Christmas at SuSu's

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

It has been a very merry year indeed! Merry Christmas to all of our dear family and friends!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble.....

Thanksgiving wishes from Elizabeth!

Happy Thanksgiving from The Butlers!

Busy Fall Saturday!

We had a great family fall Saturday!First the Susan G. Komen 5K, then the park, ice cream and finally Boo at the Zoo and dinner at Newks! It was hard to get our busy little bumble bee to stop for even a quick "posed" picture but at least you get a cute view of her halloween costume. It was a special treat having cousin Grace Ellen in town to play!

Aldridge Botanical Gardens

Chrystal and I took the kiddos to Aldridge Gardens yesterday. It was fun but we determined that a full fledged photo shoot definetly warrants an assistant or two...especially with a toddler and a lake...

This photo is a few weeks old but Craig and I lost our camera and have to beg for the best shots from family and friends...anyway, we think Elizabeth looks like such a big girl here! She was insistent on sitting in this swing rather than the toddler swing.

Crazy Uncle Rob taught her some fancy moves on the slide (great camera work Craig...)

Roll Tide!!!

We all had a great weekend (Happy Birthday Papa!) and Elizabeth will continue the celebration in Atlanta this week with the Butlers. She hasn't quite mastered "Roll Tide" but her shaker skills are quite impressive although Grandma will not allow walking around with them..."she'll poke her eye out with those sticks"...

"Spoonfeeding"

E has recently embraced feeding herself using utensils which has been quite interesting (translation=messy) for everyone else.

Playing with the Queen of Hearts

Thought you would get a kick out of Elizabeth's newest "hobby"!

Happy 1st Birthday Elizabeth!

Happy 1st Birthday Elizabeth!!! She was the model birthday girl, wearing her hat through the song and smearingd her cake perfectly on her face without messing up her adorable birthday dress! She even shared her cake and presents with the other minature guests.

April Superhero Party at the McWayne Center

Ok Mom, I know I am in BIG TROUBLE for not updating the blog so my goal this week is to fill in since my last post in Febuary. These are from the Super Hero Party at the McWayne Center in April. I thought Elizabeth would be too young to really enjoy it but she and Madison had a BLAST in the "little kids" section. We will definely be back in this summer for some more "science fun"!

Splish Splash I love taking a bath!

Update of the past few months!

Wow, so much has happened since I last posted in OCTOBER!!! Elizabeth is growing like a weed and will be one year old March 6. She is very happy and healthy (our only setback was trip to Children's ER in Atlanta on Thanksgiving night with the croup). Her first Christmas was amazing and she loved all of her gifts, especially the wrapping paper and ribbons. Craig and I just returned from a weeklong trip skiing the slopes in Breckendridge. Elizabeth spend the week with Grandma and Papa Butler. Enjoy the pictures below!




below: Elizabeth in the gown she was baptized in. Mom made the gown by hand and incorporated some lace from Craig's mother's wedding dress. I wish you could see the details more but trust me, it was so beautiful!

Cooking with Grandma!