Easter 2012

Easter this year was fun but we also missed our Tennessee family! The day before Easter, Seth hunted eggs in Mansfield at Gammie and Papaw's church and got a bag of goodies aferwards. Easter morning he woke up to gifts in a basket in the living room. His favorite part of the basket was the marshmallow bunny sucker (thanks Gran and Pop)! Here is a video link of that morning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWy7G1QQ5pQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

After church, we went to visit our Texas family and had lunch and Seth had some more gifts waiting. It was a great weekend! This coming weekend Seth will be going on his first camping trip with a bunch of our friends and their kids from church! One couple gave Seth a tricycle that they weren't using anymore, so now he will have something to ride with all the other kids when they ride their bikes! He loves his new "bike" and has gotten the hang of pedaling after a few days of practice! Here is a video the day we got it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-X6QOhqgAM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Seth on Easter morning before church
Seth's basket of goodies waiting for him


Thanks Gran and Pop!!

all 4 Plumlees on Easter Sunday (Seth was ready for a nap!)

17 weeks for us both!

Playing his new "ho-ween" (horn) from Gammie and Papaw

testing out his new tricycle and wearing his new helmet from mama and dadda

ENJOY SOME EASTER PICTURES BELOW

Spring Break 2012

We had a great Spring Break this year! This was the first time since we've been married that Spencer and I spent Spring Break together. In years past he has been on mission trips during that week, so this was pretty exciting! We went to Tennessee to visit family and then up to Arkansas to get away from the big city for a bit. Seth loved being outside as much as possible, he especially loved his first hiking experience and did great! And from what I hear he had a big time at the park, the children's museum, and the library for storytime...thanks Pop and Gran! As always we had a great time with family!! relaxing on the porch at Pop and Gran's

Seth's first hiking trip looking down at a big valley...daddy is holding on tight

pretty flowers and turquoise water

Everyone hiked!

Seth loves to splash in water (we washed his hands afterwards!)

the birdbath

making a fire with Gran

happy to be outside

looks like he is up to something sneaky

loved being out on the porch with snacks and mr. potato head

looking at all the trees

Springtime in Texas

Spring in Texas actually began in mid-February this year! This is the first winter in a long time that we didn't see any snow. What a difference a year can make, last year winter seemed to last forever! Seth has loved being outside so much with the cool mornings and warm afternoons! Some of the sure signs that spring has arrived here in Texas are: allergies, thunderstorms and bluebonnets (the state flower)! Our family has experienced all three!! About a week ago we had a major storm come through just before Seth's bathtime, we were playing in the guest room and heard thunder and lots of rain so I opened up the blinds and Seth took his potato head over and watched the rain come down (see picture). The storm didn't head out of our area until the morning (see picture). Due to all the warm weather, the bluebonnets bloomed earlier this year than normal. Their typical time frame is from the beginning of April to the end of April, this year they came in mid-March and are still here! Its a big Texas tradition (as well as a Tx Plumlee tradition) to take pictures in them each year since they are only around for one month out of the year. Interesting facts about the bluebonnets: they can usually be found on the sides of highways, they are not allowed to be picked, they are not to be mowed down until they die out at the end of the month, they are very prominent in the TX hill country (about 3 hrs south of here), and a city called Ennis has a yearly Bluebonnet Fesitval http://visitennis.org/Festivals/Bluebonnet_Trails.html

We went back to the same spot as last year to take Seth's bluebonnet pictures and they were as beautiful as ever! Happy Spring! (next post will be a few pictures from spring break in TN and AR) Seth loves to swing like this on his tummy
watching the big storm and rain come in with Mr. Potato Head

Seeing the storm leave on the way to the gym the next morning

celebrating Spring with a little frozen yogurt

BLUEBONNET PICTURES BELOW

COUSINS!

above-Plumlee baby at 8weeks 2 days-due Sept 15th
above-Swofford baby at 12weeks-due Sept 12th

September 2012 is going to be a fun and busy month here in Texas! My brother, Steve has a birthday on Sept. 3rd, my dad has a birthday on Sept. 18th and not to mention there will be 2 babies here in Sept! Our baby is due Sept. 15th and my brother and his wife Julie are joyously expecting their first baby on Sept 12th! How exciting to be going through pregnancy with your friend/sister in law! So excited to be an aunt and for Seth and baby #2 to have a new cousin!!

A Hot Day in February

Here in Texas, we have had a pretty mild winter, for that I am thankful...although I have missed seeing snow. But this spring time weather has made this mom and her 2 year old happy to be outside! On Thurs. we were to have near 80 degree weather, so Spencer took a couple of hours off and came to the zoo with us! Seth loved seeing all the animals, but I think he loved just being outside...and so did mom and dad! He needed his sunglasses today!
looking out at the giraffee and the ducks in the water


He loved this swan

He would have jumped in the water if we let him

He liked looking at all the fish

He loved running around in the aquarium. Looking at a turtle here.

Big Brother is Watching!

Baby Plumlee #2 is due to arrive September 15, 2012! A friend of mine made Seth this sweet shirt so he could wear it when we told everyone!! We tell Seth that Mommy has a baby in her tummy but Im not sure he really understands...yet!

TeeBall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y22dafzc4Zc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

this is a video of Seth playing tee ball in the living room on a cold day! turn up the volume and enjoy!!