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My Grandmother (94) holding Taytem at our house after the blessing. 4 generations all on the couch. I just want to pinch those chunky cheeks!We had a great day on Sunday. It was Taytem's blessing and Dave did a great job! I have to say that I have an amazing husband how is a far better man spiritually than I ever will be. He also bore his testimony and in it a cute part was when he said our home

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Bostyn loves his little sister! 2 or 3 weeks old...not quite sure:) At the hospital. This is one of my favorite pictures. Chubby cheeks from the very beginning....love it! Proud Mommy! Gage and his cousin, Cooper, lost their first tooth about the same time. Since this picture was taken, Gage has lost the other bottom tooth. I can't believe my son is old enough to lose teeth! It must mean that

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It has been a few years since I have updated my blog, but one of my goals this year is to keep it updated so there's a record of what's been going on in our lives. It is now 2011 and I have not posted in 2 years!! That is crazy! A lot has happened in the Butler house since then! It's hard to think back and remember all the things that have happened.Dave, Elysia, Gage (6), Bostyn (3), and Taytem (

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I am finally uploading some pictures onto my blog. I'm sure many have stopped visiting my blog, because you know I don't really update. That's okay, I uderstand. Life has been crazy this year. We've been through ups and downs with new jobs, lay-offs, and spending tons of time together as a family. Here are some pictures from the last few months in the Butler household. I'm not going to write a

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Dave has been looking for a new job for the last few months. We knew he needed to stay at R&L at least until we bought our home. After we got into the home, he started looking for something a little more stable. As many of you know, at R&L, Dave is payed strictly on commission. It has been rough the last couple of years trying to make it through the slow season and especially the winter months.

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My attempt at making a birthday cake for Gage. That is a 4 with balloons around it--I know it is really pathetic, but he thought it was awesome. he especially loved the cool twisty candles. Make a wish! He just ripped the presents open and threw them on the table--very appreciative! We finally painted Gage's room. he said he wanted red and blue in his room, so this is what we decided to do.

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We had family pictures taken a couple weeks ago by my super friend Kelli. She did an amazing job! Her website link is on my blog, so you can check it out if you'd like her to take some pics! My New Life!It has certainly been crazy going from a stay-at-home mom to a working career woman! I knew that this would happen someday, but I just didn't know the someday would come so soon. It's been a lot

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Our New House!!!Dave and I finally have a place to call home and we are loving it. It is soooo nice to have a home and enough room to put everything. We have such great neighbors and Gage is already best friends with the boy right next door. We are still working on putting everything together, but it is coming along. Master BedroomBathroom-I think it's called a jack-and-jill bathroom because

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I have accepted a job at West Point Jr. High!! So I will be a West Point Warrior! I couldn't be more excited about this opportunity! Dave and I have been truly blessed with me getting this job! I had my interview with Davis School District a week and a half ago and I wasn't expecting to get an interview with a school so soon. So I decided that I would go down to Mesquite with my parents (last

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Our ward is doing a thing for the summer called TRACKS. Basically every week we do something different together as a ward. On Monday it is park day and then later in the week it will vary what the activity is. A couple weeks ago we went to the Hoogle Zoo. This is Gage with his friend Logan. They played together all day and had a blast! We were able to get really close to the giraffe. It

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Well, my soccer experience was a short-lived thing. I have plantar ficitis on both of my feet. There is a tendon that runs along the bottom of our feet from the heel to the toes, and somehow I have over extended it on both feet. I actually first injured it about 3 months ago doing an aerobics class at the gym. I know it sounds pathetic, but I am really uncordinated and apparently very accident

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Last night was my first night of playing soccer again! I was really nervous about the game, but it was so much fun!! I think the main reason I was nervous was that I was anticipating the same level of play that I last played at, and I am no where near that kind of shape. My mind eased up a little while I watched the game before mine, and I saw some ladies who looked really out of shape running

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Bostyn has been cruising all over the place with his walker. One day I decided to let him try it and he went crazy with it! Cute, cute boy! The other day when Bostyn was eating he managed to get a graham cracker stuck in his hair! It was hilarious so I just had to take a pic! Dave was feeding Bostyn and he was wiggling all over the place. Bostyn just kept rolling and moving, making it almost

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I know some of you wanted to hear about my interview so....it went really well and they said that I did a great job! I unfortunately didn't get the position this time, but they were very impressed with me and said that they may have another English teaching position opening and they hope that I will still consider coming to work at Northridge if that happens!! So basically I took second in the

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A. Attached or Single? AttachedB. Best Friend? Dave is of course my best friend! Although my mom is also my best friend. And my best girlfriend is probably Emily--we were crazy in high school and now were still crazy moms!C. Cake or Pie? CAKE! My mom makes the best chocolate cake for birthdays! Yummy!!D. Day of Choice? Saturday--because Dave is home and we switch off getting naps! It's also

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I am flipping out right now because I have my first interview for a teaching job on Monday!! Holy cow!! That is sooooo soon! I have to put together a resume--and I don't know what will be on it because I've really never had a real job. Here and there I've had jobs that last about 6 months tops...so I maybe handing the interviewers a blank sheet of paper!! Haha! Anyway, my interview is at

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This last weekend we decided to escape down to my parent's home in Mesquite. Dave is going to be super busy with work and this was his last chance to get away before he is a slave to his job and we never see him. So we went down on Thursday and came home Sunday. I wish I had taken more pictures, but I left the camera in the car when we went mini-golfing and swimming. Yes--swimming! It was 80

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It was such a nice day yesterday that we decided to go to the park! We went with my sister-in-law, Tara, and her adorable baby Addison! All of the kids had a lot of fun--as you can see from the pictures! We are so excited for summer time to come. Hopefully we will be able to go to the park a lot more! Bostyn's personality is coming out more and more each day and he is sooooo full of smiles

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The boys played with the box all day long. Bostyn loved climbing all over it--their favorite part was the box, but mine is what was inside the box!So I have a new best friend, and it is purple and plugs into the wall--can you guess what it is? Well, it is my new Dyson vacumn!! I used it for the first time this morning and it was really grose what it picked up! We have gone through 2 vacumns

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A couple weeks ago a friend of Dave's brought some clothes and costumes over for Gage. His kids had grown out of them, so we received them! Gage loves them. We are constantly playing pirate. Somehow, I have managed to become the Giant that the Bad Pirate battles--it's been a lot of fun! He also got this Hulk costume and he is flexing his HUGE muscles for everyone to see! The boys taking a

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I thought I would do a little Valentine's tribute to my husband, Dave! This is my favorite poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning from Sonnets from the Portuguese, and this is how I feel about Dave. I don't know where I would be without him and I'm just thankful that he is my Eternal companion and we can be together forever!How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and

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Two Names You’ve Gone By: Leash and CannonTwo Things I Am Wearing Right Now: A camisole and a white t-shirtTwo Things You Want (or Have) in A Relationship: Love and LaughterTwo of Your Favorite Things to Do: Hang out with Dave, Gage, and Bostyn…and Sleep!Two Things you Did Last Night: I attempted sewing a nursing shield for my friend, and I got so frustrated that I cried! (I apparently

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Gage and Cooper pretending to be asleep! Bostyn and Addison playing together....so sweetly!The last couple of weeks I have been kid swapping with my sister-in-laws, Tara and Amy. On Wednesdays and Fridays Amy and I swap kids for a few hours to give each other a break. Gage and Cooper(Amy's son, age 3) are best buddies. However, they can also be little terrors when they are together. This Friday

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Alli, Me, Kelli, Jamie, Sherrie, Braden & Kristen, and Emily Today I went to lunch with some of my high school friends. It was sooooo good to see the girls. Some of them I haven't seen in a couple years, and others it had only been a couple days since I'd seen them--but nevertheless, it was so good to see everyone. It was fun to reminisce about old times and how stupid we were as

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Well, about 2 weeks ago Bostyn started getting up on his knees. He is army crawling and lunging forward. It is really cute and funny to watch him. He plops around to wherever he wants to go. However, he does get himself stuck quite frequently. His new favorite place to go is by the front door--where a basket of shoes are. He loves shoes for some reason. If there are any left out on the

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Well, this month has been a really rough month for us. Both of the kids came down with RSV. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is a respiratory virus that can be deadly if it is not taken care of. In older kids and toddlers it is not as severe, and it acts as a really bad cold with fever and throwing up. So that was managable, but when Bostyn started coming down with it, I was

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