Merry Christmas

We had a great Christmas. Here are a few pictures with more to come, but for now I'm heading off to bed for some much needed sleep. Merry Christmas! Good night!

It's SNOW much fun!!!

Sarah loves to climb in the winter clothes basket in the closet. Here she is caught once again, no clothes, only one sock, and chomping on a cracker. Ummm.... maybe I'll have a special snack next time i put my gloves on.
(Where is her mother?!?!?!)

It's quite an adjustment to make from winters in Virginia to those in New Hampshire. The girls absolutely love it. They are amazed at how much snow there is (from only 2 snow storms last week.) Luckily we got our power and water back last Wednesday night shortly before the storms hit on Friday. This picture is looking out of our garage down the driveway. The driveway continues on three times this length off to the right, before you get to the street.

Anna and Liz were so young when we moved away from Utah that they don't remember what it's like for snow to stay around for more than a day at most. Here they are attempting to sled down the snowbank made by the plow.

Lizzie is so proud of her strong muscles. Maybe I should put her to work shoveling the driveway!

Ice Storm Update

For those who are wondering, yes we survived the ice storm last Thursday night but we are still without power and water. Of the county we live in 99% were without power. Today (3 days later) there are still about 150,000 homes without power in New Hampshire. Allen had to go into work on Friday so the girls and I hung around the house until about 3 pm when the thermostat read 56 degrees. We took refuge at our branch president's house in front of the nice warm wood stove.

Our landlord rounded up a generator for us late Friday night, so we at least have heat and electricity in the dining room. It looks like it may be the weekend before we get our power restored. We are doing well and are grateful for our 72 hour kit. It has been put to good use. Our hand-crank radio was a wonderful connection to the outside world during those first 12 hours. We are using our camping stove to heat water and lantern for use outside.

If there is one thing we have learned from all this, it is to put away water as much as possible. We had enough to drink but we forgot about the toilets. Thankfully we live close enough to the church building to go and refill our milk jugs. How grateful we are for the counsel of the prophet to prepare for emergencies and for those who have helped us put together our 72-hour kit. We are also very grateful for those who have worked day and night to help keep us and others warm.

December Fun

The three little princesses and their christmas pj's.


Sarah meets the snow.


A Christmas treat. Yummmm......

In Heaven!!!!

I have caught a glimpse of heaven today.....high-speed internet!!! Yes, we finally have it. It's hard to believe we managed to stay in the ice-age for so long (nearly four years) but we are finally thawing out and getting up to speed, literally. As for our blog, be prepared for an onslaught of pictures. Sadly, i have to re-boot my computer before I can access any pictures so there won't be any with this post. Check back soon though!