Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer, and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen!

We went to Bryant's other little playgroup today, and all the little ones were dressed in their Christmas best!  Only one little boy can sit up so as you can see it was a challenge to take a picture of 12 babies under 6 months.  

Mommy's little Reindeer

The Joys of Christmas

I finally figured out how to upload videos...it took me a while, but I did it!   

On Sunday, I started unpacking all the Christmas decorations and one of the first things I found was the Snoopy below that my mom bought Carson last Christmas.  Since Sunday,  Carson has been pressing the play button over and over and dancing.  Last night before Carson got in the bath I was able to capture Carson's moves with my camera.  It is not the best quality picture but it does the job...and please ignore my annoying laugh in the video!

Snoopy 

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

This Christmas will be our first Christmas at home and Scott and I are excited about starting some of our own family traditions for years to come!

Getting our Christmas Tree at the little tree lot in Cotswold with the Holomans

Carson, Ayla, and Reese

Carson decorating the Big Christmas Tree

So Happy!

Carson decorating the girls tree in the playroom and Bryant supervising

TA-DAAAAA! 

Thanksgiving

We headed to VA to spend Thanksgiving with my family this year.  I loved being home, spending time with family and great friends...there is just no place like home!

Lolli and Carson

Mommy and Carson

Ok, what's wrong with this picture???
Carson and I thought we were taking a nice casual pic...little did we know!
I had to post this picture, my sister cracks me up...she does look amazing!
Miss you so much Jes!

Carson almost 3 and Bryant almost 6 months

Bryant loves her jumpy!

Can't get enough!

Carson helping Mommy make the stuffing Thanksgiving morning

Carson sitting on Mimi's walker with Mimi....Carson loves all of Mimi's special chairs!

An attempt at a family photo

If You Like Pina Coladas

Scott and I went to Jamaica for a couple of days before Thanksgiving for a much needed Escape!  The weather was perfect, the drinks were fruity, and the company was the best part:)  We had such a nice time together relaxing and hanging out just the two of us! 

My favorite time of the day! 

  True Bliss!

Scott and I at our favorite lunch spot, the Jerk shack.

Hot Date!

Halloween

The bounce houses, fire trucks, friends, candy and gorgeous weather made this Halloween the best one so far for the Dumler fam!  Carson did not want the night to end, she loves to party...I think she gets that from her Daddy (JK)!

The Mad Hatter, Alice, and the White Rabbit

Jane Porter, Carson, and Ayla

Everyone lined up ready to parade down Linda Lane

Bryant ready for the parade

Carson and Charlie

Two fire trucks greeted us at the end of the parade

Carson on the fire truck

Bryant's Halloween Playgroup

Bryant's Playgroup met for the second time on Monday and even though it was the day after Halloween we couldn't resist dressing the little ones up for a  cute photo op! I am so happy Bryant has her own little friends to grow up with!

Bryant's cute new friends

Joe, Bridget, Bryant, Grace, and Harris

Halloween Playgroup

Carson had her Playgroup Halloween Party on Monday.  It was so fun seeing the kiddos in their cute Halloween Costumes for the third year!   Below is the first Halloween picture of the group, they were so little!

Halloween 2008
Charlie, Sophia, Tyler, Harper, Davis, Sophie, Carson, and Wells

Halloween 2010
Taylor, Charlie, Sophia, Davis, Andy, Sophie, James, Carson, and Wells (White Twins missing)

Alice

The siblings

First Teacher's Note

Carson loves dresses, all she ever wants to wear are dresses.  Well today I sent her to school in pants and she left school wearing a dress!  Below is a note sent home from her teachers.  I still cannot believe she did this!

Carson was not very happy about wearing pants this morning, but I never thought she would actually take them off at school, good thing I had an extra dress in her school bag! When we got home, we had a long talk about not taking our clothes off at school, (this story makes me laugh)  hopefully it sank in!  I have a feeling we will share this story with her kids one day:)

Four Little Pumpkins

      Happy Fall!

Baby Bryant 4 months

Party Over Here, Party Over There

 We had a fun filled weekend with one birthday party and two Halloween parties!  Friday night, Scott and I dressed up as Cindy Mancini and Ronald Miller from the 80's movie "Can't Buy Me Love" and headed over to a neighborhood Halloween Party.  Saturday afternoon, we celebrated the McClave twins turning one at their Football themed birthday party and ended the weekend at the Player's Monster Mash on Sunday.

Ronnie and Cindy
I hate to admit it, but I was a little sad on Saturday morning when I woke up and realized
I was no longer Cindy Mancini!

Carson and Polly at the McClave twins' birthday party

Carson and her friend Jane Porter

Daddy and Baby Bryant

Henry and Holt
Happy First Birthday!

Mommy and the White Rabbit at the Monster Mash

The four of us

Fun Fall Weekend

We had a great weekend in the mountains with the Harveys.  Carson and Wells had so much fun together and the parents enjoyed themselves as well!  We took advantage of the gorgeous weather and went to the Vineyard Festival and the Daddies played golf everyday.

Carson and Daddy 

Carson on the Vintage John Deer Tractor

Carson and Wells on the hayride

Baby Bryant on her first hayride
4 months old today

Mommy and Bryant on the hayride