Briner Boys up at Bat!

This year Ethan and Dawson played on the Clovis Christian Orange Team.  It was a great season!  Not only did Ethan and Dawson get to be on the same team, but they also got to play with their cousins, Sam, Ben, and Peter.  They even got their dad and Uncle Eric to be their coaches!

This was Ethan's 3rd year of T-Ball, and took it very seriously.

He hit from his dad's pitches, and loved sliding in to home plate...look out Giants, here he comes!

Dawson on the other hand, was "here for the party"!  He loved seeing his cousins, and loved running the bases.

The last night after their game, the boys had an award ceremony where they all got trophies!  Great job Briner Boys!

The Plunge

Dawson started his swimming lessons at Jamie's School of Fish. We love Jamie, and the boys have taken lessons there for years.

Teacher Andrea is GREAT with Dawson!!
Dawson tried to lay on the tears, and the charm...but she stands her ground!
By lesson 2, he cried half way...and then decided...she's not giving in,
so I'd better just do what she says.
He's holding his breath, monkey walking, and kicking with less than an hours lesson!

Good Job Fishy!!

I'm Hungy...

Oh, the stories of having a 2 year old....

The day after I got home from San Diego, I was upstairs, and Dawson came up to tell me he was "hungy". He had already had breakfast, and a snack, so I dismissed his request, and went along sorting laundry. He disappeared, and I figured he went to play. About 10 minutes later, he appeared with chocolate on his face. After a quick sniff...confirming it was chocolate, I asked him to show me what he ate....he took my hand, and took me downstairs to show me...this is what I found:

Dawson had got into the drawer and got the scissors out...got the unopened box of Pop Tarts, (normally, we do not have PopTarts in the house, but Eric and the boys saw them on sale while shopping for stocking stuffers for me, and stuck them in my stocking) opened the box, took the pop tart package out, and cut it open! He was so proud of himself...all I could do is laugh! Who knows, maybe I have a future surgeon on my hands! ;)

My baby turns 2!

Well, technically, not until Friday, but today (Thanksgiving 2006) was actually his due date two years ago. On November 28th, 2006, Dawson Tate entered our world! He weighed 9 lbs. 7 oz., and was 21 1/2 inches long. He has been such a blessing, and is full of joy! He brings smiles to everyone, and knows no stranger. He already has picked up his brother, Ethan's wit, and will always have mommy's heart! He still lets me hold him like a baby, and says, "Mommy's baby". (Even though most of the time, he calls me "Babe"!) He loves cars, especially, "Mommy's cool car, Daddy's cool car, and Grama's cool car" as he calls them...and every other white truck and SUV! Even though he is now officially a toddler...he will always be my baby!

Bye-Bye Curls!

Well, Dawson is now 19 1/2 mos, and it was about time for his first hair cut. (Although I loved the curls!!!) We set up "shop" where I cut all the big boys hair, and got ready. He was pretty good through most of the haircut. Afterwards he kept looking at himself in the mirror. We then spiked it up like his brothers, and immediately became a "big boy"! It's so strange to see this little boy walking around instead of a baby. Bye Bye curls!! Hello big boy!