Ruby Roo Just Turned Two!

The "Beast" turned two! Ruby is a spitfire and when all is well, she is the delight of the family! She cracks us all up, all the time! She is by far, the silliest of Butlers! But when things don't go Rubes way... watch out! Toys will be thrown and eardrums will burst. She regularly sets off our alarm (window sensors) with her screams! I know what your thinking, and yes, she is a lot like ol' Georgie boy! But she is also a lot like Miss Lu too! She is very sensitive and such the girlie girl! Dress up and babies keep Miss Rubes and mom very busy during the afternoon.

We celebrated Ruby's Birthday early with Grandma and Grandpa who were staying in Mesquite on Thursday. We swam, golfed and drove go-carts! Grandpa loved watching the kids at the pool and never seems to mind how rambunctious they became. Although, I did see him take out his hearing aids :) Grandma kept saying, with a paybacks-are-golden kind of smile, "You sure have your hands full with that one!" But I wouldn't have it any other way! It was too short a visit, but a blast!

On Friday, the Birthday Girl woke to a table full of gifts (most sent by everyone back in SLC). She was definitely spoiled with fun, summer toys, like - bubbles, flip-flops, a camping chair and picnic supplies! She was in heaven! Later that morning we visited the local nursery to see the turtles! This is one of Rubes most favorite things! And since we haven't dared the Las Vegas Zoo (negative press), this is the closest to wildlife we have found:( She love, loves all animals! After a nice, long birthday nap, our dear friends, the Thompson's, came over for dinner, cake, a treasure hunt and some pure Butler chaos! Thanks Thompson's for being our surrogate family for most of our family events!

Spring has Sprung!

Spring Break and Easter Weekend went by way-to-fast! This is my favorite time of year! I love having the kids home from school! (I know you may have heard me say differently...) I love it when we can be on our own schedule! Watching Elmo in mom's bed! Popsicles for breakfast! Tennis in the driveway after dinner! Monopoly at midnight! There were days I didn't even leave the neighborhood... wonderful happiness not to be stuck in my car. No school, no homework, no scouts, no baseball, no ballet... just pure playtime!

Below are some pics of our First Annual Neighborhood Egg Hunt! It was a blast! Neighbor families met on Saturday morning for cinnamon rolls and O.J., while Rich and some other dads hid over 200 eggs! We then walked, biked, wagon-rode and scootered over to the golf course for the hunt! The kids had so much fun with all of their friends! I think this will be a tradition for many years!

The Latest Butler Tid-Bits:

*Ruby has had candy as breakfast for three days running.

*George asked on Easter morning, "Mom did you hide the eggs? Because they're hidden in places you would hide them!"

*Ruby can now give a play-by-play of each of her timeout sessions. She says, "Mama mean, I cried," she then points to the corner, rubs her eyes and pretends to cry, then says, "Trouble!"

*Lulu reluctantly admitted to not liking the Organic easy mac n'cheese that I've been buying for over a year. "Because I don't want to hurt your feelings." - What a sweet girl!