Dumont Posse

Day 26
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Mother's Day and My 26th Birthday

The day was spent with family at Nana Nana's house. We celebrated not only Mother's day, but the birthdays of my brother, Benjamin (23) and my cousin, Nicholas (24). It was a wonderful day with cake and ice cream.

Day 25
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Jacey's 3rd Birthday

A good time was had by all, especially the birthday girl. There was a magician who had an amazing sense of humor and some AMAZING food. While there was a large array of food, my favorite was the empanadas, mmmmmm. Jacey looked darling in her pretty pink dress. There were many family members and lots of small children.

Day 24

Friday, May 7, 2010

Colten discovers the freeze pop

One of the long had traditions of summer is the freeze pop. Drake has enjoyed their wonderful flavor for 3 summers now. He has grown to love them and some would even say they have become his favorite. It appears that his little brother will follow suit. On this day, everyone, young and old enjoyed a refreshing freeze pop while we visited the lake :)

Day 23

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Colten has found his feet!

Day 20

May 3, 2010

Day at Sarah and Kyle's with Nick and Aunty Gayle

We had a little get together at Sarah and Kyle's to hang out with Nick. Nick whom we thought was leaving in two days, turns out his Mall that he works at was about four feet under water. Needless to say Nicholas will not be returning to TN anytime soon. Lucky for us, we miss his funny personality and crazy hair! The big boys swam in the little pool, the little ones hung out, ate and fell asleep. Great Aunty Gayle was happy to rock Colten to sleep :)

Day 19

May 2, 2010

Van Ride to Springfield, MA

The day was meant to be a day to check out some campgrounds up in the Springfield, MA area so that we can camp and hit up Six Flags. Originally it was going to be my family of four and my Mother and Pete. Gayle and Nick decided to tag along for the fun. That is right a 7 passenger van with 8 passenger, a two hour drive each way, two boys under two, one tired Nicholi and a DVD player (thank heavens.) The campground (https://sodommountain.com/) was decently priced, had adorable cabins, a nice pool and the help was extremely friendly. While we don't think we have the time to head up that far this camping season, we will be keeping it in the back of our head for next year! On the ride home we stopped at a local diner and enjoyed the delicious food of the local. It was a long day, but fun was had by all. Crammed car rides usually provide some lasting memories :)

Day 18

May 1, 2010

Miss Allyson Teague became Mrs. Jason Marrapese

Today we spent the day with family to celebrate the union of marriage between my cousin, Allyson L Teague to Jason Marrapese. The ceremony was held at John V Doyle in Coventry. Full on Catholic ceremony. The bride was stunning and the groom as happy as I've ever seen him. The reception was held at Cranston Country Club. It was a beautiful reception, a bit on the divided side but great none the less. Our family sure made for some interesting company. Rob with his red shoes, Nick and Crystal sharing his tuxedo shirt, Ben and Lauren providing their own drinks, Mom with her bib and Kelsey danced the night away! We got home around 11:30 pm. Aunt Theresa babysat the boys (that was a story on its own, lets just say Drake didn't make the pot lol.)

Day 17

April 30, 2010

Daddy and Colten doing Night Night

This is their nightly routine, aren't they cute???

Day 14

April 27, 2010

My big potty training boy

We started potty training probably the second week in April and while we have had many accidents, it is going well. Drake typically makes his best effort to get to the pot, but doesn't always make it. Practice makes perfect!

Day 13

April 26, 2010

Introducing Finger Foods

Colten ate "puff puffs" today for the first time. A brand new container and more than half of the container is gone. I would estimate that Colten maybe got 3 in his mouth and big brother finished up the others.

April 25, 2010

Musician Colten

I came home from a very long and tedious day and this is what I came home to. My little chubs was playing the alligator all by himself. It was wonderful music and it totally lifted my spirits. I canot believe how big my baby is getting so quickly. If you want to see his concert, check facebook for the video tomorrow :)

April 24, 2010

Gina and Ryan's Baby Shower

Today we celebrated the arrival of our neice Alyssa Regina by throwing the new mom and dad a baby shower. It was co-ed and consisted of yummy food, good company and fun games. Josh won the bottle drinking game, Sarah and Kelly won Gift Bingo, and Theresa won baby price is right! We also, all wrote letters to Alyssa for each birthday up until she is 25. They were all individually sealed and put in a box, labeled with the year that her and her parents are to open them, read them and enjoy them.

All in all it was a good day!

April 23, 2010

Cowboy Drake

Yes, his whole attire is pretty redneck. The Carhart, courtesy of Pop, the Tennessee T-shirt, courtesy of Gram Peg,  and the overalls and cowboy boots, courtesy of Uncle Chris and Steph. My little boy is getting too big and too cute!

April 22, 2010

Drake's new Carhart from Pop

When Drake was little and we were visiting Nana and Pop, they bought Drake his first Carhart sweatshirt. It was a 2T and although he still fits in it (snuggly), this one came at a great time. This one is a 4T and it has more room for him to grow. Plus, little brother Colten has gladly inherited the old one :) He fits in it pretty well.

April 20, 2010 Momma and Boys

Daddy had to replace the brakes on the Mini van today. Mommy was blessed to get some alone time with the boys. It is a rarety these days and I miss them like crazy. Scott is an amazing father, but we are two very different parent types. This makes us a great team, but sometimes I just feel like I am robbing my kids of something by not being here. They will be fine I am sure, but I miss them.

April 19, 2010

Spring Cleaning

We are purging our baby stuff, selling it on Craigslist! That is right, the stuff we don't see a need for is going. This doesn't mean we won't need it someday, just not right now. We may never need it again, but if that time comes and we need it we will simply buy newly used stuff :)

April 18, 2010

McKenzie's 3rd Birthday Party

Today we had the honor of celebrating Miss McKenzie's 3rd birthday. She is such a beautiful little girl and she is sooooo smart. She is such a doll! This year she had a "littlest pet shop" party and she scored some awesome toys. It was great to see the Goodhart family. Cassidy (McKenzie's Mom) & Will did a fantastic job hosting. Here is to another year and another wonderful celebration.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Clam Cakes and Chowda with Grammie and Papa

We went to visit Papa and Grammie and spent much of our Saturday morning with them. Papa wanted to Road Trip, so we all loaded up in the van and went to IGGY's for clam cakes and chowda. Drake loved the waves and the seagulls. Colten hung out with Daddy and enjoyed watching Drake. We also had the first Del's Lemonade of the season!

Friday, April 16, 2010

Cloth Diapering

I initiated the cloth diaper idea a few months ago. Mainly to save money but also because they are adorable. We moved to our new place and finally have a washer and dryer, perfect opportunity to try cloth diapers. I scoped out brands and finally settled on Softbums. It is an All in two (AI2) diaper and this one is one size. Which means I only have to buy them once and it will fit from preemie to toddler. We did try it on Drake and it fit great. It also fits Colten to a tee, a Minnesota Mom came up with an amazing product. We only have one diaper at this point (so we could try it) and three inserts. The outer layer can be used again and again unless it gets soiled. We used it through two diaper changes tonight and it barely was damp. Tomorrow Scott will test it out, he isn't so gun ho about the cloth diapering. I think he may be afraid of the unknown. We shall see how it goes, but if all goes well, we will be ordering a package of 6 (runs about $215) and saying goodbye to diapers forever! No we aren't cloth diapering Drake, however, my little boy has been potty training since last Saturday. He is doing great, hasn't wore a diaper in two or three days. We are doing pull ups at night but this morning when he woke up, he was completely dry!

Meeting the newest Goodhart

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Brayden Goodhart

Born April 14, 2010 @ 8:48 P.M.

8 lbs 13 ounces

to Ashley Goodhart

After work today, I stopped by Woman and Infants hospital to visit the newest Goodhart family member. He is so handsome, such a good little baby. This picture is Brayden and his Grandma Sallie (one awesome lady!) Brayden is the first grandchild in thier family and as you can tell Grandma is in love. I was blessed to hold and even feed him while I visited. He has some gorgeous strawberry blonde hair, just like his Uncle Joey and his Grandma Sallie. Mommy and baby were doing lovely and both are expected to head home tomorrow.

April 14, 2010

Our first 2010 cookout at the Jordan-Bodington House

After a slow work day for me and a hectic day at home for Scott, relaxation was in order.

We spent our evening, as we spend many evenings, hanging out with Sarah and Kyle (plus their two boys.)

I love and cherish these times. We've been doing it for a while and it is simply amazing to see how much all of our boys have grown. Also, it has been wonderful to watch our own relationships blossom into something I would never be able to give up. Kyle and Scott hung outdoors building a fire with the two older boys, while Sarah and I hung indoors with the two little ones (who are only 7 weeks apart.) We had burgers on the grill and spent the evening chatting and watching the boys interact. It will be interesting to take this picture again next year to see how much they have grown and changed :)