Grandma & Grandpa's House

sophie loved playing with the dishwasher and barstools, but they only played nice for so long, a dishwasher/barstool combo bruise on both the front and back of her head made for one sad sophie

sophie loved hanging out with uncle josh, especially when she got to 'help' him feed his eight baby cows

she got in a solid 8 seconds on josh's most fearsome bovine brownie, what a beast!

Celebrating the 4th

We decided to celebrate the 4th a day early so as to avoid the crowds at the lake, and it ended up being a most excellent idea : ) We took our boat, had some friends bring their jet skis, had a bbq, and spent from sun-up til sun-down at Boyd Lake.

No matter what stunt I tried to pull, Eli had to go and out do me . . . and then some! We had knee boards, wake boards, and tubes, all of which got plenty of use!

We were a little nervous about taking Sophie for the entire day, but she ended up loving the boat, and all the attention she got, so it worked out beautifully for all!

Even though she loved her make shift play pen, after multiple chair tip overs Eli made a Walmart run and got a legit play pen.

3 Year Anniversary

For our 3 year anniversary we went camping/mountain biking at Hewlett Gulch up the Poudre Canyon. This was my first time on an actual mountain trail since having Sophie, so I was a bit rusty. But Eli fell a couple times too so I felt better. Despite the cuts, bruises, and falling in the river time after time, it was a beautiful ride. Here's to 3 years and counting!

Finally done with High School! Woo woo Caleb!!!

I used to be the tallest of the 4 Buttars kids, but now even Josh is creeping up on me - and I'm wearing heels! So much for my "little" brothers and sister.

Sophie loves to play with her aunt Kirstin - and Kirstin loves to play with Sophie, as long as she's not crying, hungry, dirty, stinky.....

Caleb's State Track & H.S. Graduation

This was my little brother Caleb's senior year of track, so Sophie and I went home to Idaho for the Idaho State H.S. Championships. Caleb ran great, and his team did so well that they took 2nd overall. Congrats Caleb!!! Being at BSU and the Smurf Turf that the track goes around really made me miss the good ol days of high school track. . . . for a minute. Then I remembered I was a distance runner, and as I watched the 1600m runners drag themselves across the finish line, I decided I was content to be in the stands eating my 2nd funnel cake. Man those things are good!

Let's Play!

Sophie loves to be outside, and when she can't be, she sits by the door and wishes she was : )

Hiking to Grey Rock

Today we took Sophie for her first hike near the Poudre River just outside Ft. Collins. Aside from being covered in sunscreen, she loved every minute of it. Her out of shape parents needed the workout.