having a blast on New Year's Eve with Stoney, Maria, Weston and Lori plus all of the kids. We played games and snacked, watched the countdown and then hurried to bed, we must be old, because we can hardly stand to stay up late anymore!! Howie loved the sparkling cider and tried to get all of the last drops from the bottle. 

Okay everyone, this is my sorry attempt to catch up on my postings. Time slips by too fast and then I was behind and kept getting further behind. Anyways, here are some photos to finish off the year with. I have some cute new years ones to add later. We hope you are well and that 2006 will treat you nicely! Love the Rushton's 

how can you not smile when he cracks this one on ya? He is just so much fun right now and hard to resist. He is such a ham!! Hard to believe he is only 1. 

The Rushton Family Photo of 2005 (in case you didn't get one in the mail) 

This was Christmas day and presents. Howie didn't understand how to open the presents. Even after free reign on the tree and anything under it! So mom helped and then he was just too tired from all of the excitement and fell asleep on mommy's lap. Christmas 2005 

Howie celebrates his 1st birthday! We had lots of fun with family and friends. I made his cake and he loved picking off the M&M's first and then grabing bites, eating a little, and then brushing his hands together to get the goop off. He loved his little truck that he can carry around courtsey of the handle on top. He loved it so much that he wouldn't let it go, even on the car ride home. 

this is what happens when daddy isn't watching howie. Howie REALLY REALLY enjoys eating yogurt. Can you tell? 

Halloween Trunk or Treat at the ward parking lot. This was just after Howie learned to walk (10 months) 

October 2005 Howie with his two cousin's Kailani (blue shirt) and Jaynee (purple shirt) along with Grandma Schulthies