HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy! We love you!

I love my grandparents!

Emerson is one lucky kid. He gets to spend every Friday with his granny and Oupa. Can you tell he wants to be just like his Oupa? He usually refuses to wear a hat, but if Oupa is wearing his yellow hat, Emerson wants to have one also! Today he got to go to the park and play. He loves the slides but isn't too sure about the swings. It is always hard to get him to leave the playground when it is time to go. I try to get him to use the little slide first and work his way up to the big ones, but he wants none of that. It HAS to be the big slide for my little man.

Last week he got to take a bus ride downtown with his Granny and Oupa. He had a most wonderful time on the bus and at the fountain. I've never met a kid who loves transportation vehicles as much as Emerson. It doesn't matter what kind either, cars, trucks, busses, planes, trains, you name it! He also got to go to the playground after his full morning downtown.

Summer is finally here!

We had another beautiful weekend here in beautiful Boise, complete with a summer storm Saturday night, although Saturday during the day wasn't too exciting. We ran errands for a few hours then came home so Emerson could take a nap. Brent took a nap as well so Elizabeth was left doing all the laundry. I don't understand how such a little boy (Emerson) can make so much laundry! Then we took Emerson over to Mom and Dad Dietz's house while we went out to celebrate our anniversary that we didn't have a chance to do last weekend. We went to the Outback Steakhouse. It is always such a treat to have dinner alone together. Sunday we spent most of the day in the pool with Grandma and Grandpa. Once Emerson got used to the pool again, we couldn't get him out! Then yeserday (Monday) Kevin and Stevie came to town for the night and we had a wonderful Salmon dinner.

Full Weekend!

We had a fabulously fun weekend! On Saturday we went to the zoo and Emerson just loved it. Then the two boys (Brent and Emerson) took a long nap together while mommy got some personal time in to read. Sunday was both Father's Day and our sixth wedding anniversary. We had a wonderful brunch at mom and dad Butterfield's house with both sides of the family. Emerson and Spike had a lot of fun playing fetch. Then the dads and Rob all went to drive go-carts. Emerson even got to go around the track on his daddy's lap really slow. He absolutely LOVES cars! After all this activity we had a nice dinner of bar-be-qued chicken at mom and dad Dietz's house and went home to pass out from our fun filled weekend.

p.s. Elizabeth passed her FE exam and is now an EIT

Alex Graduates!

Our beautiful Alex has graduated from Boise High School on Tuesday night. She looked gorgeous and we are all so proud of our sister, sister-in-law and auntie. Even Emerson did so well sitting through the long ceremony. He didn't start fussing until the very end. There were so many family members and friends waiting for the graduates outside the arena afterwards that Brent had to put Emerson on his shoulders so that Alex could find us!

New Fence!

So the new to us fence finally got put up in our backyard with many many thanks to Dad and Rob. It is so nice to be have an enclosed yard. The privacy is something we never had and we are quite excited about it! Check out the before and after photos. Rob's condo complex was putting in all new fence so we got to steal the wood leftover from the old one. We can't afford new so we got new to us. We are so happy! Thank you so much for all your help Dad and Rob!

Lovely Cast

So apparently Brent's tough last game was quite difficult. He went in for a slide tackle and must have braced himself incorrectly because he managed to break his hand. Well, actually he broke his thumb where it connects to his palm. He has a beautiful blue and purple cast for four to six weeks. He has to go back in to the doctor in a week or so to make sure the cast is working and is positioned properly. He just loves trying not to get it wet in the shower!

Mother's Day

We (Brent and Elizabeth) both had last soccer games on Friday evening. Look at all those beautiful ladies and handsome men! Unfortunately, both of our teams lost, but it was a good season. On Saturday we did a little spring cleaning at Nana's house to get it ready for some people to move in and stage the home to hopefully sell soon and on Sunday we had a most fabulous Mother's Day. We had a lovely brunch at Rob's house with Mom and Dad Butterfield and watched the movie Cars. It is so much fun to see Emerson's face light up every time he sees a car. He is definitely a Butterfield! After brunch, we had a very yummy barbeque at Mom and Dad Dietz's house. Mom made some very scrumptious hamburgers and potato salad. Not one person walked away hungry after our full day of eating and celebrating mothers. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Soccer, Soccer, Soccer

As you can see, we have been having loads of fun on the soccer field this season. Brent and Elizabeth are both on teams and Emerson wants to be on a team already. We didn't even make him kick the ball. He does it all by himself! We both have one game left and then the end of the season tournament. We are so ready for summer and swimming.

Hey There!

We (Brent and Elizabeth) are starting this blog so that our friends and family can stay in touch with us and find out what has been going on in our lives.