Last Day of ISR for Beau

After 6 weeks + of Infant Swim Survival Lessons (ISR), Monday-Friday for 10 minutes each day, Beau can float and potentially save himself if, heaven forbid, ever needed! He loved his teacher so much, but I think, he just really doesn't like swimming. He cried through every lesson up until the last week! The lessons are quite the commitment, but well worth it especially living in Arizona where drownings are a daily occurrence. ISR gives us one extra strong layer of protection among many others to avoid any close calls. We are proud of our little Beau Beau for all of his hard work! We are happy to be done until next year's refresher course!

 The instructor was kind enough to let Logan and Dane swim too the last week! She even worked with Logan on his strokes and REALLY helped him get the hang of it! 

 Dane has a mischievous look even under water:)

Logan was also taking his first strokes class at the Seville Club twice a week during the month of June. Both he and Daners are swimming like little fish thanks to ISR!!! Beau will be swimming (not just floating) next year!

Bye Bye Curly Mullet

Beau Beau has the cutest little curls, but they are starting to straighten out and look more and more like a mullet:) Time for his second hair cut!

Before:

After: 

 Now he looks like a big Bryner boy with his new faux hawk!

I was sad cutting off those sweet little curls...tear:( But, it was time. The mullet was starting to take over:) As your daddy always says, "looking good feeling good!"

Beau is 15 Months!

Wow, that went fast! Beau Beau is becoming such a big boy! He is starting to evolve from his crazy fast crawling, to knee walking, to walking. He still is favoring mainly the knee walking...so funny and he is really fast and good at it! Everyday, he walks more and more, but for now it is just a novelty thing to him. He loves how we cheer and scream every time he walks! 

His top and bottom molars are still trying to cut all the way through and they look super painful...poor Beau Beau:( I think that his teething has affected his eating. He only really likes to eat green beans, rice cereal, yogurt, pretzels, apple sauce, raisins, fish crackers, bananas, chips, tomato soup, rolls, milk, and water. It is shocking if I can get him to eat anything else, but I still try to push new foods. Hopefully, after his molars come through, his appetite will come back. 

Beau LOVES story time! He especially loves, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," "Peak a Who?," "That's Not My Dragon!," "The Very Hungry Bear, " and his Baby Einstein Language and Animal cards. He loves to point at everything and say "ooooh." Every animal he sees he points at and makes a growling noise. We are still working on animal sounds:) He can say "uh oh," "ball, " and "apple." He waves, blows kisses, claps, and gives high 5's. He loves to dance to any song he hears and loves it when I sing to him...any song! His most favorite thing to do is probably throw balls or anything he gets his little hands on. He has quite the arm! He also likes to drive little cars around. He loves to wrestle around with his brothers and loves to tease Dane. Dane has finally met his match! He loves it when Logan picks him up even though it looks painful:) He is still totally obsessed with his binkie and blankie.

He only has 3 more days left of his Infant Survival Swim lessons, which have been going M-F 10 min each day for 6 weeks! He just started to stop crying through the entire lesson this Friday. Too bad they are almost over, but we are ready to be done. He is doing great, but swimming everyday has been killer on his skin! His eczema has totally flared up! At his 15 month Well Check appointment, he was prescribed cephalexin suspension for the eczema that had become infected plus triamcinolone ointment. The doctor also recommended only bathing with Cetaphil cleanser and applying the triamcinolone and Cetaphil lotion nightly. His skin is definitely starting to improve, but probably won't clear up until swim lessons are over.

Here are his stats from his 15 month appointment:

• Weight: 21 lbs (30%)
• Height: 31 1/2 in (65%)
• Head: 18 1/2 in (56%)

He is doing very well and his ears are still clear and tubes intact. I can't believe how big he is getting! He is such a little goof ball and has so much energy! He is such a perfect mix of Logan and Dane! He loves to play and be silly. He also is a little cuddle bug and such a sweetheart! He is an amazing sleeper! He goes to bed at 7pm and doesn't wake up until 7:30 or 8am. He has the sweetest smile and I love his little voice and laugh:) We love this little boy so very much and could not imagine our family without him!

Memorial Day Weekend

For the weekend, Clark, Lindsay, baby Taylor, and Sam (stayed over one night) came to stay with us. We had a great time and the weather was beautiful! It was in the 80's even high 70's...VERY unusual for this time of year! It was almost too cold for us wimpy Arizonians to swim! Some of our weekend activities included:

Logan's Last Soccer Game of Season 6!

Go Blue Thunder!

 Logan LOVED having his Uncles there to cheer him on!

 The end of another great season!

 The tunnel at the end is all of the kid's most favorite part of the game!

 Way to go Logan! You are an awesome soccer player and get better and better with each season!

Lunch at Chompies...very delicious!

Bike Ride/Walk

Swimming

 Such cute little cousins:) Baby Tay is such a sweetheart with the cutest little cheeks and smile! We all had a blast playing with her!

Swimming didn't last too long because we were freezing:) Only in AZ would you say that 80 is too cold to swim! After that we had a delicious BBQ, put the kids to bed, and had a movie night. We had a great weekend with the Tucson Bryners and Sam! Thanks guys for the fun weekend!

Logan's 2nd Preschool Graduation

Logan is becoming an old pro that these graduations now, considering this is his 2nd one! He loved school so much this year! Mrs. Renae and Mrs. Kerri were wonderful teachers and they above and beyond with cute crafts and fun activities. Logan also loved being in class with his friends: Tyler, Kyson, and Joshua. Tyler, and Kyson will be in Logan's preschool class next year (3rd time is the charm! Well, I guess it is for July birthday boys:)) with a new pre-K teacher. Logan is more than ready for Kindergarten, but we feel that holding him back will be the best for his future both socially and academically. Also, he will be able to go almost directly on his mission after he graduates high school...perfect! That is the plan! We'll see how it goes:) 

Kyson, Joshua, and Logan

  He lead the class in "The Pledge of Allegiance"

 Logan's turn to slide into graduation! He took his shoes off before and was being super silly:)

 Shaking/"high 5ing" his teachers and receiving his certificate of completion

 He really was on a silly kick, this is the best class pic I could get of him...tongue out and all!

 Way to go Logan!

 Logan with Mrs. Renae and Mrs. Kerri. they did such a wonderful job this year! Logan will miss them:)

Over the summer we will continue to work with him on his reading. He has mastered the beginning BOB books and is progressing to the more difficult ones. We will also continue to work on his writing skills. I am not biased or anything (ha ha), but Logan is one smart cookie! He loves to learn and the gears in his little mind are always turning. He is very inquisitive and is constantly trying to figure everything and anything out. He is a little sponge! It amazes me the things he retains and regurgitates! If you get him going, he will talk over 100 words per minute with great enthusiasm as he shares the things he has learned. We are so proud of him and the amazing little preschool scholar he has become!