Where to start? There's been a lot going on around here lately since the last post. I guess we started a few weeks ago by getting our tree. Jen likes to get it the first Wednesday of December so on the third off we went to pick one out. Brooke seemed unconcerned with the tree in the house but she did seem to love the lights and ornaments. For pictures of this years tree click here.

Then this Thursday night and Friday we went through the worst ice storm in NH history. over 400,000 people lost power, most for days at a time. We stayed at home the first night but when it got cold went over to my parents house to help out there and stay warm with their fireplace and wood stove for a few days until power came back. They finally got it back Monday afternoon which sounds like a long time but some like Denny Baron still don't have it in Stratham and all of Kensington is still out and they were told it could be weeks before they get all the parts. The police said there is a permanent detail outside of Unitil there because angry people keep showing up looking for answers. The power companies went through a years worth of parts in a few days and now have to wait for more to arrive before they can help. It actually makes me appreciate paying a few dollars a day to power the lights, heat, stove TV etc. No more complaining about the electric bill for a while for me. Anyhow there's some pictures of that whole mess here.

Finally Travis turned the big 2-0 this weekend. We celebrated with pizza and a store bought tiramisu cake because Jen's parents didn't get power back until Tuesday afternoon. There's some pictures from that here also. There's also a few videos below, one of Brooke freaking out with her snow globe and one of her playing peek-a-boo. Well, that is probably it until after Christmas so we hope to see everyone soon. Until then Merry Christmas!

Peek-A-Boo

Enjoying her snow globe