Mariah's Speaking Skillz

Mariah has been doing these things for a while but I finally captured them on film. Here she is showing off her speaking and signing skills.

I'm a proud parent.

Board Game Recommendation: "Pandemic"

 Over Christmas break, we started playing the game called "Pandemic". This game is AWESOME! And now that we're hooked, we thought we would pass it along to you and infect the world! How to play: you are specialists for the CDC and you have to save the world from being infected from diseases before a world-wide pandemic outbreak occurs.

Piano VS Cruise

We were bored today and Brian was in the mood to spend some money (I LOVE that mood!), so we decided to browse around Costco. We were this close to buying their digital piano. We even had it in the cart and were waiting in the checkout line (no simple feat, mind you).

Tooth Update #4: All My Braces Finally On

Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days, Mariah and I have been fighting off a little cold (no, not swine flu!) since last weekend. But now that I'm feeling better, I wanted to tell you about the newest orthodontic update.

Another Book Recommendation, "Dear John"

As the movie is coming out pretty soon, I decided to read Dear John by Nicholas Sparks over Christmas break. And then I just let my friend Kate borrow it, and thought others would like to know how it was. It was really good but bitter sweet! I am so excited for the movie in a few weeks (I really like books to movies, hence my reading The Lovely Bones, coming out this weekend, and My Sister's Keeper, that came out this past summer, both very good books.

A "Pimp My Ride" Car?

Yesterday Brian and I went to the Mall and parked next to the most interesting car, a Kia van with movie film strip decals on the hood. Each chair was equipped with its own movie screen. And inside the car in the back trunk area were a built-in popcorn and soda machine. Could this car have been featured on some "Pimp My Ride" show??



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P90X: Day One

So Brian and I just finished Day 1 of 2010 P90X Challenge! Brian is doing the Original version, while I am doing the lean version. Our original plan was to wake up at 6:00, Brian work out and then I work out right after at 7:30 but we had a bit of a set back today. Not only did we wake up late, but we also weren't as prepared with the videos as we would have liked to be. Since we have an Apple TV, we usually have our videos synced, but since we had just upgraded it's storage space (2 TB!!), the videos weren't on it yet.

Blogging with the iPhone

So I'm testing out a new iPhone blogging app. Hopefully now I can blog away from the computer :)

Here is Mariah a few months ago trying out a toddler-sized "tot" camping chair. This plus our new gigantaur 12-man tent we got for Christmas and we're set for camping! We can pribably even fit everyone we go with judt in our tent! Brian wants to go every month now :) I feel a new family tradition coming along!

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Brian and Veronica and P90X Again?

Brian and I are going to be starting P90X (again) tomorrow. I am a little nervous! I know I tried to start just recently, but I am hoping that we can encourage each other into going to 90 days and not quitting.

It's going to be intense!

Veronica and the "Hunger Games" Book

I read The Hunger Games this weekend for the first time. It was so good! It's kind of like a futuristic, teen version of Gladiator. It's really fast and easy to read too. If you are looking for an amazing new book to read, I highly recommend this one! It also has a sequel, Catching Fire, which I am reading right now. The third book comes out this summer.

Bread Machine!

So I got a sweet bread machine for Christmas, but since we were in Boston for the holidays, we had to ship it all the way across the country to get it home.

Well, FINALLY we got it in the mail today. Woo hoo, I get to play with my present! What to make first? I have roll dough going right now... and then some cinnamon bread right after. Maybe pizza dough for tomorrow... I am going to wear this puppy out! There goes the diet, we're going to have way too many carbs lying around :)

Mariah Learns "Ring around the Rosie"

Mariah just learned "Ring around the Rosie today". We just got the song idea from visiting our neighbor friend Kim and her little girl Kate. You have to be careful or she'll fall down before you're done with the song! Enjoy.

I Started a Genealogy Blog

So over the past couple days I reopened my curiosity for family history. I recently met a cousin of mine, Stacey, and she gave me a TON of new information. Stacey (from Ohio where my family is from) is an avid genealogist herself. She gave me a bunch of information for my mother's mother's side (the Thomas family).

Applying my New Years Resolution: Spiritual 4x4 Plan

I am taking my resolution seriously! I really need to start getting on track with my spirituality. So to aid in my spiritual voyage, I will reinstate a little plan that we used a few years back at church. When Brian and I were members of our BYU married student ward, the bishop gave us a plan to follow called the "4x4 Plan," comprising of 4 things we should be accomplishing weekly and monthly:

Sister Update #3

I just wanted to update you on Tanya's situation. She wanted to thank everyone for their prayers during this difficult time. Thank you to all those who helped them have a great Christmas!

Things are looking up for them.

Resolutions

Happy New Year! I'm sure this post will be just a little cliched but as it's New Year's Day, I thought I was due for a little reflection on this past year. I wanted to evaluate how well I did on last year's resolutions and make new ones for the year.

Hanging out with West Coast friends on the East Coast

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I got to meet up with some school friends of mine that were in the Boston area for Christmas this year. Nick and Catherine are going to school there and Matt, Nate and Rachel were all visiting for the holidays. We got together for some games and dinner. It was so fun having a mini reunion! Thanks for having us over.

Christmas 2009

This year we spent Christmas at Brian's parents' new home in Boston. It was so fun but oh so cold!

Happy 3rd Anniversary!

We have had such a hard time doing something special whenever December 30th comes around because it is right in the middle of the holidays. But we actually celebrated our anniversary this year! Let me tell you a little of what we did to commemorate our 3rd year of marriage.