Over The Mountains & Through The Woods To New Hampshire We Come.

           First off I hope everyone had a happy holiday season this year. This Croteau household is very pleased with the way things turned out. We had plenty of snow for a white Christmas due to a 22" storm on the 23rd. Allison and I did some night shoveling by headlamp while Norah slept. It was actually kind of fun. Christmas Eve is when we make our big meal, mostly due to the fact that on Christmas I like to relax and snack on leftovers. We had Prime Rib, green beans and shallots, sweet potato casserole, and stuffing. Everything turned out really well!!!

My new Christmas Eve shirt thanks to Nanny White.

                   Christmas eve was fun but I was too excited to sleep. I tossed and turned all night waiting for it to be time to get up for the morning to see if Santa came. Fortunately I am happy to say that jolly ol Saint Nick was able to find our house. We spent the morning with Norah while she opened all her presents. Norah was an unwrapping master by Christmas morning because aunt Courtney and uncle Kyle sent her a book to open each day for the 25 days of Christmas. It was such a great Idea and we were very grateful. Allison and I each got some wonderful presents that we very much appreciated.

Christmas Day all tuckered out.

Grampie Durant carved me this Bass. One of the best presents I got. I love it!

SOOO happy with her Christmas toys.

Before Norah stared tearing things apart.

                 The day after Christmas I went ice fishing with friends from work. It was fun and we all had a good time. It was a cold wet day and I only caught one fish but it was a lot better then being at work! I had about two weeks off of work for the holidays so we spent a lot of time as a family. A lot of our family time has been spent outside, shoveling and going for walks.

Went to an antique shop in Grand Haven and spotted this beauty. I thought I was the first person to bring this glorious elixir to Michigan, I guess someone else in this state has good taste.

                 I am writing this blog in the midst of a west Michigan cold snap, tomorrow we are looking at temperatures as low as 30 below. The cold temps coupled with blizzard like snow conditions have given me a snow day tomorrow. I love my job and look forward to another day bundled up at home with my girls. I'm sure many of you already know but Allison, Norah and I will be coming home for a bit in February. We all have been rather home sick and are very much looking forward to getting back to the Granite State for a bit. We can't wait to see everyone. Stay warm out there.