We are so blessed to have so many great people in our lives--
Do you follow our blog? Are you family or friends? Well, we just found out about the "follow" tool for Blogspot. If you click here to follow our blog, it lets us know who "follows"! And instead of a long list of blog names off to the right of our blog, we will have fun little pictures of our Blogging Buddies. You will see what I mean if you look along the right side of our blog.
Also, it makes it easier for us to get updates on your blog by putting new posts into Google Reader. Don't know what that is? You should check it out.
I can't believe my baby is already 10 days old. It is going so fast and it makes me a little sad, but he seems to get cuter and cuter each day. One day I'll have to sit down and write about the experience of his birth... totally amazing... it's absolutely true what they say... you just can't comprehend loving someone so much. He's so amazing and every time I go to hold him I just can't believe he is mine. I am so incredibly grateful to my Father in Heaven for him that it overwhelms me... he was definitely worth it.
I've made a video and photo section for our blog off to the right. Each time we add a new video, we will let you know. We hope you like the videos! 
The latest video, (The First Few Days), is of the first days we had with Jack in the hospital and his first day home. I know that many people have short attention spans, so I keep the videos short and sweet. Hope you enjoy.
We would like to introduce you to our son Jack! He was born November 3rd, 2008 at 4:07 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs 3 oz and measured 20 inches. We will be updating our blog later, once we gather all of the pictures that we have taken over the last few days, so check in with us soon.
For about the last six weeks the comments over my growing tummy have greatly increased… (I’ve attached pictures for your viewing pleasure.)
Let me just share a little “pregnancy etiquette” for those of you who are either not pregnant or who are ever around a pregnant person. Trust me, it will protect you from our look of death and/or tears:
Pregnancy Etiquette Tip #1: We know we are huge… trust us… we are with our huge bellies 24 hours a day. We get to wake up every morning (after not sleeping all night) and realize that yet another thing doesn’t fit! So please do not say anything like: "Wow you look like you are going to pop, I’m sorry to say but you are really huge, or either you're pregnant or you really overate"-- or something along those lines– this is not funny to us! And—yes this may come as a shock, but you are not giving us some new information! Oh REALLY—I look like I’m going to pop?? Because I didn’t even notice this gigantic watermelon underneath my shirt!! (BTW-all of these I’ve had said to me within the last week)
Pregnancy Etiquette Tip #2: Lying is great! We don’t care if you tell us we look great and “Oh my gosh there is no way you're 9 months along” we gladly welcome these comments… even if it’s a lie.
Pregnancy Etiquette Tip #3: Don’t tell me your pregnancy horror stories… In case you didn’t notice—I’m about to have this thing and you telling me how bad you ripped, how the doctor almost didn’t make it, or how your stretch marks are so bad you look like a zebra are NOT things I need or want to hear.
Pregnancy Etiquette Tip #4: Last but not least... Basically, let’s take note from dear old Thumper from the movie Bambi—if you don’t have something nice, uplifting, or generally pleasant to say—keep your mouths shut!
Love you all!! :)
Happy birthday Laura! I just wanted to put a little post up to celebrate Laura's birthday and to let her know that I love her so much. It is really the best thing when your wife and your best friend are the same person. I hope you are having a good birthday. I love you so much!
"So... what is on the LSAT test?"
I have a lot of people that have asked me that question, so I thought it would be fun to post an actual LSAT question to show everyone and see what people think.
If you can answer this question correctly and quickly (around 1 and 1/2 minutes to 2 minutes) maybe you should consider law school! Just try!
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1.) Any writer whose purpose is personal expression sometimes uses words ambiguously. Every poet's purpose is personal expression. Thus no poetry reader's enjoyment depends on attaining a precise understanding of what the poet means.
The conclusions can be properly inferred if which one of the following is assumed?
(A) Writers who sometimes use words ambiguously have no readers who try to attain a precise understanding of what the writer means.
(B) Writes whose purpose is personal expression are unconcerned with whether anyone enjoys reading their works.
(C) No writer who ever uses words ambiguously has any reader whose enjoyment depends on attaining a precise understanding of what the writer means.
(D) Most writes whose readers' enjoyment does not depend on attaining a precise understanding of the writers' words are poets.
(E) Readers who have a precise understanding of what a writer has written derive their enjoyment from that understanding.
Any answers?? Anyone?
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Jason will probably kill me for doing this but I just need to brag about my husband for a sec... Jason is definitely one of those guys that what you see is what you get... he is just as kind and compassionate as he seems. This has definitely come to light for me over these last several months while being pregnant. The girl usually gets the majority of the attention and sympathy when pregnant... which we totally deserve ;)... but I need to give good ol' Jasey Boy a little credit here. I think most girls wonder how their husband will be when they are pregnant... will he be kind and considerate, sensitive and helpful??? Well, Jason has surpassed all of my expectations.
He has been the picturesque husband and has served me endlessly. He has waited on me hand and foot-- back rubs, laundry, cleaning-- sensitive during my break-downs and always getting excited when I ask him to feel the baby move (I'm sure he's thinking... ok it feels exactly the same every time).
Getting up late to rub my legs during those horrendous leg cramps and waking up early with me to get my food ready for the day... yup... he is pretty perfect. Jason hasn't even missed a single doctor's appointment (and I've given him lots of outs!). None of this even includes the first three and half months when I was so sick I wanted to die and was pretty sure the baby was on it's way to killing me himself. There was Jason letting me cry for the fifth time that day while rubbing my back and holding my hair back while I threw up for the umpteenth time.
You truly do love those whom you serve and also love those who serve you. I can't imagine what I did to get someone as amazing as Jason. He is the most incredible man I know and I feel eternally grateful to my Father in Heaven for him. I love you babe-- don't erase this, k! :)
Jason still enjoys getting fun (kid) gifts. ;) He wants to stray away from getting socks or other boring things, so I got him this remote control helipcoter. I love that he loves stuff like this because I know he'll love playing with our kids. He's going to make the greatest dad. He is already a pro at flying this little chopper around. 
We spent 10 days in Hawaii on the island of O’ahu. It can be quite depressing to return to the dry and sporadic weatherof home after being in such a heavenly place. We did tons of stuff and were the best beach bums we could be.
Day 1: Flew into O’ahu Hawaii. Checked in the hotel and hung out on Waikiki Beach till sunset.
Day 2: We drove around the island. We stopped by Kailua Bay, the North Shore, Turtle Bay, Sharks Cove, Sandy’s Beach, ate fresh coconut, etc.
Day 3: Hiking up Diamond Head. Went to Makapuu beach near Sea Life Park (boogie boarding and body surfing). The Hawaiian Temple.
Day 4: Went on a pretty hike to see a puny waterfall. Watched the movie Iron Man. (good flick)
Day 5: Went on a pretty hike to see a puny waterfall, Snorkeling in Sharks Cove. (not many fish, no sharks), went to Macadamia Nut Farm.
Day 6: Went to Pearl Harbor then on a Submarine Tour. The submarine went to 3 or 4 different reef sites, anywhere from 80-100 feet deep.
Day 7: The Polynesian Cultural Center. An awesome way to learn about each of the cultures in Polynesia.
Day 8: This was the one day that Laura ended up feeling sick. And it happened on the best day. My family went to do an ATV tour that we were not planning on doing since Laura is pregnant. So we just hung out at the hotel, around the pool, and just relaxed and recouped after a full day yesterday.
Day 9: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay. Sooo many fish to see here! Within 20 minutes of being in the water you easily see over 20-30 different kinds of fish! Watch the movie Indiana Jones (it sucked!)
Day 10: Sea Life Park & Makapuu beach. Ate Malasadas, Yum!
Day 11: Spent a couple hours on Waikiki Beach. Jason & Trevor (his brother in-law) went surfing for their first times while his sister Jessica went out with a boogie board. Shopping to bring home some Hawaiian souvenirs for our family and we went on a date to the Cheesecake Factory for our last hooray before we went to the airport.
