Our Week and the Skating Party!

We had a good week this week adjusting to our schedule. Payton got to school on time every day. We all are doing well getting up. Honestly Lady Reagan seems to have the most challenge not getting all her beauty sleep, but she will get better as time goes on.

Payton has done well in his "big boy underwear" this week. He went until Thursday without an accident! yippee! He now has had an accident everyday for the past couple of days, but he is definitely doing better with using the potty. Reagan always joins us when we take Payton to the bathroom, so I decided to get the little potty out again for her to start playing with. She is so cute just sitting on it (with her diaper on) while Payton goes to the potty. She even once said "tee tee" while she was on it. Hopefully she will be easier to train than Payton.

Saturday we went to the Children's Choir Kickoff Skating Party. Now that Payton is three, he can participate in Children's Choir at Church. (Mike is already worried about what Payton will do in front of the church when they have programs.) Anyway, Payton had never been skating before so I was so excited about introducing him to a skating rink. As usual, he didn't want to skate. He ate pizza and played for a while then decided to skate around once. He did really good! Of course Mike and I had a death grip on both arms, but no limbs were broken so it was a success. Mommy then put on some skates and Payton helped me skate. It was a great day for everyone!

Payton Goes To Preschool!

Payton started preschool today! He was not very excited about getting up this morning at 6:30am (maybe because we usually sleep until 9:00am!), but we made it on time. They said he did great, and he got a smiley face on his hand for using the potty and getting a drink of water. Yes, he was in the same clothes I took him in so apparently there were no accidents. He said he wanted to go to preschool again tomorrow so I think he will do just fine!

Reading With Daddy!

Mike is such an awsome daddy! He spends every evening after bathtime playing with the kids. Reading has become one of Payton's favorate things and for the first time Reagan joined them last night. Daddy had both of his babies in his lap at the same time reading a book.

Way to go Dad!

Just Living Life

Not too much exciting news going on at the Dumas Home. Both kids have been a little under the weather. Reagan has had viral bronchitis and Payton has a double ear infections. We are doing the antibiotic/breathing treatment thing, but they both are doing fine and on the mend.

Reagan is doing so many new things. She has discovered my jewelry and loves to parade around the house with her "finds". She loves dog food. We have had to put Toby's food and water up until she is in bed because she eats the dog food and baptizes everything in his water. She is also starting to talk. She says the usual "momma"and "daddy" and we have now added "ball", "toe" for Toby, "baby" and something that sounds like "bubba" for Payton.

We "threw away" Payton's diapers this weekend. We really didn't through them away, but I just decided that we were going to go-for-it and do the underwear thing. He has really done well. He made it successfully through church and naptime yesterday. He did have an accident yesterday at home, but that is expected. We still do pull ups at night, but as we tell him "no more diapers". He starts preschool from 8-11 Monday-Friday next week. I think I am ready for a more scheduled day, but as everyone knows I am not a morning mommy so getting us anywhere at 8AM on time is going to have to come from the Lord. We went and bought all his school supplies, and he is really excited.

I put a few pictures of some our my Park's Pen items. I have been painting several nights a week to get things ready for the upcoming Fall/Christmas seasons. There is a link below on this page to our ebay store if you ever want to check it our. More items are coming.

I will post Payton's first day of preschool pictures next week. Please pray that I will get him there on time!

The End of Another Week!

Payton tried on his daddy's glasses one night! Isn't this precious?!

I thought some of you would get a laugh out of these!

We have made it to another weekend! Yippee! Daddy is home! I have felt like such a mom this week as I experienced all the wonderful joys of poop! As I got groceries one night, a Sam's employee pointed out to me that I had something all over the front of my white capri pants. You guessed it.............poop. Reagan had an upset belly before we went to the store and as I picked her up it apparently dripped all over my white pants. Then the next night Daddy screamed "help" from the bathroom where he was bathing the kiddos. I ran in there only to find poop floating in the bathtub. Reagan had again blessed us with a present.

Then last night Daddy gave Mommy a small break and took the kids outside to play. I walked outside to find my children eating fistfuls of dirt. Not just dry gritty dirt, but a handful of wet clay-like dirt. Both kids had it from their nose to their chin, and Payton even had it in between his teeth. yuck! Daddy duty sure is different than Mommy duty!

The joys of motherhood/parenthood are never ending. Even with all the poop, I am truly blessed with my beautiful children - and my Mike!

"By His abundance we have received one blessing after another." John 1:17

Our family truly has received one blessing after another! Even poop is a blessing!