Christmas at the Butler's

So we left the Shutra's on the 27th and headed home. Wayne and I were planning on coming home, doing some laundry, packing, and then leaving again the next day. After thinking about it we decided that it would probably be better to just leave that night and drive at nighttime so that Nathan could sleep. So we got home, cleaned out the car, repacked the car, I ran a few errands, and then we set off for Mom and Dad's all within a few hours. I know that Heavenly Father had a hand in this decision because when we passed Swift Current the roads turned PURE ice, and they were HORRIBLE!!! We hit a big storm and decided to not risk it anymore and to stop in Medicine Hat. The next day the storm had moved on, and most of the rest of the roads were pretty good after the road crews had got to them. If we had been driving that morning from Saskatoon we would have been driving the whole way in the storm, and with bad roads. I am certainly glad we left when we did.

It was super fun being with my family. Karalee, Iliegh, Russell and Beth had all gone down for Christmas and were already back in Saskatoon when we got to Mom and Dad's so it was just Wayne, Nathan, Lisa, Steven and I there. We had a lot of fun playing games, and teasing eachother. It was SOOO nice for mom and Dad to get to spend some time with just Nathan. Nathan LOVED all the attention but especially wanted "Papa" and "Tevan" to pay attention to him. Nathan got a really cool work bench from Mom and Dad, which he loves as well. He thinks it is pretty cool to watch Daddy putting the screws in the table with the tools. Nathan is SUCH a boy!!! :)

We were able to go and see Grandma and Grandpa Great's(Butler) new house. It's really weird to have them living in Lethbridge and not the farm. We also went out to the farm and saw how they had torn everything down... :( It was almost eery. I grew up on the farm and have SOOOO many memories and now all that is there is the house and land. The people that bought the farm tore down EVERYTHING. It was REALLY sad to see.

We also went and saw Grandpa Hatch and Grandma Amy. Last time I saw Grandpa he looked pretty good (I believe he is 90). But after being sick he looks so old and frail. I just wanted to hug him. I am really glad that we got to see him, talk to him and just spend some time with him, who knows how much longer he will last.

We rang in the New Year with Mom, Dad, Steven and Lisa. We played a CSI game(which is reallly fun), ate,ate ate and then counted down the last minutes of 2006. I was going to put Nathan to bed earlier, but Mom and Wayne kept telling me to let him stay up. He had fun playing with everyone, and crashed shortly after midnight. Poor little guy.

Anyways, another year has come and gone. It's sad to be getting older, but nice on the other hand too. I hope everyone had a FABULOUS Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
Love you all.