"Skipping Rocks"

Granny and Emerson

Ready, set, throw!

Emerson spends Fridays with Granny and Oupa. We live in such a great place for lots of walks and adventure so Emerson gets to go see many new and different things. Today he tried his hand at "skipping" rocks. I don't think as much skipping was involved as tossing was. It is also a BSU game day, hence the blue and orange pants Emerson is sporting. Go big blue!

Soccer

Elizabeth's soccer team is in first place and if they win their next two games they will win the division, which hasn't happened in so very long. Check out the Ladies in Red standings in the Womens D2 division! Brent isn't playing soccer this season for the first time since he was probably five or six, but Rob is. His team is called Pita Pit in the Mens D1 division. They are in the middle of the pack with three games left. Go Elizabeth! Go Rob!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Jerry!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Jerry! We love you!

Grandpa Jerry, Charlotte, Dad

No more binky

Emerson turned 2 on September 16th so we decided it was time to rid ourselves of the binky for good. We had his 2 year check-up on the 23rd and his doctor gave us some good advice on how to take it away to never been seen or heard from again. All in all, she said that whatever works, do it. I guess some parents even tell their kids the dogs ate it! I wasn't about to do that. He had already been restricted to only using it for sleeping and maybe when he's nervous or tired and never at preschool. We just told him that big boys don't use binkys anymore and took it away... cold turkey a week ago today. He has done remarkably well and we are very proud of him. Its amazing that without the plug he actually speaks!

Emerson in his suit

Here are some more pictures showing how cute Emerson looked in his pinstriped suit at the wedding.

Wedding in the rain

Our lovely and beautiful friends Kristin and Dan were married on Saturday. Elizabeth was the maid of honor (I don't like the phrase "matron of honor") and Emerson was a very ruluctant ring bearer. He looked so dapper in his pinstriped suit and Elizabeth was all dolled up in a stunning brown strapless gown. We scrambled Saturday morning to procure a tent because of the rain and when we were setting all the tables and chairs up before the ceremony it was beautiful outside and we were thinking we might not even need the tent we had just received from the rental company. Alas, when we were taking pictures it started sprinkling and soon turned into a thunder and lightning storm complete with a very big downpour. Even though it rained on their parade, Kristin and Dan looked wonderful and the evening went on. Kristin was absolutely gorgeous in her gown and big princess hair. She even made all the jewelry the bridesmaids wore. Everyone was so pretty and the flowers were so fabulous. We love you Kristin and Dan!

Elizabeth and her escort

Emerson and Brent

Kristin and her parents

The beautiful couple, Kristin and Dan

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy Birthday Emerson! We love you!

Too Much Birthday...

Emerson's 2nd birthday isn't until tomorrow (September 16th), but we had a party for him yesterday at our house. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and we had about 25 people over at the house to celebrate. We were a little cozy, but it really wasn't that bad. We could have fit even more people into our small backyard!

I got a little ambitious and made him a Lightning McQueen cake. I bought a mold for the cake and put it on top of a sheet cake decorated like a road. It took me over an hour to frost it, but I was quite proud of myself when I finished. I know it isn't as fancy as one you can buy, but I was so happy to make it for Emerson. I've never met a kid that young so obsessed with a character before.



Emerson's favorite food is spaghetti so I made a ginormous batch. It was very yummy and as you can probably tell by these pictures, I think Emerson enjoyed it as well.



Emerson was excited to open his presents and sat down in his BSU chair to open them. Once he opened the first present, that was all he wanted to see. He wanted the box opened right away so he could start playing with it immediately. Mommy ended up opening the rest of the presents. Funny little guy...

Of course, he was way excited to get a big Lightning car from his daddy and once he saw that one, it was bye bye to toy number one and hello to Lightning. He and Kylie had a lot of fun playing with all his new loot.

By the time everyone had gone, Emerson needed to have a bath and get into bed, but all he wanted to do was play. We had quite the adventure getting him in the tub. He was so tired that once his head hit the pillow, he was out. I think he had a most fabulous birthday party! Thank you so much to everyone for helping us celebrate!

By the way, soccer has started and Elizabeth's team has won two games in a row, both 4-0. It is so exciting because this is the first winning season we have had in a very long time.

We also finished our patio of slate that we've been working on. It was quite the full weekend with a BSU game, party preparations, soccer games and then the party, but well worth it all!!!

Just like Oupa

Emerson wants to be just like his Oupa (Brent's dad). Oupa's favorite band is the Rolling Stones so when Brent saw this shirt last week at Target we just had to buy it. Emerson spends Fridays at Granny and Oupa's house so he wore it today in honor of his Oupa.

Relaxing Weekend

Well, we had a fairly relaxing weekend just hanging out. On Friday night, we spent a few hours making Brent's specialty chicken wings to eat at our tailgate party for the first BSU game of the season. We went shopping for Emerson's birthday on Saturday morning and spent way more than we should have. Then we headed off to BSU to tailgate and watch the big game. BSU had a great first game and we were so happy to start out with a big win. Then on Sunday we went to the first annual Rib Fest in Eagle. I've never seen so much good food in all my life. We were surrounded by ribs, pulled pork and yummy desserts. It was quite hard to decide what we wanted to feast on. We relaxed most of Sunday afternoon before ending up at Home Depot buying supplies for our backyard. We are taking an usused patch of dirt (I think the original intention was a flower bed) and making it into a stone patio. We picked out our stone and bought a few pieces to see if it is really the look we are going for. Monday was a holiday so we didn't do much besides watch movies and relax some more. Elizabeth didn't feel so well so she spent most of the day on the couch and didn't even shower! Oh my!