Internet, Thanksgiving, Football, and Christmas

Hooray- the Internet is fixed! Though there is so much to catch up on, I promise I will try to keep it short- and try not to bore you. Who knows what the problem was- the modem was replaced, the router was replaced- after three visits out here- all is working- that is all I can say- and that makes me happy :)

Thanksgiving seems like years away- even though it was not even two weeks ago. We had a wonderful time, and are very thankful for having the family that we can visit and enjoy a relaxing time with. Too bad we had to go to NJ, not NH to get snow (read on)- but that's ok.

This past weekend we left Matthew with babysitter extraordinaire Ms. Joui while we headed down south, with MomMom and PopPop for the Army vs. Navy football game. My parents have only officially lived in NH for less than a month now- and we were already dragging them back to their old stomping ground- but it was a blast- despite the traffic on the Turnpike making out trip down less than perfect.

If you have never been to the Army Navy football game, and you ever have the opportunity- it really is an experience- I highly recommend that everyone go at some point. We used to go when I was a kid, but of course- I don't remember those games- This game however, was unforgettable. Sure the football game was not that exciting (and I hear it rarely is), though we are thrilled with the Navy routing of Army :) But all the Pomp and Circumstance, all the showmanship, all the traditions- so awesome- so incredible! This year was a little extra special because The President, Mr. Bush himself was in attendance. He may not be the most well liked man in the country right now- but I tell you, you never would have guessed that from his welcoming at this game. (Of course it was an Army vs. Navy game- so 99% of the people in attendance had ties to one or the other- and these are the people that tend to be more supportive of Bush in general). The coolest part, for me anyway (and the part I think Matthew would have enjoyed the most) was the flyover by the Army Helicopters. WOW! You seem them in movies, you hear people talk about that Woosh Woosh Woosh sound that they make as they come over the ridge, but seeing it on TV, hearing about it from other people- nothing in Comparison. It was truly incredible- and from our perspective it looked like their runners were no more than 2 feet above the top of the Stadium, incredible!

Now we are home, and it seems that Christmas is in full swing in our house. We cut and decorated our tree last week, and ever since then Matthew has been on a Christmas Kick. Christmas music all the time, Christmas movies, Christmas Lights, and he makes sure that the very first thing that happens in the morning is that the light on the tree are indeed turned on. He spends all day talking about Santa and Christmas... I can not wait for the celebration in our house this year. We may have gone a bit overboard on the spending, and I think Santa may have gone a bit overboard as well- but as this seems to be the first year he really "gets it" I am so excited nonetheless. It is funny how having kids turns you into a big kid again at the Holiday's. I hope everyone has just as wonderful a season as Matthew is having!