The Band of Butlers: Butler Family Christmas

We wrapped up the holiday season with Christmas #3 with the Butler family in Rockwall the weekend after Christmas. While we were excited to spend the weekend with the family, we were a little nervous about the trip. The week leading up to our visit, Blake's parents started talking about kittens they had taken in and were planning to give to the grandbabies, Harper and Addison. Pets are never a good surprise gift, especially for 18 and 12-month old kids. I have to admit, I was worried. Very worried. Blake and I do not like cats.... at all. And I didn't want to add taking care of a kitten to all the things we already have going on with two toddlers. Nope, not happening. I was most worried about Greyson getting upset and his little heart breaking when we told him we could't take it home. For some reason, he loves cats, especially the one that strolls around our neighborhood. I could see the tears coming when we would have to tell him it was going to stay at Nana and Papa's house! So while we were opening presents with the family and Papa set a meowing cardboard box in front of me and Bonnie, I froze. I thought that maybe if I wasn't the one to open it we wouldn't have to take it home. ;) Luckily, Bonnie had learned about the "joke" the previous night and opened the box. Inside were two furry meowing kittens... TOY kittens! Yes, Nana and Papa bought battery-operated Furr Real toy kittens. I have never been so relieved! Just wait Nana and Papa, we're coming for you!! After the threat of taking home a live kitten was gone, we had a wonderful weekend with the family and rang in 2017 rather uneventfully. :)