To Start off the new year....

Eli started wrestling and loved it! He was only able to go for a few weeks. He has had some enlarged lymph nodes in his groin that the doctors had been watching. They decided we better biopsy them. He is such a trooper. He did great! The biopsy came back fine. But we are still waiting for a referral to a specialist to get a second opinion. He was very sad that he had to stop wrestling for the time being.

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011

Santa sure spoiled this kid! We stayed home for Christmas this year

and Grandma Deb and Casey came to visit.

The only thing he asked for this year was a pirate ship

so him and his dad could put it together. He must of been a

good boy because that is exactly what Santa brought him.

SO happy for a Mario blanket!

Always got to get a Christmas morning pic in pajamas looking all cute ;)

We went over to Aunt Pennie's house to have dinner and visit with

Grandpa Bill. The kids were really excited for legos from Grandpa.

We gave Grandpa Bill a new ladder.

He has been needing one for years!

I still remember as a kid my dad put regular dish soap

in the dishwasher. Water and bubbles went everywhere all

over the kitchen. These dish towels soak up water like nothing else.

We used these and cleaned the mess right up.

I haven't seen this around since then.

He bought Pennie and I some.

Christmas Eve 2011

We had a great Christmas Eve at Grandma Deb's house.
We had a house full of VERY excited kids!
We had dinner and made candy canes.
I gave all the kids these funny straw glasses. They were fun

My great friend Aaron was able to come hang out

with my crazy family. Sure hope we didn't scare him away :)

Pennie got my mom and all the kids sock monkey beanies!
They loved them!

The kids made gingerbread sleighs and reindeer cookies for Santa.

Fun making candy cane's. Not too bad for the first batch of the year!

Christmas Party 2011

The Butler's had a fun Christmas party at my cousins house.
We had dinner, made taffy, and went caroling.

brrrr....