Bennett & Camille at the beach for Family Home Evening tonight..We had a good time.

One of my favorite scenes in Carlsbad. I've been coming to this spot since I was 16. Whenever I need a place to go to think, or be alone, this is where I come.

Just a casual family picture on Father's day. Everyone is here, except Michelle.

Kathy's "Crazy haired girl" Sophia Michelle

The girls boat

Another great shot...

Whitewater rafting in Oregon...

Camille's 5th grade promotion ceremony...no more elementary school kids! :(

One of my favorite pictures...Brock lovin up his Aunt Kathy. You can tell she LOVES his affection!

Celebration of Champions...2007

Micheal Angel Butler

Butlers at the Celebration of Champions...in honor of Michelle

Grandpa Butler with Nehemiah and Micheal.

Nehemiah...oh man I miss him! (and his parents)

Colin...one adorable nephew!

This is Louie and Howlie. Howlie is Camille's dog...Louie belongs to the Shuffers. Louie is male and French, Howlie is female. You can guess what happened when Louie came over for a visit. Camille was so disturbed by what she saw, she went in and made up a marriage certificate which stated in part, "I Louie Shuffer take Howlie Butler to be my lofty wedded wife" she even had them sign it with their paw print....she felt much better about Louie after that. He was extremely exhausted after his visit...and we may be expecting puppies in the middle of July.

Those are pictures of Luke at his end of the year performance for Showstoppers. And also, a picture of the memorial plaque outside of the Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center at the High School for Michelle. Luke reminds me of Chris Farley when he performs, he's looking around with a big silly grin on his face...very entertaining.

8 Months

It's been 8 months today since Michelle died. Every anniversary that marks the passage of time without Michelle is difficult. Like you get punched in the stomach all over again. I spent my day catching up on "So you think you can dance" and "the Batchelorette"...a day well spent...not. But dang some people can DANCE! I like to imerse myself in mindless entertainment to ease the pain. Now I'm feeling like a slug, laying on my couch all day with a remote in one hand and a popsicle in the other. Busy day. I must go fry onions to make it smell like I've been cooking..or something...

Hello

So, I'm new to this blog thing. I guess I've been "blogging" for a couple of years with Michelle's Leukemia, but hopefully this will be a happier blog.