A White, White Christmas in Kanab

We went to Kanab to spend Christmas with Nolan's family. It was a lot of fun! We were very surprised when to got there to see so much snow on the ground. There was way more snow in Kanab than there was when we left home. It snowed and snowed and snowed until Friday. It was great to have a really white Christmas! We had lots of fun spending time with family, Nolan did 3 puzzles, we polished our Wii skills, Elaine (Nolan's Mom) made lots of yummy food, we ate lots of yummy food, we played games, and we also managed to have family pictures on Saturday morning. Santa found us in Kanab and the kids were spoiled once again. Baylin was so cute this year because she understood the whole concept of Santa. She put out cookies and milk and she wrote Santa a note. She had a ball! Our Christmas was fantastic! Thanks to all our family for making it so wonderful!

Christmas Before Christmas

Since it was our year to have Christmas with Nolan's family and it was Jake's year to have Christmas with his in-laws my Mom and Dad had all of us over the Monday before Christmas to have Christmas with the my family before Christmas. My Mom and Dad put on an excellent spread of food! It was delicious! Then of course we had presents. We got spoiled this year like we always do! My Mom and Dad got us a new 32" t.v. We have been married 6 1/2 years and we have never bought a t.v.! We have always just used the hand me downs from my Mom and Dad. Thanks Mom and Dad for everything!!! It was such a great evening with our family! Christmas is about family and the birth of our Savior. We hope that everyone had a safe and Merry Christmas!

The Lights

A couple of weeks ago we went with my Mom, Dad, and Jackson to see the lights at Temple Square. We went early enough in December that the weather hadn't gotten too cold yet. It was a very enjoyable night and it helped that it wasn't extremely cold! I love to go and see the lights. We don't go every year, but I would like to make that a tradition.

Update from the Blog Slacker

I have been kind of a blog slacker this month. It seems like forever since I have posted anything. I have been so busy Christmas shopping, baking, school, parties, wrapping, family, seeing the lights and just life! It has been such a great month. I just put a few pictures in a collage to show just a few things of what has been going on this month. My Mom worked at the Festival of Trees so I took a picture of her working. She had such a great experience and it was great to be a part of it. Nolan and the high school woodshop built a cedar chest for the event. It was auctioned off with the stuff that is with it in the picture above. It sold for way more than he expected! It is a beautiful cedar chest! I also posted a picture of our tree and the gingerbread house that Baylin and I made the other night. I have more pictures to post and I will post them when I get them downloaded. We hope that everyone is having a ver Happy Hoilday Season!!! We sure our! We head to Kanab on Tuesday for Christmas to spend the holiday with Nolan's family. We are looking forward to spending time with family, eating, cooking, playing games, laughing and being together!

Festival of Trees--A Gift of Love

Just a shout out to all those who helped in anyway with the Festival of Trees. My mom is on the committee and we had the opportunity last night to go to opening night or the "sneak peek" of the Festival of Trees. It was fabulous! So much hard work and time goes in to making the Festival of Trees a success. They had a short program, they lit the trees all at once, we did a little shopping, and we enjoyed the beauty of the trees. It was a great night! My Mom was so kind to take Baylin and Jackson today. Baylin was so excited to go. She is having a great time. I am also going to give my husband a shout out because Grantsville High Wood Shop and himself made a beautiful cedar chest that they donated to the Festival of Trees. I saw it last night at the festival of trees and it was bid on and sold. I am so proud of him! He did such a great job! I was touched and felt the Christmas spirit last night. I am taking the day off on Friday and spending the day in there. If you get a chance go down to the South Town Expo Center and enjoy the beautiful trees. I have some pictures that I will post later.

Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday

We hope that everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. We had a great day! We are so thankful for so many blessings that we have in our lives. We even had family pictures on Thanksgiving and they went very well. We had Thanksgiving at my Grandma Johnson's and is was a lot of fun! The food was delicious! We also had fun looking at the ad's for black Friday. We had decided to shop online this year for black Friday. I waited until midnight and was able to get a door buster item online at midnight. I am not going to tell what the item is, but to get the same deal online as I would of at 4:00 am at the store is GREAT! I woke up at 6:00 am and checked the internet for some deals and I didn't really find anything that caught my eye. We decided that we really didn't need anything this year and the one item that we bought at midnight was the most important thing and we already purchased it. When I woke up at 9:00, Nolan said let's go to Salt Lake and shop. The night before we had gone through the ads and looked to see what items we needed for Christmas. They were all door busters and we decided not to head in this year. On the way into Salt Lake we looked through the ads again to see where the door buster items were located. Low and behold we were able to get every door buster that we had planned to get. We got all the same deals and we had the luxury of sleeping in. We shopped all day and when I say we I mean, Nolan, Baylin, and Peyton. Yes, we took our kids on the biggest shopping day of the year. They were so good!!! We went from store to store to store and they were awesome!!! We had such a good black Friday shopping day. I am going to say that we didn't need any BIG electronics or furniture this year so shopping online and waiting until 9:00 am to shop in the stores worked for us! We hope that everyone has had a great holiday. We sure did!

Carrie Underwood Concert

Nolan and I had a date night on Wednesday and we went to the Carrie Underwood concert. It was a lot of fun. We were in a huge traffic jam trying to get there so we missed a little bit of the opening act which was Little Big Town, but we finally made it and it was a great evening. Little Big Town was great as well. We really like that group and we were excited that they opened for Carrie Underwood!!!

Carrie Underwood Concert

Nolan and I had a date night on Wednesday and we went to the Carrie Underwood concert. It was a lot of fun. We were in a huge traffic jam trying to get there so we missed a little bit of the opening act which was Little Big Town, but we finally made it and it was a great evening. Little Big Town was great as well. We really like that group and we were excited that they opened for Carrie Underwood!!!

Sick Little Baylin

Baylin is sick today, so I stayed home from school with her. She is all congested and when she coughs it sounds like a bark. I feel so bad for her. She can hardly talk. I am going to take her to the doctor today to see if we can get her on an antibiotic. I hate when my kids are sick. I feel so helpless. I hope she gets better soon. We are going to enjoy a nice day at home together. I think it is a much needed break for Baylin and myself.

Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic

On Wednesday night, Baylin, Jackson, Nolan, my Mom, and my Grandma Hutchins all went to Disney on Ice. It was so much fun! The show was spectacular!!! I am sorry that there aren't any pictures of us at the event but I forgot my camera and my Mom's camera had dead batteries. It made me feel like a kid again. It was so much fun to watch how happy and excited Jackson and Baylin were. We didn't take Peyton with us, he stayed with Marissa and Katelyn, I think it would have been to loud for him. Thanks Katelyn and Marissa for watching him!!!

More Halloween Pictures

Here are the rest of the Halloween pictures I said I would post.


Mom and Peyton before trick-or-treating

Peyton a.k.a Puppy

Baylin with her silly glasses from Grandma and Grandpa Hutchins.
Silly Girl!!!

Baylin, Peyton, and Jackson with her Johnson cousins.

Happy Halloween

We had such a fun Halloween day and night! We pretty much partied all day and night! Baylin and Peyton had a party at school that lasted the entire morning. Baylin was lucky and got to wear 2 Halloween costumes this year. She was a dancer at her school party and when we went trick-or-treating she was a cheerleader. I thought she looked adorable! Peyton was a puppy do and he even left the head part on all evening. He was such a trooper. He was a cute puppy! He even said "puppy" plain as day over and over. He is getting quite the vocabulary. We took Jackson trick-or-treating with us and he was a Star Wars character. He looked great!!! We hope that everyone had a great Halloween! I have looked at a lot of blogs this morning and it is fun to see what everyone dressed up as and did on Halloween. I love Halloween!!! My Mom has more pictures on her camera, so I will post them when I get them from her.

Primary Program

Baylin is a Sunbeam and that means she is a "first timer" in the primary program. It was last Sunday and she did such a good job on her part. She had it memorized and I was a little surprised that she remembered it when she actually had to do it in front of the whole congregation. She is getting so big! I can hardly believe it!!!

High School Musical 3 Movie Update

On Saturday we went and saw High School Musical 3 and it was a hit at our house! I thought it was really good. Baylin and Jackson were glued to it the entire time. I am not going to spoil anything for anyone who hasn't seen it and wants to, but the ending was perfect! Baylin has already asked me if we can buy the movie. I recommend it, even to those adults who are young at heart!

HSM3

Yes, I must admit we are a little excited tonight about High School Musical 3: Senior Year opening in theaters today. Nolan, Baylin, Jackson and I will all be seeing the movie on Saturday afternoon. I am also going to admit that we bought our tickets online Thursday night so we wouldn't have to wait in line on Saturday and to get the free itunes download. Baylin is especially excited!!! I will post and let you know what we thought.

4th Picture Tag

Instructions--Post the 4th picture from your 4th picture folder.

This was taken last Saturday at my brother Ryan's football game. He plays for Snow College. I was taking pictures from the stands of him for my Mom because she didn't have her camera. I like the back pictures.

I Tag...Anyone who wants to!!!

Tagged!

Rules: Leave a comment and I will give you a letter, then you have to come up with 10 things you like with that letter.
My friend Lynsie has this one on her blog and she gave me the letter B.
10 Things I Like that start with the letter B. They are in no particular order.

1. Butler Family-I am so lucky they are my family!
2. Baylin-My sweet daughter! I love Peyton as well but his name doesn't start with the letter B.
3. Bobbie-My wonderful Grandmother!
4. Baking-I love to bake but hate cleaning up!
5. Biggest Loser-I must admit I am an addict!
6. Blogging-I am also an addict!
7. Bears aka Grizzly Bears-The mascot of the school that I teach at. Go Grizzlies!!!
8. Babies-They are so sweet, especially my baby, Peyton!
9. Bread-Ican't pass up any kind of bread products!
10. Being with my family-It's the best place to be!!! (I cheated on that one.)

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Halloween Candy Quiz





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I got this from Ashley's blog. I thought it was fun! Try it out!!!

Go White Skeletons!

Jackson has been playing soccer this fall and we have been watching him this season. He is such a good little athlete. Baylin has really liked watching Uncle Jackson play. Their team name is The White Skeletons. The team got to choose their own name. I think it's a pretty cool name! Jackson is AWESOME at soccer. We hope that he continues his soccer career. We love to watch him play!

Go Cowboys!

Just a shout out to my brother Austin. We have been watching him play great games all season and I haven't posted about him yet. The Cowboys had a great win over Ben Lommond on Friday night. They won 16-13! Austin is such a great football player (all around good athlete), brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend. We love you Austin!!! Keep un the good work and Remember...Hard Work Pays Off!!! -Coach Butler

Go Badgers!!!

Yesterday was Snow College's Homecoming. My brother Ryan plays on the football team so we headed down to Ephraim for the big game. Snow College is undefeated this season and we weren't disappointed in the game yesterday. They got the victory against New Mexico Military. The score was 58-12! Katelyn (Ryan's girlfriend) and her family were also down the the big event. Ryan took Katelyn to Snow's homecoming dance last night. Sorry, I don't have any pictures. It was fun to watch Ryan play. This is the first game I have gone to of his. It was soooooo COLD! Baylin was such a trooper! We had a lot of fun and enjoyed another great day of football!!!

Carson

My brothe Jake and his wife Heather had a baby boy on September 2, 2008. His name is Carson Jacob Butler. I haven't been able to meet him until this weekend. Jake, Heather, and Carson came up for Homecoming at GHS! We were able to meet him. He is such a CUTIE!!! We had so much fun having them up this weekend. Babies are such a joy in life! We are so happy that he is our nephew/cousin!!!

Cowgirl

Today at Baylin's school is was Western Day. They had been learning about western things all week long. She was excited to wear some cowgirl clothes. I didn't have any cowgirl clothes so I called my Mom and she looked through her costumes and found this pink fringe shirt, Jackson's old cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat. She was so excited! I thought she looked adorable. Thanks Mom for the help with the outfit she LOVED it!!!

New Car

It was time to trade in the small Pontiac Vibe for more of a family car. My Dad introduced us to this car and we fell in love with it almost immediately. We had been looking for another more "family" vehicle for a while but never really found anything that we were in love with. It's a 2007 Mitsubishi Endeavor with very, very low miles. It has HUGE cargo space that is one of the reasons that sold the car to us. It also has dark interior that is great for kids! We are so happy with our purchase. Thanks Dad for all your help finding us a great family car. We love it!!! :)

Baylin's Birthday

Baylin with her Hannah Montana balloons that she picked out.

Baylin blowing out her candles.

The AMAZING triple chocolate cake courtesy of Costco!!!

I promised pictures of Baylin's birthday so here they are. The picture at the bottom is of Baylin and Uncle Jackson at Applebee's. Baylin wanted to go to Applebee's for her birthday so we invited Grandpa Kevin, Grandma Jeri and Uncle Jackson to go with us. It was quite an eventful evening, but it sure was memorable! To remember the evening I took Baylin and Jackson's picture in front of the Indian at Applebee's. Baylin was spoiled rotten on her birthday! We had a family birthday party and it was lots of fun!!! Baylin each year celebrated her birthday with her Uncle Ryan. His birthday is the day after Baylin's. They are sixteen years a part in age! Baylin is so lucky to have such a great uncle to share her birthday with!!! Happy 4th Birthday Baylin!!!

Happy Birthday Baylin!!!

I can hardly believe it Baylin is 4 today!!! It seems like she was just born and I was holding her in my arms. Now she is in preschool and is full of spunk!!!
We had a big family birthday party for her on Sunday and I will post pictures of that later when I get the pictures put on the computer. I asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday and she said to go to Wal-Mart and spend some of her money that she got for her birthday. So that's what we did. She bought her a shirt, a necklace and a baby stroller. We are meeting up with my Mom, Dad and Jackson at Applebee's in a little while for dinner. She took treats to school and she was really excited. They made a really big deal about it being her birthday! It made her feel SPECIAL and she sure is!!! We love her and we are so glad that she is a part of our family.
Love, Dad, Mom and Peyton

Here are a few memories from the day she was born:

Baylin Grover
September 17, 2004
6 lbs. 9 oz.
19 inches long
3:07 p.m.
Dr. Sanders delivered Baylin
Valley View Medical Center, Cedar City, Utah
3 days late
Induced
Hot and Windy
Homecoming Friday-Go Cowboys!!!
Stayed one night in the hospital
Bottle Fed
7 Hour Labor
Adorable Bald Head
First Road Trip to Grantsville when 3 days old
First Football Game 1 week old


MORE PICTURES TO COME!

Peyton Then and Now

Peyton 1 day old

Peyton going home from the hospital...1 day old

Peyton Now...1 year old

Wow he sure has changed a lot!!! Here are a little facts about the day he was born!

Peyton Jay Grover
August 27, 2007
7 lbs. 0 oz.
21" long
Born at 12:44 p.m.
Cottonwood Hospital
Dr. Froerer Delivered Peyton
Induced
Short Labor
Wonderful Experience
Hot, Hot Day
Born 3 days after school began
Tons of black hair
Stayed 1 night in the hospital
Went to his first football game when he was 5 days old!!!

We Love You Peyton!!!
Happy Birthday!!!