The Shirt from Germany

The shirt that Aiden is wearing in this picture was a gift for his 1st (yes, really) birthday. He is so weird about certain clothing that I can never get him to wear so I thought I better get it on him and take some pictures before he grows out of it. It is so cute and I am told that children in Germany wear them all the time. Thank you Uncle Blake and Anna for being so thoughtful.

Spring is in the Air!

Uncle Cam jumping off the swing. Boys will always be boys.

While visiting family in Price, we all took a trip to the park to enjoy the sunshine and warmth. I love the beginning of Spring and all the fresh smells that it brings with it. This particular day was quit enjoyable. Aiden had so much fun on the toys and I think had more fun exploring around the toys. He is quit the little investigator, always interested in how things work. He is like his Uncle Cam and Uncle Blake when it comes to things like that.

Discovery Gateway

Last Friday, Jesse and I took Aiden to the Discovery Gateway. Aiden had such a great time and we also had a lot of fun. They have some really cool toys and things for kids to do. I think Aiden liked the water works the most. He was soaked from head to toe and didn't even care. Here are a few pictures that we took.

First Accident

I have always been told that boys will be boys and there will be scrapes and bruises but nothing prepares you for what happened one Sunday night. Aiden was playing in his room and being very quiet. When I went to check on him I found him sitting on top of his toy box playing with some stuffed animals. When he looked up and saw me watching him he got excited, stood up and fell over the side. Now, this is a daily occurance for him; falling, hitting into things, so I didn't think much of it until I went to pick him up. There was blood everywhere and thank goodness that Jesse was home because I was not calm. We got the bleeding to stop but thought we should take him to a doctor so we did and the result was one staple. I was a mess the whole time and Jesse was a rock. He had to tell me to take a deep breath more than once. Aiden is fine and doing well. The staple has been removed and things are back to normal.

Snow fun

Grandma and Aiden


Aiden did not like the snow or his coat or his boots.

Mom and Aiden- before the snow.

Putting the snow pants on. Way too much work.

One of the things that Aiden got for Christmas this year was snow clothes. I was so excited to get him all dressed up and take him out in the snow. The task wasn't easy and Aiden did not go quietly. It took me 15 minutes just to get him into the snow pants and another 30 to get his boots on- okay maybe not that long but it seemed like it. So we finally get him outside and he is throwing a fit. I put him in the snow and he went stiff as a board. His face fell right into the snow and that made the situation even worse. My mom took his coat off- because who knows what was bothering him and walked him around the yard. It was fun to get some pictures even though Aiden didn't really enjoy it.

Christmas 2008!

Uncle Cam's head is way too big for that hat!


Aiden on the rocking horse that Grandpa made.



Butler Family: Blake, Cam, Jake,
Ashley, Cody Jesse, Aiden, Roberta, Larry
and Amanda



Aiden eating breakfast- what a cheese.

The Fam-Jesse, Ellis, Blake, Amanda, Aiden, Cindi and Cam

Aiden with his toys from Blake and Anna

he loves them!

Ellis Christmas morning.

Aiden and Jesse opening presents!

Aiden and Grandma waking up Christmas morning.

For Christmas this year my brother Blake flew in from Germany and we got to spend some time with him over the Christmas holiday. We had a great time in Price playing games, eating good food and spending time with family. This was Aiden's second Christmas and I think still, he is a little too young to understand what was going on but he did have fun playing with all of this presents. We are thankful for all of the wonderful things that we got this year. Jesse and I got a new kitchen table with matching chairs (yes, this was exciting for us). Aiden got toys, toys and more toys, but the highlights were a portable DVD player to watch Shrek on the way to grandma's house (both of them) and a handmade rocking horse that my dad made. I hope you all enjoy the pics.

Gingerbread Houses

House #1

House #2

To celebrate Christmas and all of the many traditions, we made gingerbread houses. And when I say we, I actually mean Cam and Tracy. I was too busy making other things but we all hung out and watched as they competed to make the best gingerbread house. You decide who made the better one. I am not going to match a name to the house but I will post them with numbers so you vote...who had the better house?