Merry Christmas!

Today is such a strange day. Christmas is over, yet all the decorations are still up, music is playing, and it still feels like Christmas. How wonderful would it be if everyday really felt like Christmas?

Thank you to all of the families for thoughtful gifts, great food, and amazing company! To all of our family who live far away...we miss you lots and can't wait to see you (hopefully) soon!

Here are some pictures from our holiday.


Cam scoping out the presents....
Cam.....saying something like: "mom...a bow tie...really?"


Sullivan kinda likin' his snazzy look.

All dressed up for church, Christmas Eve.

Uncle Aaron telling Sully a funny story.
Grandma and Cam hanging out before church.


Nana taking care of Sully before church.

Grandpa and Cam having some quality time.

Cousin Pierce. Too cute for words!

The Butler brothers and niece/nephews. Love it!

Aaron and Papa helping Cam open a Christmas gift.

Checking things out on Christmas morning

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care!

Family. What a great day!

This picture is really special because these stockings are the ones we used to tell my parents that they were going to have TWIN grandsons/daughters. This year they were filled with goodies.

Cam playing with a cool toy .

Sullivan...done for the night.

sneak peek...

I just have to. These turned out so cute I have to show a sneak peek of our Christmas pictures. (um...yeah, so about our Christmas cards. I am going to be sending mine out a tiny bit late this year. I think one could call them "fashionably late", or maybe just late. Either way, they will be more like "happy new year cards". Opps!)

So, thank you, Lauren, for taking these adorable pictures.

Serious Sullivan, looking quite dapper in his little hat (thank you, cousin Pierce, for letting us borrow that!)

My little Happy "Cam"-per (haha)

Dear Santa.

Dear Santa,

We are so excited to be able to meet you for the first time! We really don't need or want much this year. We are just so excited to have our Health, which we know was really a gift from God! But....maybe if your elves have a little extra time, you can bring us some extra diapers, wipes, and formula since mommy and daddy go through a lot of those!

P.S. Santa, did you know that we are now 7 months old? We are getting so big! We have tried some solids, like rice and barley, but to be honest we don't really like it. (yuck!). We roll over more and more each day and can hold our heads up for a very long time! We are still super sleepers....and now are big enough to sleep in our own cribs and not on an incline! Our favorite time of day is when daddy gets us out of bed in the morning and takes us down to mommy to snuggle!


Thank you for the candy cane...maybe next year!

Love,
Cam and Sullivan.

Friends.

Tonight I am just getting ready to call it a night and I just feel so thankful for good friends. I love friends that you can just chat to about anything and call at any hour of the night. I love the ones that send text messages that are just so funny....they make you cry when you read them (you know who you are!!!!).

Today I got to spend some time with some new friends...and so did Cam and Sullivan. Tonight I got to spend some time with more friends. It was energizing. Thank you, Chris, for watching the boys so that I could have some girlfriend time. Thank you boys for going to bed at....6:30 pm (yeah...I am a little nervous to see what time they wake up in the morning?!?).....and thank you to good friends!

The boys tired after a fun afternoon with their buddies!

Look at us! Whoever said preemies aren't strong? (Sullivan spotted the camera)

The boys. (Sullivan, Cam, and their friend S.)

Let the holidays begin!

I love this time of year. I love the decorations, festivity, and the joy that (most) people seem to have. We are well into the Christmas season here at our house. Our tree is up, the house is lit, and there are presents under the tree. I have the boys' Christmas outfits picked out and we got an adorable "first Christmas" ornament in the mail the other day from our cousins (Thanks Bo and Mason!).

Life continues as normal around here. The boys remain healthy and growing daily. I have had to pack up most of their newborn and 0-3 clothes, although Sullivan can still wear some of them. They have had one RSV shot and will continue getting those monthly until we are out of "RSV season". As I posted on before, they are troopers when it comes to trips to the mall (even at 4 am) and remain to be very content and pleasant babies. We have learned they do need their sleep and when it is interrupted.....we will pay the price!

Aside from babies...Chris and I are excited to celebrate our 5 year anniversary in a few weeks. Crazy! We just love this time of year!

Here are some pictures from "life" around the Butler house.

Cam and Sullivan hangin' out on our bed.

A day trip to the Renaissance festival. It was the perfect weather!
Our Thanksgiving table setting. (decorating is my favorite part next to baking the pumpkin pies!)

Our first Thanksgiving together.

The cousins. (I promise that our babies are happy babies. They DON'T look like it at all in this picture. What kind of face is Sullivan making? Ha!)

Ahhh.....how sweet! Look at how much they have grown!

Where's Waldo? (I mean, Cady...our kitty cat?)

Sullivan all worn out from his second Thanksgiving feast. Night Night. (thank you, Uncle Aaron, for our favorite little stuffed animal!)

Black Friday....we (all!) survived!

It is 9:15. We are home. We have been to the mall, out to breakfast (well, Cinnabon :), another store, and are now resting in the warmth of our home as it is (finally!) chilly here. The fireplace is lit, the babies are in their Christmas pj's, and there is a smell of turkey and pumpkin pie still lingering from our Thanksgiving feast yesterday (pictures to come later). I think it is a good morning. Pretty soon the tree will go up and the hot cocoa will be made. Yes...it is definitely a good morning. (




Chris gets Cam to smile....I think they were laughing about how crazy it was to get up at 4:00am!

Our happy baby...even while at the mall before daylight.

Sullivan not sure what he thinks about all of this?

Coffee....the key to success this morning! Happy Black Friday!

(Thank you grandma and grandpa for the warm, cozy pj's!)

Shutterfly...is SUPER FLY!

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6 months old. thankful.

On November 11th the boys turned 6 months old. Crazy! That half-year birthdate coupled with the month of November makes me ponder about things I am thankful for.

At the top of that list is definitely healthy boys who have changed our lives for the better for the past 6 months.

Camden is weighing about 13 1/2 lbs and Sullivan weighs about 10 1/2 lbs. They are pleasant and content the majority of the time. They are exploring the world around them, namely their hands and their voices.

Cam getting ready to go to the mall...all bundled up on a fall Texas day.
So...when mommy is running late for an appointment....you have to get creative. Look at how good the boys are at "feeding themselves". I think I will try to teach them to change their diapers next?...

All dressed up for the day.....(what exactly do you think Sullivan (left) is thinking?)

6 Months Old. Sullivan, Camden

6 Months Old. Camden, Sullivan

Some video footage.

(above video)
Who said dressing boys is not fun/cute? I love it! No seriously...I love picking out their outfits! Last week they both wore not only jeans...but sneakers. They are getting so big. Well, actually the jeans were size "newborn" and so are the sneakers I think. Look how strong they are...






So, Sullivan is our little noise box. They are both starting to find their voices, but this noise is just especially cute and he does this ALL THE TIME! So cute.

Happy Halloween!

This year for Halloween I got to celebrate with my two favorite lil' Indians. As you can see in the pictures, the boys are really excited about dressing up (?)!.
Here are my little Butler Braves!!!

Before we put our costumes on, we had a little MONSTER JAM (-mies)

Look at those cute little wiggly feet!

I tried the costume on first with those cute little bellies.....but we didn't want their little tummies to get cold...

Sullivan.

Cam.

Cam (again)

This week we have also learned how to sit in our bouncers, and have been practicing "tummy time" more and more so that our necks get stronger. The boys are smiling a little more every day and have each found their voices. This week we go to the doctor for our well-baby exam...so I will get to see how big they really are getting. It is already pretty evident when I go in their closet...I have to select clothes from the "bigger 0-3 and/or 3-6" shelf. Can't believe it!

Cam in his bouncer for the first time.

Sullivan ?enjoying? his bumbo. Actually, he is trying to stay awake. Look at those sleepy eyes!

Speaking of sleepy....this is how I found him sleeping after some tummy time. He was exhausted!

Cam telling Sully a funny story.

The brothers talking to each other.