere and work towards his goal of 165 lbs. by January. Way to go honey! (While I just get bigger and bigger....) You can read more about Erik's running adventures on his blog by clicking here .

Some things you may not know: 1. I only like red, dark green and dark blue jelly bellies. And sometimes black. I will not eat the pastel colors. 2. I have never had a cavity. 3. I have dreams almost every night that I can't go to the temple because I accidentally watched a porno. Crazy because that is the furthest thing from what I would ever do. 4. I do not like when we aren't allowed to discuss certain "sensitive" topics. I should be allowed to tell you who I'm voting for and why and you should be allowed to disagree without getting all crazy-eyed. 5. I'm a conservative republican. 6. I don't like when people are "politically correct". 7. I have been confused for actress Rachel Bilson on more than one occasion.

A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $7,000. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank's underground garage and parks it there. Two weeks later, the businessman returns, repays the $7,000 and the interest, which comes to $19.67. The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little confused. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What confuses us is why would you bother to borrow $7,000?" The businessman replied, "Where else in San Francisco can I park my car f...