Pregnancy

I gotta admit... I do not like being pregnant.  I have been told things get better the 2nd trimester, so I am looking forward to that!  I have morning sickness.  Not just in the morning, but all day.  Yep, I feel like a cancer patient going through chemo.  Hopefully by week 13 (I am at week 9) the morning sickness will go away like everyone is telling me it will!  The other thing people do not tell you is how uncomfortable being pregnant is.  Now, I knew I would be uncomfortable like at month 8 and 9, but I never expected to be uncomfortable right now!  Never mind the fatigue and the feeling like a weakling... I'm talking about the aches and pains from things growing bigger!  I know I should not complain... especially since I am lucky to have a baby growing inside of me in the first place!  And I know it will all be so worth it in the end.  I just want this dang morning sickness to go away.  I've already lost 4 pounds since getting pregnant.  Nothing under the sun sounds good to eat.  I never know what to make for dinner (resulting in Dan starving).  I just have to snack on whatever seems good at the moment.  Here are some random things Dan runs to the store for so far...

The Velveeta is the only thing that I can seem to stomach more than once.  The Lucky Charms are a no go since I threw them up on Sunday.  And I am enjoying some Puff Cheetos as we speak.  Do you really want to hear something crazy?  I don't even want candy anymore!  Sweet stuff never sounds good!

So at 9 weeks, my uterus is the size of a grapefruit, and the baby is the size of a large grape.  Come on baby, grow, grow, grow!

My little poppy seed...

This is the size of my little buddy inside of me: )
Me and Dan are soooooooo excited, and we can't wait to find out if it is a boy or girl.
But for now, my little poppy seed makes me tired, and for the last two days, nauseous.
Bring it on!

DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES

TO CELEBRATE OUR FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY (YAY!), DAN AND I TOOK A NICE LITTLE TRIP TO CALIFORNIA!

WE SPENT 3 DAYS IN DISNEYLAND/CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE AND HAD A BLAST!

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN...

HOW DID WE NOT GET TIRED OF THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH, YOU ASK?

(DAN'S GOT ME STICKING MY TONGUE OUT NOW)

WELL, FOR ME...

COTTON CANDY OF COURSE

  (AND CHURROS, AND ICE CREAM, AND CARAMEL APPLE...)

FOR DAN, MONSTER ENERGY DRINK...

...AND TURKEY LEGS

WE ALSO HAD OUR FUN WITH TAKING FUNNY PICTURES...

(THOSE ARE DAN'S BEAUTIFUL EYES BEHIND THE MASK IF ANYONE'S WONDERING)

DAN WAS SUPER EXCITED TO GET A MAD HATTER HAT...

(GUESS WHAT DAN IS GOING TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR.  YEP, THE MAD HATTER COMPLETE WITH THE PINK LIPSTICK AND WHITE EYELASHES. YESSSSS! PARTY AT OUR HOUSE)

AND JUST WHEN DAN STARTED TO GET BORED, WHAT DID WE DO?

THE MALI-BOOMER!

(THE LINE WAS ALWAYS LESS THAN 10 MINUTES, SO WE RODE THIS RIDE AT LEAST 6 TIMES.  WHY WAS THE LINE SHORT?  BECAUSE IT'S A TORTUOUS RIDE THAT SHOOTS YOU UP AND DROPS YOU!)

THE WHITEWATER RAFTING RIDE WAS PRETTY COOL TOO

BUT WE GOT WET

(MY HAIR GOT WET... I SHOULD HAVE BEEN SMART AND WORN A HAT LIKE DAY ONE)

FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY DINNER, WE ATE AT THE BLUE BAYOU

THE FOOD WAS PRETTY GOOD, AND WE DID NOT FEEL TOO RUSHED BY OUR WAITRESS.  SHE WAS VERY NICE.  IT IS A MUST TO GO AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME.

OH, DISNEYLAND

I LOVE YOU

DAN TURNED 29 ON MARCH 16TH!

BESIDES GETTING CAPER, I GOT DAN A BBQ GRILL

WE HAD AARON AND LAURA OVER FOR SOME STEAKS

AARON AND LAURA GOT DAN TICKETS TO A SPRING TRAINING GAME

THANKS GUYS!  

DAN'S THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD! I'VE NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH ANYONE IN DISNEYLAND MY WHOLE LIFE!

First Year Anniversary!

I cannot believe how fast time flies.  For our first year anniversary, Dan and I went to California and spent 3 whole days in Disney Land and California Adventure.  We had so much fun!  On our actual anniversary, we ate at the Blue Bayou in Disney Land.  That's the cool restaurant that's inside Pirates of the Caribbean!  I have fun pictures to share, but this one will have to do for now...

Look how serious Dan's face is!  In the ride you had to aim your little laser gun and hit targets to accumulate points.  As soon as Dan saw that I had 30,000 points, he really got down to business!

One of my favorite parts of amusement parks is to see the pictures that were taken during the ride.  Whoever invented that was a genius!  We laughed pretty hard when we saw this picture.

Here we goooo...

Weeeeeeeeeee!

**SHIELD YOUR CHILDREN'S EYES**

HAHAHA!

GREETINGS

It's time to catch up!!

Let's start with the most recent...

Valentines Day was a little weird because it was on a Sunday.  But, we had a great day nevertheless.  We picked up our new puppy Caper!  We also ate smores in our backyard.  The fire got a little out of hand...  The fire pit might just be for coals, oops!

Introducing the newest member of the Elder family...

Isn't he the cutest?  We love him so much!  This was taken at the dog park we picked him up at.  The breeder was competing in a dog show.

AWWWW

He's actually a really good puppy.  He's never had a #2 accident in the house.  He is super quiet throughout the night.  And he's SMART!  The only problem we're having is him chewing on stuff.  If you go to Blockbuster on Power/Baseline and rent 'Boondock Saints' you'll see what I mean!  He's still getting use to Harry... a dog breeder told me once they get use to each other, Caper will love Harry and protect him!  Can't wait for that!

New Years was fun.  We went over to Christine and Jareds and had fondue and all kinds of different snacks!

A couple of weeks after new years, some of Dan's family came in to town for the car auction (Dan's mom Karen and her squeeze Trent, Trents kids Colton, Raquel, Dan's bro Ben and Trent's parents).  We had a blast with them!  I bumped into Cameron at the auction... and I wanted him to see us later on in the day when we were cruising around in the golf cart.  I think he would've had a good laugh!

This is my dream car... does that make me a dike?  NO!  I'm like a Charlie's Angel; )  HAHAHA!!

CHRISTMAS WAS A BLAST!

Picking out our first Christmas tree, buying gifts for each other, making cookies and gingerbread houses... I love it all.

UTAH!

It was freezing in Utah, but it was so much fun.  I love visiting Dan's family... they are the coolest people I know!

These are our ugly Christmas vests we wore for family pictures.

Daron (Carissa's husband), Ben (with a sweet olympics vest on), Karen and Carissa, Annie, Trent, Colton holding Gannon (Carissa and Daron's son), and Raquel.  Kalen and Tayley aren't in the picture (Carissa and Daron's other kids)

A few pictures of Dan... so hot right now... Dan.

When we go to Utah, it is starting to become tradition to eat at Rodizio Grill!  Delish Brazilian restaurant.

Here we are with Mario and his wife Sharly... love them!

Dan and Mario have been BFF's for a long time... Mario was in the car crash that Dan was seriously injured in.  Mario can attest to Dan's 'brain scabs'.

We went to Utah in the fall as well.  Dan's brother Ben got home from his mission, and also Dan's good friend (and previous roomate) Van was getting married too!  Road trip!

Here's Dan and Van.  Van and his wife Kim are the coolest!

We stopped at the Manti temple... I'd never been.  It's so pretty!

Here's a little treat to make you smile...

Life is good