Win!

Anyone can tell I am moderately...okay fine...excessively obsessed with my little nephew Edwin! (P.S. I cannot wait until Whitney and Rob have their little bundle of joy so I can be as equally obsessed with my little niece!) And so because it is no surprise to anyone that I love that little Win I will post some pictures I took this last time I was home! I went home for a week right before I started working just because I could! I am so glad I did because I got lots of quality time with Win and his mama!

I went with Carissa and Edwin to a fun Lap Sit Singalong at the Library and got this lovely little gem of a picture!


The joys of swinging while your mom is pushing you! He loved when she would catch his feet!


Caught in the act of chewing the lemon skin! Those gorgeous eyes and chubby little legs! He is just too much!

Crock Pot Crazyness!

And we did it again! The cooking ladies and I pulled off a crock pot crazy fest this weekend and I am thrilled to say it was a success! What was on the menu you might ask? Well, we made a delicious spinach and artichoke cheese dip as an appetizer to go along with our scrumptious Spanish paella! Both of these dishes were cooked in crock pots and might I just add that my house smelled amazing for the 4 plus hours these gourmet meals were cooking!?!



Look at these gorgeous colors! Certainly the paella dish was a good pick!



And then to top it all off, while the boys went to Priesthood we had a girls night which included lots of talking, laughter and chocolate fondue of course! Perfect end to a delicious and entertaining evening!

Exciting Endeavors!

Tomorrow my life will change forever! After 3 long months of waiting I have finally been cleared to start working as a Social Worker for a foster care agency in D.C.! I will be working for Family Matters and cannot wait to start doing what I love! I must admit I am both overly excited and quite anxious all at once but I know tomorrow will bring the beginning of a new adventure and I am thrilled to get started!

In the meantime, as I was waiting to start work, I was able to accomplish another exhilarating feat! My dad and I signed up to run a half marathon about 6 months ago and finally last weekend we were able to put our bodies to the test! My mom surprised us all about half-way through training and decided to run the race as well! It was quite the experience training with my parents and ultimately finishing the race with them! All in all, it was an experience I will not soon forget and hope to do again in the future! A special thanks to all those that cheered me on and kept me going! You know who you are! ;)

The whole group right before the race started! This is when my adrenaline was on fire!


Crossing the finish line! My official time was 2 hours and 24 mins! I was shouting praises as I crossed! (Broc was an awesome camera man!)



And the whole groups afterward with our champion medals! What a fun race and what a great group to be running with!



Certainly there have been some exciting endeavors in the Buttars home recently and as tomorrow gets ever closer I look forward to the exciting endeavors yet to come!