How Cool We Are

We finally did something cool. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to document this or prove it in any way, but since it's not actually that cool I don't think it's really necessary. I guess I'm just tired of posting about how fat I'm getting. Last night we went to watch some of Paul's law school buddies (aka The Dough). play at the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd. That's right, we went to the House of Blues. You may not be shocked yet, but let me just remind you, that it's a club, and we went. We're just not normally the clubbing type. And I have to say, being about 8 months pregnant and neither of us drinking anything did make us stand out just a bit. But it was fun, and the band was actually really good. And now our baby's that much more likely to be a rocker. Now all he needs is a rocker name and some cool genes and his fate will be sealed. So basically his chances are still pretty much 0%. Poor boy.

30 Weeks!

I know everybody just can't wait to see how big Wendy's belly is today. I'm sure you're all thinking about it all the time, wishing you could feel the little guy kick and rub the belly for good luck (now that's a business venture I need to explore). He does kick all the time, and you will have good fortunes if you rub the belly (at least I assume, and I can say it here without fear of being assaulted since no one ever reads this thing anyway). So here are a few pictures of my belly at 30 weeks, taken last night on the way to the gym. Note: My workout/pregnancy pictures outfit is almost too tight to wear. I thought spandex was one size fits all?! I'm outraged.

And So This is Christmas...

We got to go to Utah for Christmas again this year. It was fantastic. Our car didn't explode, and in fact we didn't even drive off the road, though the snow tried its best to steer us into many fences and oncoming vehicles. But we made it out alive. We got to see plenty of family and friends and just had a grand ol' time. We loved the murder mystery at the Carr house and were very impressed at everybody's participation...especially the fact that Kyle, Bryce, Tyler, and Layne all let us put make-up on them (Hayley wasn't too hard of a sell). Enjoy!


First a couple pics of us at the Griffith Observatory this last Saturday. It was a beautiful view of L.A. and a very welcome change from the snow of Utah. Who knew L.A. actually had pretty things?
Our awesome gingerbread house, our ugly Christmas sweaters, and our gigantic tree.

Kyle started swigging as soon as we got to Utah. He was just happy to see us.

Christmas morning with Mama Weitzel.

Paul wanted me to have something to open on Christmas morning. I got a giant map of Albania! It is actually just what I wanted, though a little hard to cart back to Utah.

Paul got his crock-pot he'd been asking for, and I got an I.O.U. for a digital piano (which was waiting in Sanpete for me). Yay, something to do with my spare time! Good job, Paul.

Nancy got a digital picture frame, which engrossed her even as she was opening other presents. Very cute to watch.

Basking in our glory and loot.

Traditional Weitzel family Christmas morning breakfasts of little smokies, half-boiled eggs and biscuits.

Nelson family and Kyle during the Christmas night murder mystery. Dena was Donner, Jim: Rudolph, Matty and Jason: Comet and Dasher, and Kyle was the Heat Miser.

Layne was Lennon Drop (the Communist elf), Bryce was Frosty, Hayley Mrs. Frost and Mom was Ms. Claus.

Dad was Santa (with no hat), Tyler: Snow Miser, Markie: Dancer, James: Vixen.

Grandpa and Grandma Allred with Wendy and baby Weitzel

Grandma Carr, Wendy and baby, Uncle Lynn

Don't Mess With a Pregnant Chick...

So here are two (of the many) videos we took yesterday in an attempt to get a video that I didn't hate. But it turns out that I don't enjoy watching videos of myself now that I've gained 20+ pounds. So the first is the winning video, and the second is Paul's favorite. He had messed with the camera one too many times by then. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Pics

Okay, so these aren't really Thanksgiving pictures, but they're the only pictures we took over our Thanksgiving weekend with Dave and Teresa's family in Arizona. So if nothing else, we get to see some pictures of these adorable kids.

Porter, Eva and Ivy attacked us on Sunday morning. I guess we weren't waking up early enough. Porter and Eva then took turns taking pictures of each other. I think only one or two of them actually worked, so that's what you're getting here.



We couldn't get Ivy to smile for the camera. She was super smiley otherwise, but as soon as she saw the camera she was all straight-faced and serious. She's a supermodel in the making.

23 weeks

23 weeks, November 18. One friend said it looks like I ate a cat, since my stomach just kind of popped out in the last 2 weeks. It's not a cat; it's just a baby. But that baby kicks a lot, and probably has claws like a cat by now. I also started physical therapy last week because of some hip/tailbone pain. Then the pain went away, but I'm still doing therapy. I just can't turn down a nice back massage and pilates training.

San Diego Zoo

We headed to the San Diego Zoo a few weeks ago to celebrate our 2 1/2 year anniversary. I've been bugging Paul for a long time to take me to the zoo. So we spent the night in San Diego, went out to a nice dinner, and spent Saturday walking and talking with the animals. We took tons of pictures of animals, which can be found on our web album link to the left (as soon as I upload them).

Terrible picture of me, but it's pretty much the only picture with both us and some animals. Great-looking giraffes.

I felt like I belonged...
Go Cougars!
Awkward shot, but near our hotel in SD.

There is also a panda in this picture. This exhibit had the longest line. Turns out pandas are cute. Though they do slightly less kung fu than I expected.