I Am Thankful For Family

All the great grandkids with Grandma Wright.

Double trouble

Kyler being a big LITTLE kid!

The grandkids with Grandma Wright.

The Tucker Clan.

Happy Thanksgiving!

New Moon Madness

The wait is over, at least for now. Last night at midnight the kids and I courageously went to see New Moon, with thousands of CRAZY Twilight fans! (I think we were the only people who didn't sport some sort of "team" Edward or Jacob garb.)

Buying treats for the show:

Entertaining ourselves while waiting to get in the theater:




Here we are on the FRONT ROW:

We all had a great time; we ate too much and laughed til our sides hurt!

Golfer's Anonymous

The Tucker boys have an addiction.

Tomatoes Anyone?

We moved into our new home in May, and by the end of August I had ripped out a patch of sod and started planting a garden. I was a little late in planting and of course just after I planted the rains came a washed a majority of my seeds! I did get nine tomato plants in and all but two survived!!

I decided that this year I would learn to can tomatoes since our family devours homemade salsa like it was water! I got on the Internet to learn how and one Saturday afternoon Cailey and I canned tomatoes together. It was easy and surprisingly fun!

The good news is that because this was my first year gardening I've learned a few things in the process, so hopefully next year we will have even greater success! Cheers to tomotoes!

WPJH Spirit Week Assembly

This week was SPIRIT WEEK at WPJH!! And Cailey has spirit!

Try to find her in this dance video.

They also honored the volleyball team for the varsity's undefeated record!

(Here is a hint to find Cailey in the video: She is wearing dark pink and she in the middle! Good Luck!)

Cailey The Libero

Cailey started Junior High this year and to our surprise announced she wanted to try out for the Volleyball team. Tryouts were the first week of school, and by the end of the week they would post who made the team. I had to work the day the teams were announced, but told her to call me as soon as she found out the results. I was nervous all day, hoping that Cailey wouldn't be too disappointed when she didn't make it. How could my daughter, who was usually the smallest in her class make the Volleyball team?

Here she is at tryouts. Notice the height difference.

The day of the results a friend of mine, who was picking up the girls to take them home, called me and told me Cailey wanted to tell me the results in person. I thought this could be bad. Another hour went by, when finally I met Cailey as she was getting out of the car with mascara running down her cheeks. I immediately wrapped her in my arms and told her as long as she did the best she could that was all that mattered. She said I know and I made it!!!! Apparently, on her way to tell me she used her water bottle to make it look like she had been crying. I was so happy for her!

She made it!

Ready for the serve!

Her serve!

Her bump!

The rules of Volleyball have changed since I was a kid. No longer do you have to be the team serving to receive a point. They also have what they call a Libero, which is the position Cailey plays. The libero is a player specialized in defensive skills: the libero must wear a contrasting jersey color from his or her teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above net height (which is not a problem for Cailey because she is nowhere close to being able to reach the top of the net). The libero is, generally, the most skilled defensive player on the team. When I talked to her coach, she said that Cailey is aggressive and not afraid of the ball, which is why she is a great Libero.

Making the Volleyball team has been a great experience for Cailey. She has learned to dedicate herself to something she committed to, she has learned to prioritize her time, and she has developed friendships along the way!!!

We Survived!

Fall is supposed to mean Football, right? Well, football to me translates to FEAR! So every year I have talked Camden out of playing, that is until this year! We figured one of two things would happen: one, he might actually enjoy it, or two he would hate it and never want to play again. I was hoping (maybe even praying) for the latter. Didn't happen. He loved every minute of it! And I even have to say he was good at it!! Here are a few highlights.

Ready for the action!


Going for the tackle!


Running the ball!!


Proud brother!


His team!

I even have to say I can't wait until next year! Go West Point Falcons!!

Happy 9th Birthday Camden!

The BIG question every year is: Will Camden's birthday land before school starts or after? This year it happened to land on the second day of school! So, as tradition we brought treats for the class and something to show and tell. But this didn't go quite as planned...Let me explain.

The day before his birthday Camden found a cute little frog and of course brought him home to keep. He played with the poor little guy until bedtime, then placed him securely in a bucket with grass to keep him safe so he take him to school the next day.

The following morning I woke Camden and told him to get up and get ready for school. I was getting myself ready and all of a sudden I heard him screaming "OH NO"!!!! I instantly realized we had a problem: THE FROG IS DEAD AND TODAY IS CAMDEN'S BIRTHDAY! Not good.

Needless to say, Camden was extremely upset. He wrapped himself in his blanket and laid on bed crying; the type of crying where he could barely breath. He wasn't sad just for the fact that the frog he loved was dead, but also that he chose not to listen to his Dad when he told him to make sure he put water in the bucket.

I had to think of plan B: LEGO'S!!!! Cousin Mitchell helped make this massive ship! The other kids loved it and so did the principal.






Rough start to a birthday, but it turned out OK. (FYI, mourning of a frog lasts about a half hour!)

Let's Play Catch Up!

Here are just a few of the happenings of the Tucker kids while our computer was down. Enjoy!

Ashlee

Prom






Graduation!












Kyler

At Ash's Graduation




Cailey

Softball


















Locks of Love
































Graduation 6th grade






Camden

Baseball

Now Why Would I Want t To Sky Dive?

I don’t….No really, I don’t want to. I really, really, REALLY don’t want to. In fact I have never even thought about it. But here is my problem; my sister wants me to. Call it peer pressure, or sister pressure, or whatever, I don’t care. It is all the same. It is P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E!

My sister is turning 40 and her one last wish as a thirty something is to take me sky diving. Now let me explain. My sister was a born thrill seeker and I was NOT. It is of my opinion that; one, this is her attempt to kill me off so she assumes the youngest, most coveted position a sibling can hold, or two, she wants to thrust me to the thrill seeking side, just to see if she can and then enjoy every minute of my nervousness.

I am leaning toward options two because it is stated in my last will and testament that she would gain FULL custody of my children should I plunge to my death, and that would be a problem. So now all I am left with is the PRESSURE. To jump or not to jump, that is the question. I figured if I jump, I might as well get a victim of my own. So I talked my Father-in-law into taking the plunge with us!!


It is July 10, 2009, the day of the jump. We arrive at the Ogden Sky Diving Center at 3pm and by this time I was more excited than I was nervous, for now at least.
We are all scheduled together on the third flight of the day. They help us get ready and go over a few (and I mean few) instructions. By this time I really need to find a bathroom! We watch the first two groups come and go. And when I see this guy, who is a camera man, land I think I peed just a little. But it is our turn to go. We get in the plane and take off! It seemed like it took FOREVER to climb to 13,000 feet! My Father-in-Law is calm, and I am feeling pretty good, unlike my sister who was all thumbs up ready to rock and roll. I am second in line to jump and I am still thinking, ‘I can do this’. That is until my Father-in-law all of a sudden disappears out of the plane. All I can say is *%@*^%$! and I am strapped to a guy who is not going to give me the option to change my mind. So here we go!!!!! We free fall for about 50 seconds before our chute opens. This is our final destination. Watch out here we come!!! We are victorious!!!!!!!! Stace and I are feeling great, but notice my Father-in-law in the background. I don’t think he was feeling very good. In fact, when I asked him he said he was looking for RALPH, and I think he found him! ☺ I think we deserved these “diplomas”. In fact, I think mine is going into a frame! Mock me if you want (for those of you who have read my sister’s blog) but I don’t care. I DID IT!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Sis! You got your Birthday wish!