Logan's First Soccer Game!

Finally, the soccer season has begun. Logan has been talking about how excted he is to go to preschool and play soccer for months! He had his first soccer practice September 9th. Immediately he busted out on the field and aggressively kicked the ball to the goal and yelled "yeah" while throwing both of his hands in the air in celebration. Ben and I both looked at each other and were like how does he know how to do that? I guess that he has learned a thing or two from his cousins because he acted like he knew what he was doing!

We were excited for his first game, which was the following Saturday (Sept. 11th) because he seemed really into playing at his practice. He did great, but wasn't quite as aggressive as he was in practice. He did score a goal, which was awesome! He had a lot of fun, which is all that matters. Uncle Sam came and watched and Logan was very excited to see him!



March, 8th 2011

...is the day that our third little baby is due!!! Hopefully, he or she won't be 9 days overdue like our little Daners and will arrive on time or a couple days early (wishful thinking, but it could happen right?).

Logan keeps saying, "Mommy, there is a sister in your tummy, but I want it to be a brother." So cute and my dad is convinced that Logan knows, but we will be truly happy if it is a boy or a girl. Now, that I am 13 weeks, I am hoping that the nausea (which has been yuckier than my past 2 pregnancies) will start to subside and I can enjoy being pregnant a little bit more.

We are SOOOOO excited for our new little angel to arrive!!!

Logan's First Day of Preschool!!!

I CANNOT believe that this day has already come, but my little baby Logan officiall goes to preschool!!! His first day was August 17th and he goes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9-11:30 AM. I don't know if I will put all of my kids in preschool at age 3, but Logan was totally ready for it and would talk about going to school all of the time. He loves to learn and he loves to be in structured activites with other kids, so I knew it was time to take the plunge into the world of school!
His teacher is Mrs. Keesler who is in our ward and Logan adores her! He has so much fun making all of the crafts and doing his little homework assignments. He especially loves wearing his superhero backpack to school...he feels SOOOO big now, just like Wade and Seth!!! Even though he is the youngest kid in the class, Mrs. Keesler assures me all the time that she could never tell because he fits right in! No accidents or problems yet and it gives me great errand running time/gym time two days a week (running around with just Daners is soooo much easier...it is a nice break for us all even though I miss having Logan along)!So far, he has a friend named Carter and he tries to make a new friend everytime he goes. He is LOVING going to school and hopefully it stays that way!

18 Months!!!

Wow, this little boy has grown up over night! After our visit to the ENT, he started walking (at 16 months, mind you...yes, I was starting to get worried) and talking like crazy! He was prescribed a nasal steroid (Nasonex) to take every night and I am convinced that it did the trick at drying up the fluid in his middle ear that was throwing off his balance and making it hard to hear. He has been ear infection free for months now and hopefully it stays that way, but if he does get one then it is time for tubes. He is such a silly boy and he loves to tease and play. He is "Mr. Cheeser"! In all of his pictures he says "Cheeeeese" really loud and smiles as big as he can! He gives big toothy grins all day long! He also loves to flirt with the ladies:) He has so much personality and he is so fun to be around...I get so excited to see him every morning! He also is very lovey and tender hearted. He LOVES kisses and huggies! Some of his favorite things to do are: color (he is obsessed and gets very aggressive about holding/hoarding all of the crayons while he is creating his masterpieces), play with Logan, drive cars around, go to the gym, nursery (his first day he had no problem, he just walked straight in and started playing...having Logan in there with him may have something to do with him loving it), dance, play ball, swim, watch movies (he loves "Curious George" and "Cars"), read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", watch "Yo Gabba Gabba", eat bananas ("manas"), cookies, fruit snacks, Gold Fish, milk, and ANYTHING with ketchup on it, he also loves to play with his cousins.

I can't forget to mention his feisty/spunky side. He is either extremely happy or extremely angry...there is not much in between. However, he doesn't get angry that often and he is very quick to recover and say "I sorry" which is so sweet:) Unfortunately, he still has his "Banshee Scream" which I don't think will ever go away as much as his daddy wishes that it would (it makes his blood boil). He doesn't just scream when he is made, he screams when he is happy too, which makes going out dinner almost impossible these days. He is just a screamer and we are convinced that he is always going to be a loud person (he got that from his Ampa), which is who he is and we love him no matter what...screaming and all!

Here are Daners recent stats from his 18 month appointment:

• Weight: 24 lbs. (26%)


• Height: 32 in. (50%)


• Head: 19 in. (64%)
  

We feel so blessed to have such happy and healthy little boys that bring soooo much joy and happiness into our lives!

The Bryner Family Vacation to Colorado

Last week, we went on our first official Bryner Family Vacation to Durango, Colorado. It was sooooo beautiful there and the weather was amazing (very similar to UT). On our journey there, we stayed overnight in Farmington, New Mexico, which I wasn't too fond of (thanks Ben for booking a 1 star motel...yuck!). However, the next day (on our way to Durango) we stopped at Mesa Verde, which is an amazing National Park filled with incredible Indian ruins on top of a huge mesa. We were supposed to meet the rest of the fam there, but since there was no cell coverage we toured around the park on our own, which wasn't for very long considering the age of our kiddos, but we enjoyed it and LOVED the cafe!



Finally, we all arrived in Durango at the beautiful rental house that was just the perfect size to fit all of us (our fam of 4, Annette, Brent, Tamsin, Emma, John, Clark, Lindsay, Sam, Katie, Tom, and Bonnie)! Then we ate at a Mexican Restaurant in town and came home and watched a movie and went to bed.

The next day, Annette, Brent, and Bonnie went on the all day train ride from Durango to Silverton and back. They said it was beautiful scenery and a great experience, but they got pretty dirty riding the old steam engine and a little motion sick as well. Since the train wasn't very kid friendly, we chose to venture with the rest of the group to Telluride. It took about 3 hours to get there, but the views were amazing! We stopped in Silverton to walk around through all of the little shops, which were really cute. Then we finally made it to Telluride, which was exactly like Park City...sooooo beautiful! I LOVED it there and we found the yummiest burger and ice cream shop called "The Sweet Life"...so good! Then we rode the Gondolas (Tram-like ski lifts) up and down the mountain where we could see the entire city! For the kids, the Gondolas were the highlight of the whole vacation...they thought it was the coolest thing ever! I loved seeing all of the AMAZING cabins and houses that were right on the ski resort. Unfortunately, we had no sightings of Tom, Katie, Suri, Demi, or Ashton:) However, it was so beautiful there and we would love to go back and stay next time!


Unfortunately, our way back from Telluride didn't go so smoothly. We ended up driving 50 miles in the wrong direction (advice for the future: never rely on your cell phone GPS App in an area of sketchy cell phone coverage...get a map or don't have Ben be the navigator...I love you Benny:))! Hours upon hours later we made it back to the house in Durango hungry and exhausted, but we made it.




The next day, we decided that everyone should try to stay at the house and spend time together as much as possible since we hadn't hardly been all together much the whole trip, which the trip was all about. Bonnie compared our Saturday together to Christmas Eve, where we eat and play games and just hang out all day. We did have two outings, however, one to old town to check out the shops and the next to pick up the take-out food from "The Real Texas BB-Q"...YUM! Other than that, we really abided by our togetherness rule and had a lot of fun doing it! We hot tubbed, played Chinese horse shoes, made Stampin' Up cards (thanks Bonnie!), celebrated Emma's third b-day (she loved it and was the cutest birthday princess ever!), ate, and played many games (I was the "Pit" champion...3 games in a row...whoohoo!).

We had so much fun being all together and the time flew by so fast that before we knew it it was time to go home. Hopefully, The Bryner Family Vacation will become an annual tradition because we had a great time and would love to do it again! Next year, maybe a cruise or Disneyland?:)

I will post more pictures when I get them from the rest of the fam.

Infant Swim Survival Classes

This summer we had Logan and Dane enrolled in swim lessons, but not just any swim lessons, it was swimming survival lessons. For about 4 weeks, the lessons were Monday-Friday for 10 minutes each while being one on one with the instructor, who was amazing with them! Logan took to swimming right away and only had a few off days. However, floating was kinda tricky to him, but he eventually caught on and learned to love it and utilize it as a mode of rest in a long stretch of swimming (which is what they are taught to do).

Dane, on the other hand, did not enjoy the lessons at all until the last few days! He would cry almost the full 10 minutes each day (which is normal for his age), but he still managed to learn and master what was being taught. Since Dane has just started to walk, he didn't really learn how to swim just float. This method of Infant Survival Training does not believe in throwing the child in, but she would kinda plop him in and within in seconds he would flip to his back and float to the top. It was really amazing to watch!

In order to "pass off" their training they had to go through a lesson of swimming in summer clothes and then a lesson in winter clothes. They do this to mimic what it would really feel like if they fell into water accidentally and how the wet clothes can weigh them down. The boys thought it was weird at first to swim in their clothes, but then they really liked it! Dane actually floated better in winter clothes...he thought it was fun!

The lessons were such a great experience and each year we will do a refresher course to help maintain and continue to advance their skills. Now it is so much fun to go swimming and it really has given me a peace of mind. Not to say that we don't need to still be very careful and watchful when swimming...I just know that they know what to do to save themselves if they were ever in that situation...heaven forbid!