Black Friday

Black Friday at the Plumlee house was fairly low key. Spencer and I each took turns going for a morning run since the child care at our gym was closed. Then Seth helped me get out some of the Christmas decorations and watched in awe as Spencer climbed into the attic to get our tree out. Seth loved digging in the boxes and getting things out and handing them to us...what a helper! He likes to take just one ornament off and try to put it back on! When we got home from shopping he went straight to the tree and wanted it to be turned on! We watched "Charlie Brown Christmas" while deocrating and Seth really liked it and laughed alot! So of course he went and got his Snoopy toy! (thanks GG!!) We also can't wait for him to see the outside lights which we will put up tomorrow! Yes, we ventured out and went shopping! We didn't go in to Fort Worth, but went to Burleson (a suburb of FTW) where we knew it would be less crowded. Since we shopped after 5pm it wasn't bad at all and actually still got some pretty good deals! Seth staring at the tree saying woooow and ooooh

he's actually playing with the ribbon behind his back helping daddy put ornaments on the tree

being a big helper looking at what he did

He loves Charlie Brown

playing with snoopy while watching Charlie Brown!

Thankful

I forgot and didn't take many pictures at Thanksgiving this year, but here are just a few. Seth finds his favorite hat and finds favorite place to sit! Spencer carved the yummy turkey and we ended up playing a mean game of Phase 10! Congrats Julie for winnning it all!!

Birthday Weekend!

We could not have asked for more perfect weather for Seth's party...warm and in the mid-70s! We all had a great time with family and friends, but missed the family that couldn't be here to celebrate with us! Seth and his friends loved the toddler bounce house we rented...it was a perfect size for them and for our backyard! He loved all of his gifts, the cake and the cupcakes his gammie made! He also loved getting to see Pop and Gran when they came down for the party!!

Christmas Sneek Peek!

What better way to get a toddler to sit still for a picture than colorful Christmas lights?!

He's 2!

Our little boy is 2! Hard to believe! Here is a picture of our time in the park on his actual birthday! More pictures of his party to come!

Fall Festival

Monday, Southcliff had their annual Fall Festival and we were excited to take Seth this year since we knew he might love the bounce house. We dressed him up as a train engineer since trains are one of his favorite things. The overalls were actually my brother's and then mine, because my grandpa wanted his grandkids to have stripped overalls. Seth loved the big train bounce house (but didn't go inside, he was too small). He eventually went into the toddler bounce house, but mostly stood over by the wall and watched and laughed at other kids bouncing around. But the thing that attracted most of his attention was the band instruments and the music! One of our college guys was the drummer and he let Seth play one of the drums! Seth was in heaven! Music is definitely in his blood! Seth as a little train engineer

our little drummer boy

Seth's reaction was 'wooooow!'

playing the drums with Kyle the drummer

This is how Seth spent his time in the bounce house

this stuff was just too tempting not to touch

Seth just standing and listening to the music and moving his arms

The son of a preacher man!

Its no mystery that a child of a pastor would feel right at home at our church! Seth is mesmorized by the sanctuary everytime we go and is always wanting to stay and listen to the music, or go up on stage and look at the instruments. The first picture is of Seth standing in the aisle listening to Mr. Price practicing the piano for Sunday morning. The second picture is Seth climbing the steps trying to get to the instruments. This little boy loves music!

Rocky Mountain High...Colorado!

Last weekend we went on a very short trip to Colorado Springs so that Spencer could perform a wedding for some dear college students of ours that we have know since their freshman year (they both graduated in May). Andy and Kristin have been dating for over 5 years and were high school/college sweethearts. I also had the honor of taking their engagement pictures too. When our plane landed in Denver, the pilot said, "Welcome to Denver, the first snow of the season!" Andy's dad picked us up from the airport and the closer we got to Colo. Spgs. the more it snowed...it was incredibly beautiful on all the trees! The wedding was perfect and had a very Colo. cabin feel to it! Here are just a few pictures from our trip. I didn't take my big camera, so I had to use Spencers iphone.We arrived at the grooms house just in time for homemade pancakes! Look at that snow!


on the patio of the reception area

walking toward the Pinecrest chapel...beautiful!!

some of the engagement pictures I took

what an honor to be able to take their pictures

reception area complete with a roaring fireplace in the back!

Me and the beautiful bride Kristin

Pumpkin Farm

Last year we took Seth to a local plant nursery in FTW to take a few pumpkin pictures, but this year we went to the pumpkin farm in Grapevine (a city about 30min from our house) that I wanted to go to last year! Seth LOVED it and loved just running around and being free! Unfortunately he wouldn't sit down in any of the pumpkins, so the other backyard pictures will have to sufice. His favorite part of the trip...the big tactors! He loved climbing on them and sitting up high! There were also some little tractor toys for him to ride on. A good time can come to a halt pretty fast when a toddler trips and falls flat on his face onto dirt and some rocks. Yep, poor thing tripped and got a bloody nose and scratches on his face. It took a little bit to calm him down, but after that he was ready to run again! All in all the trip was worth it since admission was FREE! Seth and Daddy at Hall's Pumpkin Farm
Seth on the big tractor


He loves anything with a steering wheel!

His legs were a little too short to reach the pedals

so we ended up pushing him...he loved it

this is what he did most of the time...run!

I love this picture of him

loved getting in the wagon and riding

this was right before the big tripping accident

he wouldn't look at me, but if you look close you can see the scratches on his face and forehead, poor guy

it didn't take him long to get around to playing again...looking and staying far from the animals

one last run through the pumpkins before we head home

and this is what we saw on the drive home on Hwy 121...beautiful!!!