Dumont Posse

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 :)