Happy #2 Tuck

Little Tucker.................

• you are now 2 and have entered the wonderful life of "terrible twos" and living up to the name!
• you love to run around and play games with anyone who will play.
• your personality is a riot! you are always making us laugh.
• your words are starting to become more clear. you are saying names so well.
• your favorite word lately to me is "NO" and "GO" oh' how I love you.
• you have shortened your naps from 2 a day to just 1! too bad for me!
• your laugh is infectious. you love to be tickled and scared. it is fun to just sit and watch you laugh.
• every time we take you to nursery you scream like we are pulling a limb off. it hasn't always been that way.
• your favorite food right now is a mini-Popsicle. (about time these came out!)
• how I love to just cuddle you at night and get you to bed.
• POTTY TRAINED!!!
• i can't believe my baby is 2! where has time gone? you bring pure joy to our lives.
• thank you Tucker for choosing our family. we LOVE you!
  

We had Tuckers birthday on Saturday a few days late, but we had a blast. Swimming, pizza, presents and cupcakes. What more could a 2yr old want. He received some really fun gifts.(thank you everyone)

just some fun pictures I took out on the jump rocks. You are so dang adorable.

Batman!!! Dunanananananana...........Batman!

Incredible smashing hands......they talk like the hulk when you hit something. Funny!!

Potty Training Bootcamp!!

Tucker's first day in Big Boy Underwear!!!

So, I decided that I was ready to conquer the wonderful task of potty training early. I purchased an ebook online and it was wonderful.( http://www.3daypottytraining.com/) Potty Training a child is no easy task, but I figured I might as well start now. We started the day after Tuckers 2nd birthday. It was pretty intense and I had lots of help keeping the girls occupied by neighbors and my sister Tracy. I was in the house on lock down for 3 days. I didn't leave the house and neither did Tuck. I made all the neighbor kids stay away and that was pretty hard on Tracy's kids. Tucker seemed to have with drawls by the 3rd day.

We did lots of fun things together during that time. We read lots of books, did puzzles, played games, colored and snuggled. He helped me with my daily duties of being a mom. Helping me make lunch, vacuum, and just clean around the house.I couldn't leave his side and at times he would tell me to "GO!" Literally..........I felt like a 2yr old. I was on his heels chasing him around waiting for the moments to happen. When they did....we rushed, laughing on the way to the potty. He has done a remarkable job. A few minor accidents here and there, but what child doesn't have accidents on the first week of training. He hasn't had a wet bed yet!! I am so proud of him and thankful that I made it through boot camp as well!!! BIG BOY TUCK!!

Tucker insisted on vacuuming his room.


Boy did it tire him out!!

Coloring with sissy.

He had fun getting on the table and washing it down.

One thing I had to do was get Tucker off the sippy cups at night. So, we purchased a few new sippies with the straw and told him only BIG BOYS get these. He thought they were pretty neat.

JETTA THEFT!!!!

So, Tuesday morning I got a phone call from Brandon in Las Vegas that his Jetta has been stolen. I couldn't believe it!! From behind a FIRE STATION. The nerve of these kids these days blows my mind. We love that little car, it is his commuter car and gets GREAT gas mileage. Thinking of having to get another car, the process that we had to start was just a little over whelming. Brandon had to work again on Tuesday at another station so, he hitched a ride from another fireman. I had to start the phone calls.....the insurance. I hate these phone calls. There were checks from customers from his carpet cleaning business that were in the car, so I had to call them and ask them to issue stop payments and re-issue another check. They didn't like that. We had just purchased a new Van for Brandon's business and the title and bill of sale was in there too!!! He was dying. I was watching Tracy's kids amid all of this and now had to go to Vegas to pick him up. So, I grabbed a few of mine and a few of hers and headed to Vegas. While I was driving down I got a call from Metro stating they recovered the car. No rims or tires but the car was recovered about 2 blocks from the Fire Station. Brandon had to take possession of the car and get a tow truck out to SOMEHOW get it out of this ally...........the car is in the body shop and now we get to try to replace a few personal items stolen. WEDDING RING!!! Clothes, tools, cd's, etc. At least we got the little cute car back that gives us 42miles per gallon and living in Utah and working in Vegas..............That is all we asked for!!

4th of July

Here are a very few pictures I took with some of the cousins this week. My sisters Shannyn and Cindy came for the week. We had an amazing time. LOTS and LOTS of swimming, great food and relaxation!! We really soaked up the sun. The parents got to go to dinner and a movie one night and then we took the kids to a movie the next. The 4th wasn't like normal. We didn't go to Brian Head, our usual spot, so we went to St. George and watched the fireworks and hung out in the town square. All that mattered was that we were together as a family. We really enjoyed the time we spent with each family. The kids had so much fun. We were able to keep a few of the cousins for a whole extra week after the parents went back home. That was such a treat. We don't get to see them as often as we would like, so we jumped at the chance. I took so many pictures but I can't post any of them because I am not allowed!! Bummer! So, here is just a few to enjoy.

Happy Birthday Daddy

Happy Birthday Daddy

We love and appreciate all you do for us. You are an amazing man, father, husband and friend.

Love,

US!

Girls Camp

M.A.S.H

Must Arise in Strength & Honor

I had the wonderful privledge to attend girls camp with the stake this year. Our theme was based on MASH. Must Arise in Strength & Honor. I was Klinger. *in the red dress* I know a little goofy, but it really was a blast. I looked forward to this for months. I felt like I needed that spiritual kick in the butt! I got it too. It was so fulfilling. Laurel Christianson came and spoke to the girls about Who they are. It was edifying. I could have listened to her all day. We had the usual role call, songs, skits, and delicious food. Nothing like campfire cooked food. The Stake Leaders did the most amazing job with some of the fun activities. We had a really fun game in the meadow that was kind of like capture the flag. We used little trophies that we had some of our team protect and the others had to go steal the other groups trophies from them. After it was done we surprised them with a helicoptor fly over us (REALLY LOW) and drop a box of ice-cream sandwiches. The girls loved it.

These were the YCL girls and leaders from my home ward. I love these girls. They were so awesome! Loved to help the younger girls and they made me so proud.

These are a few of some dear friends that braved camp with me!!

Laguna Beach & Disneyland

Every year we go to Laguna Beach and hang out on the beach for the week. This year we asked our dear friends Melissa & Travis to go with us and relax on the beach!! We had the best time. The kids really love each other and got along the whole time. We thought that it would be fun to bring 2 babysitters who are in my ward. It really didn't go as planned, but all that mattered was that we had a really good time. The adults got to got to dinner 2x and breakfast one morning without the kids. I have always loved the beach, how relaxed it makes me feel. The sand on my toes, listening to the waves crash. We had a girls pow-wow one night and stayed up talking till 1am and watched the waves come closer & closer to the deck we were on.

These are some random pictures........some at the hotel pool, some on the beach. I know I do have to explain a few. The first picture is of Travis digging a hole......we told him for about 1/2 hour to put sunscreen on but he was TOO busy!! That night we went to dinner with just the adults to PF Chang's and Travis had a hard time sitting down!! He burned his crack!!! hahahhaha NO really I laughed so hard!! The next is of Delaney & Jennna goofin' around at the pool. The picture of Brandon in the window was a riot. As I was in PacSun trying on clothes I come out one time & Travis & Brandon have these pimp hats on. I went to go pay for my items and Brandon I guess got bored!! So he decided to go and try to scare people by being a manikin in the window and when they walked by scare them. We laughed so hard, I was crying. We got to go to Disneyland AGAIN........so there are some random ones there too. Tucker found a phone that he just wouldn't put down while we were waiting for the Dads and older ones to get off a ride. We really had a GREAT relaxing time. We have next year already planned with more friends to join us, but we are renting cottages next time!! Thanks Melissa & Travis for a WONDERFUL time!!

This was Jenna's 3rd grade class. We had a big party on the last day of school with games and fun prizes. She really loved her teacher Mr. Scovill. She had a really great group of friends and there is only about 8 from this class in her 4th grade class next year!*****Jenna is in the middle row, third from the right


Just a goofy picture for a goofy teacher!!

~~GRADUATION~~

Madee had her Kindergarten Graduation on the last day of School. They had to dress up in the occupation they wanted to be. Madee wants to be a Dentist. I know......weird. BUT she really loves going to the dentist. So, maybe one day I will have get my teeth bleached! hahaha

These are Madee's friends. Lainie wants to be a doctor, Macee a vet, Jayden a nurse and Madee a dentist.........what a great little group of friends.

This is Mrs. Clark. She is an amazing teacher. Jenna had her too. I told her she had to stay for 3 more years.........then she can get Tucker too!!! Thanks Mrs. Clark you are wonderful.

BiG BOy BEd!!

Yep.............about 2 weeks ago, Tucker decided that he wanted to get out of his crib. Well, he was trying to get out of his crib and fell forward, flipping and landing on the base of his neck and top of his shoulders. I heard him scream like I have never heard before so I ran to his room. I found him opening the door as I was opening the door. My heart sank. I grabbed him to see if he was okay and he started throwing up all over. I was really freaking out by this point. I called my neighbor and they rushed over. *thank you* He ended up fine. I couldn't let him go to sleep which was really hard because he never got that nap I was trying to give him.
SO......................this is his new big boy bed. I never had to lay with him, he has never gotten out, not even once he wakes up. It is the cutest thing, he sits there and calls my name until I come and get him out. WHAT A WONDERFUL CHILD!!!

Happy B'day Melissa!!!

Happy B'day Melissa........I won't tell how OLD you are!hahahaha I am so eternally grateful that you are my best friend. You mean the world to me and my family. You brighten my days when they seem gloomy, laugh with me, watch me cry because you have never cried WITH me because you used up all your tears as a kid....LOL!!! and you are my bestest friend in the WORLD!!! I love you so much. Thank you for "getting" me and loving me back when I am not the smartest friend.

Here are a few pictures on her b'day!

Travis & Melissa.....ahhhhh little love birds

nothin' like good old ice-cream in a cup!

Tucker---------->

Lexsey downing' a cupcake

here is little Jake. I want to eat him up!

<------------Delaney

Lexsey wishing she could go out with the big kids. ------->

Look at those eyes........I love her! This is Melissa's baby Lexsey.

Happy Birthday!! we love you