I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas!

The Butler Fam is headed HOME for the holidays! I'm sure we will have plenty of stories and pictures to share in January! Here's wishing all of our dear friends and family that we are unable to see this holiday, a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! See you in 2008!

Love,
Rich, Nik and the kids

Sleigh Riding in Las Vegas!

Our poor deprived children...George had the brilliant idea of pouring water down the driveway, letting it freeze overnight, then "sleigh riding" on a Tupperware lid in the morning! We had our doubts it would actually freeze, but it did! So this morning the kids were out in the front yard "sleigh riding" and yelling things like, "Whahoo!" and "This is AWESOME!" I'm sure the neighbors were thinking, "those crazy Butlers again!".

Have a Cheesy-Christmas!

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Everything these days at our house is cheesy because of Ruby! So enjoy this seriously silly little clip!

Our First Blog!

This is the Butler Family's first official blog! I was encouraged by some blogging friends...so here goes!

This weekend was packed full of fun activities! George and some school friends ran the Las Vegas Kids Marathon! It was the last 1.2 miles of the true Las Vegas Marathon. George received a medal, bragging rights and has complained of his sore muscles all weekend!

We also ran to the local nursery to get our Christmas tree! Christmas tree-hunting in Nevada isn't quite as storybook nostalgic as our California and Oregon experiences. We definitely miss the days of going to the farm, picking the perfect ten foot tree for a mere $30 and having it cut down while sipping cocoa by the fire! However, we did get this great picture of the kids by the tree with the palms in the background. So Las Vegas!