Tucker Family

Spring Fever

2011-03-16T14:19:00.006-06:00

We are so anxious for Spring to get here! Last Saturday we packed a picnic and went to the park to enjoy the sunshine! We were the only ones there, so that tells you how warm it really was. The kids had fun though!

I mostly chased Liam around. For some reason he thought the parking lot was more fun than the grass and playground.

We bought some fun airplane launcher things and Clint and Tate had fun with those.

We also played soccer and threw the frisbee around. Once again Clint and I got competitive.

Liam gave up towards the end and just sat down with his blanky!

Liam's 1st Birthday

2011-02-23T13:05:00.012-07:00

Liam turned 1 on February 21st. I can't believe my little baby is so big. We had a fun little party with just our little family. Liam loved all of his new toys, although I think Tate loved them more.
He got his 1st remote control car, his own cell phone (in hopes he will leave my alone now), a fun bus from Tate and a little Melody Push Chime toy!

Trying out his push chime toy.

Showing us his new phone.

Big Brother showing him how to work his new remote control car!

He figured it out really fast!

Now for the cake, he figured this out really fast also!

I love his face in this picture, he looks so surprised!

This is one of my favorite faces he pulls. I call it his mean face, but it really is just cute to me!

Mmmmm...that was good!

Liam is such a fun boy. He makes us laugh everyday. We are so blessed to have him in our family! We Love You Liam! Happy Birthday!

Lucky Me!!

2011-02-14T14:16:00.004-07:00

Clint surpised me and had these flowers delivered for Valentines Day! I love them Babe!!

Speaking of lucky, check out these two cute boys! I'm the luckiest mom ever!!

Family Pictures!

2010-12-10T14:11:00.013-07:00

I mentioned in an earlier post that we had family pictures done. My friend Kara did them and she did great. It was soooo cold that morning. We met at 8:30 a.m. and I would say it was in the low 20's and there was a really cold wind blowing. It was quite the experience and we'll always remember it. They turned out really well though despite the cold.

Our little family.

Getting a little crazy!

The siblings.

Clint and I

The whole fam

Grandpa and Grandma with all the grandkids. It was so cold that a lot of the kids just cried through the pictures. It was sad, but pretty hilarious. It makes for a cute picture.

The parents

The guys

The gals

A Visit with Santa!!!

2010-12-10T14:02:00.005-07:00

We were able to attend the Jones Family Christmas Party last weekend. My Mom was in charge of it this year and she did a great job. Everything turned out wonderful! Tate was very excited to visit with Santa this year and waited most patiently in line for his turn.

Waiting in line.
Visiting with Santa. I'm pretty sure he asked for a loader.

Liam had fallen asleep and we couldn't get him to wake up. So here is Tate and sleeping Liam with Santa.

On a side note. Liam is into everything. It is so crazy how busy he is. He took his first steps last Sunday at 9 1/2 months. He only took about 3 and fell down, but its a start and I would imagine he will be walking pretty good by the first of the year. Lucky me, I think my life is about to get so a lot more hectic!

Thanksgiving

2010-12-10T13:38:00.007-07:00

This year we had Thanksgiving with my family. Unfortnately, I left my camera in Liam's room while he was napping during the actual Thanksgiving dinner, so I don't have any pictures of that. However, I will say it was very delicious. I can't get over how long it takes you to prepare the food and then the meal is over within 30 minutes. I had the opportunity to go down early this year and help my Mom get everything ready. She is still on crutches from a recent foot surgery so she taught me how to make a lot of stuff. Including rolls, pumpkin pie with homemade pie crust, yams, make ahead mashed potatoes etc. Someday I will be brave enough to make my own Thanksgiving Dinner!

All the grandkids with Great Grandma Jones and Grandma Cranney
Tate had fun playing in the snow this year. He liked it much better than last year. Cousins Brody and Hayden pulled him all over on the sled.

We also got to meet up with Clints parents, sister and 3 kids to go see the lights on Temple Square. The lights were so beautiful, as always! We also ate on top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. Not only was the food great the view was amazing!

We took family pictures Saturday morning. Afterwards we went to our favorite family restaurant, Litzas.

My Mom made all of these cute cholcolate houses for the grandkids to decorate. Tate and I had a lot of fun.

We also got to celebrate my Dad's Birthday during the weekend. It was a great weekend and very eventful. I didn't even mention my Black Friday Shopping experience. I'll just say it went good and I got almost everything I wanted.

Halloween in Elko

2010-11-08T10:30:00.014-07:00

For Halloween we headed out west again! We had fun carving pumpkins, jumping in leaves and of course, trick or treating! We had a blast!

Tate with Grandpa

Liam and Grandpa

Our little Pooh Bear dressed as a Bee!

Scary Dragon

Tate and Liam with cousins, Mikala and Spencer. Mikala was such a great babysitter again. She took great care of our little Liam!

Trick or Treating!

Liam didn't last long!!!

Tate had fun though! We went to trick or treat street at the convention center in downtown Elko and then trunk or treating!

It was a great trip and it was so nice to be by family for this fun holiday!

1st Haircut

2010-10-27T19:07:00.003-06:00

Clint told me that it was time for Liam to get a haircut. I have been putting it off for awhile because it seems that once you cut their hair they change so much. My little baby looks like a little boy.

I'm sad I forgot to get a before picture. I just cut away some of the long wispys, around his ears and his neckline.
He's one cute little boy!

Fun FHE

2010-10-21T13:34:00.005-06:00

After having a lesson on Monday night, we decorated Halloween sugar cookies! Clint and Tate both really love Halloween, I'm more of a Christmas fan. Next week we'll get to carving those pumpkins!

Tate had so much fun and was so entertained!

Clint and I got a little competitive on who could decorate the best cookie. I think I won!

The finished product! Tate did the ones on the left if you couldn't tell!

Liam just jumped and squealed. Did I mention he figured out the stairs this week. Going up that is, not coming down. Fun for me!

Conference Weekend

2010-10-13T10:41:00.007-06:00

We were able to venture up to Wyoming for conference weekend. Clint enjoyed hunting with my brothers and Dad. The kids got to play with cousins and I enjoyed being by my sisters and Mom.

We had this friendly deer eating some apples off the tree in the backyard. The kids got a kick out of this. (Sorry about the glare off the window!)
Grandpa holding Liam and cousin Elsey. My Dad had just gotten back from the morning hunt, hence the orange hat. In between sessions on Sunday, we went on a hike to the geyser!

Liam wearing Daddy's hat.

My Mom decided to join us and Tate was very happy to have Grandma there.

It was so pretty, all of the leaves were changing. I could have stayed up there all day.

Unfortunaley, we couldn't get to the top because of a snowslide that still hadn't melted, but it was still worth the journey.

As you can see, Tate really didn't want to take another picture.

Family Pics!

2010-09-28T12:52:00.012-06:00

My best friend just did family pictures of us over this last weekend. We had such a fun time and she did such an awesome job! I love them, thanks Kara! Well it has been some time since I have blogged. We are still here and doing well! Clint is reallly liking his new job. I am staying busy being a mom and homemaker. Tate started preschool this fall and is loving it. Liam started crawling at about 6 months and now is starting to pull himself up to furniture. We had a super busy summer and are looking forward to fall and all of its fun festivities. We will keep you posted!

Lagoon

2010-06-09T10:53:00.011-06:00

Tate and me on the Carousel

On Monday we had the opportunity to go to Lagoon with Clint's family. Clint got a new job and wasn't able to come until after work that evening. So I ventured down with the two boys and had so much fun. Tate was so much fun to watch and such a rider. We had originally thought we would have to leave around 8:00 because of the boys being tired, but Tate kept riding until the park closed. He had so much fun riding with all of his cousins and playing with Grandpa and Nana Tucker. When Clint got there he took the boys and let me go have some fun of my own. I went on quite a few rides with my sister in laws Ashlee and Trisha and then I joined up with my neice, Alex and my two nephews Hunter and Clancy. We ran around the park until it closed trying to catch as many rides as possible. It was such a fun and memorable day. Clint and I both agreed we want to try and go every year with our kids. Thanks Mom and Dad Tucker for making it all possible.

Clint and Tate on Puff

His first ride of the day.

Tate with his cousin Gus

On the train with Grandpa and Nana

Tate with his cousin Zhoee.

Liam was such a good and sweet boy.

He loved these little cars!

Funny Boys

2010-05-26T13:06:00.003-06:00

Liam loves to fall asleep while cuddling with a blanket. If he is really tired all I have to do is put a blanket up by his face and he goes right to sleep. What a cutie!

As for my Tater, he is getting so mature and grown-up, or at least he thinks he is. I asked him what he was doing in this picture and he told me he was just going to relax and read the paper. Silly Boy!

Busy May!!

2010-05-26T12:23:00.007-06:00

We started the month with Clint's 31st Birthday. Happy Birthday babe!!! We had a nice birthday at home. I let Clint pick his favorite dinner and dessert. So we had a candlelight pizza dinner and a yummy mint chocolate chip icecream cake.
I had a wonderful Mother's Day. Tate even brought me breakfast in bed. We got to celebrate with my mom and a couple of my siblings at my parent's house. I am so thankful for the opportunity I have to be a Mom to my cute boys. I am also thankful for my Mom. She is my best friend and a great example in my life.

Tate had a great 3rd birthday. I can't believe my little man is 3! He is such a good boy and we enjoy him everyday. We had fun celebrating with Grandma and Grandpa Cranney.

He got lots of fun toys and was very excited.

Happy Birthday Tate! We love you!!!

All Smiles!!

2010-05-03T16:23:00.003-06:00

Liam is just a little over 2 months old and all you have to do is look at him and he smiles. He had his 2 month doctor's visit and he is good and healthy as you can probably see. He is getting so chubby and I absolutely love it. He weighs 13 lbs. and 6 oz. now and is 24 inches long.
We are starting to get our days and nights in order. In fact, he slept through the night for a whole week not too long ago and it felt like heaven to get a good nights rest. However, it only lasted a week and now that I know what it feels like to get some good sleep I am going to do all I can to get him to do it again. We'll see how it goes.

Liam's Blessing

2010-04-16T14:47:00.004-06:00

Liam was blessed last Sunday. Clint gave a beautiful blessing and we had a lot of family here to support us. Thanks everyone for coming we appreciate it. Thanks to my Mom, she made Liam's blessing outfit. It turned out great and he looked so adorable. I can't believe he is going to be 8 weeks. Where does the time go?

Quick Update!

2010-04-01T17:17:00.006-06:00

We have started potty training with Tate and he is doing pretty well! We are on day 3 and we have only had about 4 accidents. He wanders around in his underwear and today he decided to wear his snowboots also. Such a funny boy! He has been saying some funny things lately. I will just share a few..

-Clint asked Tate if he was serious and Tate said, "I'm not serious, I'm Tate."

-I was changing Liam's diaper the other day and Tate said, "Yuck, is that mustard?!"

-His favorite song right now is I've gotta feeling by Blackeyed Peas. He sings it quite often.

-Yesterday I came downstairs and he was going #2 on the potty all by himself (yay!) I asked him what he was doing and he said, "I'm just takin a dump!" (Wonder where he got that from?) A little inappropriate, but I couldn't help but laugh!

Liam is just about 6 weeks old now. The time has just flown by. He is such a sweetheart. He is a little confused with his days and nights. But we are trying to get him on a schedule. Its getting a little better everyday.

Tate has been super good with Liam. He is so helpful. Sometimes a little too helpful, but it is all good. I caught the both of them like this the other day and I had to snap a picture. They keep us busy alright! We love it!!!

Happy Anniversary!!!

2010-03-06T18:43:00.003-07:00

Today is our 6th anniversary! I can't believe we have been married for 6 years. It has gone by so fast. We don't have any special plans this anniversary since Liam is only 2 weeks old we are just staying in. In fact, Clint is out getting our take out Chinese food and hopefully a good movie from Redbox as I write this. So Happy Anniversary to us!! I love you babe and look forward to many more years of happiness with you!

My Cute Boys!!

2010-03-05T15:30:00.007-07:00

One of my best friends came up and took pictures of my two boys. She did such a great job. Thanks Kara, it is one of my most favorite gifts!
I feel so lucky to have such beautiful, healthy kids. These last few weeks have been kind of an adjustment, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. Hope you enjoy the pics, I know I will!

He's here!!

2010-02-26T19:58:00.009-07:00

Liam Richard Tucker was born on Sunday February 21st at 8:13 a.m. He was 8lbs and 201/2 inches long. He has lots of dark hair and chubby little cheeks!
We are so excited to have Liam in our family. He is such a sweetheart and we feel so blessed that he is our little boy. He is really good baby. I feel so lucky. Everything went really well and we are starting to adjust to having 2 kids. I will post pics as often as I can!

Proud Daddy!

Happy Mom!

Tate is super excited to have a brother and is really good with him!

His hair grows clear down his neck. Clint says he has a mullet!

Quick Update!!

2009-12-16T12:05:00.002-07:00

I have been a complete slacker when it comes to blogging. Just wanted to say we are still alive and kicking. I tried to update as you will see on some of the posts below of what has been going on in our lives. As for baby news... I am 28 weeks along and feeling pretty good. The baby is definitely a boy and we are very excited for it to come. We still can't agree on a name which is kind of freaking me out because my due date is getting closer and closer. Hopefully after the holidays we can get more serious about the whole name situation.
Clint is keeping really busy with his job. I am hoping he will have more free time now that he is done with school but we will see. He is Tate's best friend and such a good Dad!
Tate is doing really good. We recently moved him out of his crib and into a "real" bed. He calls it his "good boy bed". He is doing really good with it. Which surprises me but I don't think he has figured out he can get up and leave it whenever he wants to. I thought we had hit the terrible twos awhile back, but it turns out I was wrong. He is so mischievous and keeps his Mom and Dad completely busy.
Besides being busy with Tate, I keep busy with my primary calling (2ND counselor), tending another little boy (1 year old) three days a week and with my homeowners association position. Not to mention my other responsibilities of being a stay at home Mom. My friend told me I needed to post some pregnancy pictures but we will see if I get that brave.
I hope to be better about updating but we will see how I do. I have become kind of lazy these last few months of pregnancy! Anyway just wanted to let you know whats going on in our little world.

He's done!

2009-12-16T11:54:00.004-07:00

Clint graduated!! We both are really excited and can't wait see where our life leads us. He graduated with a Service and Sales Bachelors Degree from Weber State University. I am so proud of him for sticking to it all of these years and I am so happy he is done before our new baby comes. It was a great day and we had lots of support. Thanks Mom and Dad Tucker, Mom and Dad Cranney and Bart (Clint's brother) for coming to share this special day with us. We all went out to a tasty dinner at Texas Roadhouse afterward. It was kind of a long day, and luckily we had a good babysitter (thanks Ashlee, I appreciate it). I can't imagine trying to entertain Tate all day. Congratulations Clint, I love you and I am so proud of you!

Tate's 1st visit with Santa!

2009-12-16T11:48:00.004-07:00

I thought he would be really nervous about sitting on Santa's lap for the first time, but once again he surprised me and was totally excited. This picture is right before his turn to see Santa.
He made sure he told Santa that he wanted a truck.

This is him afterward with cousin, Colton. They both were really excited about their treat bags. Before Santa left, Tate had to make sure he told him goodbye!

Temple Square

2009-12-16T11:40:00.004-07:00

We made our annual trip to Temple Square with my family the first part of this month. Tate was really excited about the lights but more excited about the water fountains that were all around. We all went out to dinner to our favorite family restaurant, Litzas! I love this family tradition!!!

We're having a..........

2009-10-09T17:10:00.003-06:00

Boy!!! I was a little surprised because this pregnancy has been so different than with Tate but we are still really excited. The doctor wasn't one hundred percent sure so hopefully at my next appointment she will be able to tell us for sure. Now I just have to come up with a cute boy name because all I had picked out were girl names. Anyway, I have really been neglecting my blog and I plan to do a lot of catch up!

Big News!!

2009-08-26T20:06:00.003-06:00

I guess it is about time I made it official and told everyone that I am expecting again! We are so excited for our new baby to come. I am almost 14 weeks along and I am feeling pretty good. I am due March 1st and hopefully by next month we will be able to tell if it is a boy or a girl. Just thought I would let you all know!

Canning Already!!

2009-07-21T16:18:00.003-06:00

Thanks to my Mom and Dad I was able to get an early start on my canning this year. I bottled some yummy apricots and beans. So thanks Dad for growing such good fruit and veggies. And thankyou Mom for helping me can it all!! I appreciate you and thanks to you we will be enjoying delicious fruits and veggies all year long!!

4th of July

2009-07-07T11:23:00.009-06:00

We went up to my parents vacation house in Afton, Wyoming for the holiday weekend. On Friday we went up to Jackson Hole. We had a great time sight seeing and shopping around. After we were done in Jackson Hole we went over to Teton Village because we really wanted to ride the new tram and get a good look at the Teton Mountains.

Getting ready to take off up the mountain.

It was about a 9 minute ride and we climbed over

4,000 feet. So by the time we got to the top we were about

2 miles above sea level. Pretty cool!

The Tram could hold up to 100 people.

It was pretty chilly up on top but a breathtaking view.

The pictures really don't do it justice.

It was gorgeous up there!

Later that evening we took the

Gondola up another

mountain.

Another beautiful view! On the way back

down the mountain we saw a huge bull moose!

On Saturday we enjoyed the festivities that Afton had to offer. We went to the parade. Tate really enjoyed all of the fire trucks and the candy of course. Later that evening we enjoyed the fireworks. Clint told Tate that fireworks were called "fire crackers". So he kept calling them "crackers" all night. Later when you would ask him what he was watching he would say "cookies" and then correct himself and say "crackers". It was too cute. We had a great weekend and enjoyed being by family throughout the weekend. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!!!

Fun Weekend!!

2009-06-29T14:05:00.005-06:00

This last Saturday we had my brother, Cale, and his wife, Ashley, and their little boy, Colton up to our place to so we could spend some time with them. We went on a hike up to Waterfall Canyon in Ogden. It was a lot of fun. The hike is only about a mile and a half long one way, but it is pretty darn steep. However, it is well worth it for the spectacular view of the 200 foot waterfall. The guys carried the little ones in baby backpacks and Tate and Colton really enjoyed it. After the hike we headed back to my place to have some lunch and then it was off to the pool. The pool was great and so refreshing. My little nephew, Colton is quite the little swimmer. He had a blast! Tate was pretty unsure and nervous about it. It might take him a few more times to get used to it. After the pool we got cleaned up and headed to downtown Ogden to enjoy some yummy food at Costa Vida (one of my favorites). It was a really fun day and we enjoyed having another couple to do something with, so thanks Cale and Ashley we had a great time!

Ashley, Cale, Colton, Me, Tate and Clint

I only took one picture at the pool! Oops!

The Dunes

2009-06-09T14:56:00.008-06:00

We had the Tucker Reunion at Little Sahara Sand Dunes over Memorial Day Weekend. I have been such a slacker and I haven't blogged forever. We had a great time. Tate loved playing in the sand and riding four wheelers. Clint went on a few good rides and I had fun relaxing at camp!

Clint took Tate on a lot of rides. Before they would leave Tate would yank off his hat and say, "helmet." He was such a good boy about wearing it and remembered it for every ride.

Tate with cousin Bostyn.

These two had so much fun together!

They have become such good friends.

I love sand!

The sand dunes aren't exactly the cleanest place

to camp but it sure makes it fun for the kids!

Birthday Boys

2009-05-15T13:35:00.008-06:00

Clint celebrated his birthday on the 6th of May. One of the gifts he wanted was to take scuba diving lessons. He goes once a week and will be a certified scuba diver by the first of June!
We spent the following weekend at my parents house. On Saturday my mom and dad were kind enough to watch Tate again so I could take Clint out for his Birthday. We went miniature golfing and out to eat. We had a really good time. Sunday was a busy day. It was Mother's day, Tate's 2nd birthday, and my parents 35th wedding anniversary. All of my siblings came over and made my parent's a yummy BBQ dinner!

Tate had such a fun birthday. I think Clint and I had more fun watching him open all of his gifts though. He got a lot of fun new toys and was really excited to spend his special day with cousins!

He actually was able to blow out his candles all by himself and without spitting all over the cake. I was impressed.

He was so excited to get his new bike.

He also got this cute lawnmower that blows bubbles.
It keeps him pretty busy!

Happy Anniversary!!

Mexico Cruise

2009-04-21T12:20:00.022-06:00

We have been home about two weeks now and our cruise was amazing. We had such a great time. The ship was gorgeous, the food delicious and the experience incredible! We enjoyed playing on the beach, snorkeling, para-sailing, eating tons, going to shows, and doing some karaoke! It was so much fun to be by my husband for a whole week. I missed Tate a lot, but it was good for both of us to have a little break. He did awesome at my Moms house and I need to thank my parents for watching my crazy little boy! Also, thanks Mom and Dad Tucker for making this cruise possible for us! Love you all!

The Men

The Women

One of our formal nights

Lover's Beach in Cabo San Lucas

Mazatlan

I loved getting fixed up every night for dinner, it was so much fun.

La Paz. The water was so clear here, it was beautiful!

In La Paz, we went snorkeling. Clint loved this experience, I kind of had a hard time with it! I'll try it again someday, hopefully!

5 Years and Going Strong!!!

2009-03-06T11:43:00.003-07:00

Today is our 5th Wedding Anniversary!!! I can't believe it has already been 5 years, it has gone by so fast! I keep thinking, "At this time 5 years ago I was getting my hair done, driving to the temple, getting married, taking pictures etc." It is so much fun to reminisce and remember our special day!! We had plans to go to Salt Lake and have my Mom watch Tate so Clint and I could go shopping, to a movie, and out to dinner, but Tate has been super sick this week and so we are staying put!! We will just have to do it another weekend, I hope!
I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband. He is seriously so amazing and I am so thankful for his good example to me. I am lucky to have him in my life. I love you babe and look forward to many more wonderful years together!!!!

On A Roll!!!

2009-03-04T16:05:00.003-07:00

I haven't blogged this much in a really long time! Anyways just wanted to show some pictures of Tate in his new shoes! Tate loves the movie "Cars" and I was at Target a few weeks ago and saw these Cars shoes on clearance. At first I thought they were kind of tacky, but I couldn't resist and it turned out he looked super cute in them. I was kind of hoping he would figure out how to put them on himself, we are still working on that part. Man, how I love to get a good deal!!!

A Weekend in Wyoming

2009-03-02T12:00:00.005-07:00

My whole family went to Wyoming over the weekend for my neice's baby blessing. Little Bree is 3 months old and such a pretty baby. We enjoyed all being together in my parents Star Valley house! Luckily my Dad and brothers installed a wood burning stove last fall and we relied a lot on that to heat the house. The temperature was usually 17 or 18 degrees in the day and well below 0 at night and there was 2 or 3 feet of snow! It made me feel like it was Spring Time in Utah! We relaxed most of the trip watching movies, visiting, and snacking! Tate did get to go on a little snowmobile ride with my brother, Ryan. I'm so sad I left my camera at the other house so I couldn't get a picture. He really liked it though!

Proud Grandparents!

My Mom made the dress that Bree was blessed in, she is so talented.

Tate with cousins Colton and Ella.

We had these friendly visitors everyday. This pic was taken from the kitchen window. Deer just roamed around the house all day and night! It was really cool. Both Clint and I said we had never been this close to a deer before, pretty neat!!

Valentines Weekend

2009-02-16T13:19:00.004-07:00

Okay, so I am finally updating, since it has been over a month. I really haven't too been busy to blog, but we just didn't have a lot going on in January to talk about! Anyway, Valentines Day was great. Clint and I said we weren't going to get each other anything because we are going on a cruise in April and we want to save money for that, but Clint surprised me with flowers and chocolates. What a sweetie!
We had a great weekend. We watched movies, went out to dinner, and played in all of the snow we got on Friday and Saturday. Tate didn't like touching the snow too much, but he enjoyed watching his Mom win his Dad in a snowball fight. He would clap and cheer each time I hit Clint with a snowball. I had a lot of fun, I hope Clint did!

All bundled up!

Tate has been playing a lot with Mr. Potato Head. I caught him the other day wearing these glasses. He thinks he is really something and won't take them off. It is so cute!!

Christmas

2009-01-05T22:29:00.010-07:00

Now that the holidays are past and I finally got all of my Christmas Decorations put away and my house put back together I feel like I can blog!!! Christmas was a blast this year. Because it was our year to spend Christmas with Clint's family my parents came up and had Christmas with us the night before we headed to Elko. So it was like having two Christmases!!!

Christmas was so much fun in Elko and we appreciate everyone's hard work to make it so great. All of Clint's family was able to make it this year which was really neat since it gets harder and harder to do this as we all get older.
Tate had so much fun opening his gifts this year and was so excited about every gift no matter what it was. I didn't expect him to be so much fun yet. But he surprised me as always and I loved watching him.

Tate got a lot of trucks and four-wheelers.

He also enjoyed helping Mom and Dad open most of their gifts.

By the end of it he was pretty wore out and just decided to lay back and take it easy for awhile.

Tate loved playing with his cousins and especially Grandpa Tucker. I walked into the kitchen one evening and their was Grandpa helping Tate and his cousin Gus dip their cookies in milk while watching Cars. I thought it was so adorable I had to snap a quick pic!

We also did lots of other fun activities while we were there. We took Tate sledding, which he was a little unsure about, but Clint and I had a blast. I haven't been sledding in years. The girls also left all the men at home one night so we could go see a movie and go out for ice cream. It was fun to have a night out. I love Christmas and can't wait for it to come next year!!!!

Christmas Village

2008-12-08T13:04:00.002-07:00

On Friday night, Clint, Tate, and I bundled up to head to the Christmas Village in downtown Ogden. We had a great time wandering around, drinking hot chocolate, and enjoying the Christmas season. Tate was so amazed by all of the lights. We had him so bundled up, I don't think he could even move. Maybe that was for the best! We finished the evening by going out to dinner and back home to watch, Its a Wonderful Life. A movie neither Clint or I have seen. That is sad to say, but it was our first time watching it. We both really enjoyed it.

On Saturday, we went to our ward Christmas Party. It was a breakfast and I thought it turned out really well. It was nice to go to the party and still have most of the day left to get things done.

The rest of the day we tried to finish our Christmas Shopping. We are getting closer, but it still might take a few more trips. What a fun weekend!!!

Thanksgiving

2008-12-01T15:26:00.008-07:00

We started the weekend at my parents house. Thanksgiving Dinner was delicious, thanks Mom and Dad!!! It was a relaxing day with a bunch of yummy food. The boys watched football and movies most of the day while the girls...

spent the majority of the day lookng through ads to find the best deals for the next morning. We split everyone into pairs and sent them to different stores with a list of items for everyone else. Clint and I were assigned Target. We waited in line for like 45 min. My sister, Amy came and joined us after her excursion to Walmart. I love that feeling when they open the doors, its almost more exciting than waking up Christmas morning. Everyone got what they wanted and the spliting up thing worked really well. After shopping everyone headed home to pack and head to Wyoming for the rest of the weekend.

In Wyoming we made some fun Gingerbread houses. The kids love doing this and I had so much fun helping my nephew, Brody. He is just so darn cute!! After Gingerbread houses, Clint went with my sister's new husband, Tim to take the kids to the theater for a free movie. I have to admit it was nice to have the kids gone for a couple of hours so I could enjoy some quiet time. They saw Kung Fu Panda and loved it.

Later that evening we walked to Mainstreet to watch a Light Parade that the town puts on. It was so much fun and Tate loved all of the lights. It was snowing and Tate couldn't get over how cool that was. He kept reaching out his hands and trying to catch the snowflakes. It was super cute.

We also celebrated my Dad's Birthday. We had a yummy dinner and opened lots of fun gifts. We had to snap a quick picture of my parents with all of the grandkids. It was great to be with everyone. This doesn't happen very often in my family anymore and it was really neat!! Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

I Loved It!!!

2008-11-24T13:40:00.002-07:00

Even though my Celine Dion concert was canceled I still went hung out with my sisters this last weekend down in Salt Lake. I left Tate and Clint at home and had a real get away! It was my first time leaving Tate so I was a little nervous, but I knew he was in good hands. Clint did great and I appreciate him letting me go and have some fun.
We had a great time shopping, going out to eat, and thats right, going to see Twilight!!! I LOVED it. I want to go see it again so bad. Maybe this weekend, I can't wait! Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Bad News!!

2008-11-17T15:36:00.002-07:00

My mom, sisters, and I have had Celine Dion tickets for over a year and I was so excited to go to her concert this weekend and get away, but Celine has canceled the concert due to illness. I'm so mad!!!!!!!!!!!! She rescheduled for sometime in February, but it is on a Sunday. So I probably won't go at all now. Oh well, I have already seen her twice so I guess life will go on. Hopefully, I will still get together with my mom and sisters and have a girls weekend!

Happy Halloween!!

2008-11-02T21:25:00.005-07:00

We spent Halloween in Elko with Clint's family. We had such a good time celebrating with everyone! Tate dressed up like Dumbo and he was so darn cute, I couldn't stand it! We even took him trick or treating and he loved it every minute of it! Kids make Halloween much more fun!
The rest of the weekend was great too! I made some yummy fall treats with all the girls and the boys did some fall projects outside. On Saturday night, Clint's parents took us to dinner to The Star in downtown Elko. It was my first time eating basque food and I really enjoyed it. What a fun weekend!

Trick or Treat!

Tate helped Dad and Grandpa Tucker rake some leaves!

Pumpkin Walk

2008-10-28T14:43:00.003-06:00

Last Friday night, Clint and I decided to take Tate to this pumpkin walk we had read about that was at a city park. People through out the community had entered their carved or painted pumpkins. It was a lot of fun to see all of the creative ideas. When we were done with that we noticed this line beginning to form at the other side of the park and then I remembered I had also read about a spook alley that the city was providing. When I mentioned it to Clint he said we had to go. I thought it was too cold and I was worried about it freaking out Tate. Since Clint loves Halloween, he insisted that we go. We waited FOREVER, to get in. I noticed that their was a lot of young kids around Tate's age so I thought not big deal a few spooky noises and we'll be done. Boy, was I wrong. It was totally freaky! Their was all of these weird people jumping out at you and following you. I even screamed a few times. To top it all off their was the chain saw guy at the end that chased you. Luckily, we got Tate to lay back and we just kind of covered his eyes. He actually slept through most of it. I was so glad that he did the poor kid would have been scarred for life. Lets just say a lot of the kids that went through came out crying. I think the city went a little overboard. Clint had a good time though!

Mr. Mischevious

2008-10-15T17:29:00.005-06:00

Tate has been into everything these last few weeks so I wasn't surprised to see that he had climbed on top of my table and was playing. I kept saying, "Tate, get down now!" He would just grin and say, "now?" I couldn't help but laugh! Now he thinks its a big game. He picks up new words everyday and it is so much fun to watch him learn!

A Day with Grandmas

2008-10-02T17:02:00.005-06:00

My Mom and Grandma rode the train up from Salt Lake on Tuesday to spend the day with me and Tate. We went out for lunch, shopping, and then we just hung out at my place. Tate enjoyed spending the whole day with Grandmas and being the center of attention. I love when family comes to visit. It makes life much more fun. Thanks Mom and Grandma, we had a great time with you!

Weekend

2008-09-15T14:55:00.004-06:00

Clint and I had a pretty good weekend. I caught up on some house cleaning that has been neglected for the last week because I was down at my Mom's house canning. I just wanted to take a minute and thank my mom for helping me bottle some yummy tomatoes and salsa and I also wanted to thank my Dad for growing an awesome garden that his kids can take advantage of. Thanks. You guys are the best! Anyways back to my weekend, so I got some house cleaning done, and then we decided to pack a picnic and head to the mountains. We went up on top of Monte Cristo and barbequed a hot dog and went on a hike or two. It was great. It was nice to get out of the city and enjoy some mountain air. Tate loved it. I think he was born to be a camper. A lot of the leaves were changing and it was so pretty! I love little get aways like this, it's so refreshing.

Labor Day

2008-09-02T14:18:00.008-06:00

We spent Labor Day in Star Valley with my family. It was a lot of fun. Clint went on a overnight backpacking trip with my brothers. My brother Ryan will start his hunting season within the next couple of weeks and wanted to get a good idea of where the big bucks will be. Clint really enjoyed himself and wants to start backpacking more. While he was gone I enjoyed some shopping and going to some yard sales. Tate enjoyed playing with all of his cousins. We were surprised to find it SNOWING Monday morning, but it kind of got me excited for the Fall season. All in all it was a great weekend and we enjoyed being by everyone!

Ryan, Clint, Derek

Tate with Cousin Ella!
So Cute!!!!

I've been tagged!

2008-08-26T15:13:00.003-06:00

Apparently I have been tagged, and I am not to sure I know what this means since I am new to this blogging business but I guess I'll just do my best!

Four random things I like about my husband.

1. His laugh. I've heard it referred to a cackle or something (Tiff), anywho I love it. It always makes me laugh too.
2. He is so good to me. He is so patient and he always plays my dumb little games.
3. He is such a hardworker and I appreciate him working so hard so I can stay home with Tate.
4. He is handsome!

Four jobs I have had.

1. Not Just Copies. I made people's copies, laminated, and other stuff. I actually liked this job.
2. Payless Shoes. I did this while in college. It was just okay.
3. Convergys (telemarketing). I did this before I had Tate. It wasn't to bad.
4. Being a Mom. This is by far my favorite. I love it.

Four movies I have watched more than once.

1. Never Been Kissed.
2. Little Women.
3. 50 First Dates.
4. How to Lose a Guy in 10 days.

Four TV shows I watch.

1. American Idol
2. So you think you can dance?
3. Friends (my favorite, and I have all of the seasons so I watch them a lot)
4. The Office (My sister let me borrow her seasons, so I just started watching them and they are hilarious!)

Four places I have been.

1. New York
2. Florida
3. California
4. Washinton

Four of my favorite foods.

1. I love a good steak.
2. My Dad's fried chicken.
3. Cafe Rio chicken salad.
4. I've always liked potatoes. Doesn't matter how, mashed, baked, french fries etc. Yum!

Four places I would like to visit.

1. Austraila
2. Europe
3. Hawaii
4. Caribbean

Four things I am looking forward to in the coming year.

1. The holidays
2. Our Caribbean Cruise
3. Clint hopefully graduating.
4. Our 5th wedding anniversary.

Hope I did okay Trish! I'm gonna tag Camille, Cami, Aubrey, and Aloha!

Homemade Rootbeer!

2008-08-21T15:23:00.003-06:00

Last night Clint and I made homemade rootbeer. We're not talking about the rootbeer you make with dry ice, but with yeast. We have been saving our empty water bottles and pop bottles until we had enough for 5 gallons worth of rootbeer. My family is really big on having homemade rootbeer during the summer and Clint and I both love it so I called up my family and got the recipe so we could make it. So now it has to sit for 3 or 4 days until the yeast works (we're hoping that it works) and then we will be enjoying yummy homemade rootbeer! Bet you're all jealous!!!

We've got some drinkin' to do!

Tough!

2008-08-21T14:23:00.008-06:00

Tate had to go to the doctor for his 15 month well child visit. He had to have 2 shots, which isn't really that bad, because he's had more than that during previous visits but I swear it gets worse with age. Of course they ask me to hold him down while they do this and it makes me feel awful. So I'm holding Tate and all he sees is me while they "torture" him. I think that he thinks that I'm the one doing it to him. It is the worst feeling! You other Moms probably know what I am talking about. He actually did pretty well though and only cried for a few minutes. The nurse gave him a sucker and as you can see he really enjoyed it. What a tough boy... his Mom not so much!

Bear Lake

2008-08-18T14:32:00.011-06:00

When we woke up Saturday morning, we were trying to figure out something fun to do. Clint came up with the idea of going to Bear Lake. Kind of spontaneous, but so much fun! We threw in our swimsuits, packed a picnic and took off. The lake was gorgeous and surprisingly warm. Tate loved the water and especially the sand. It was so relaxing and such a fun get away. On the way home we picked up some of Bear Lake's famous raspberry shakes!

Tate lovin' the sand!

Girl's Get Away!

2008-08-11T13:48:00.005-06:00

I went with my sisters and my Mom on our annual girls get away to Star Valley, Wyoming. Clint always ask me why I would want to go there for a get away instead of somewhere else. Well, my parents own the house my Dad grew up in and we have always visited there since I was a baby. I love it there. I love the small town feel. It is so nice to get away from city life. It is just a good place to go and relax. The county fair was in town so that was fun and the kids enjoyed it. We took the kids to the park one day. We worked on some projects in the house. We also did the typical girl stuff, watched chick flicks, did each others nails, and had some major girl talk. It was so fun and I am so glad I went.

This is my two nephews and neice. They would spin on this tire swing forever and then they would get off and try to walk. It was too hilarious, they couldn't even walk straight and they would fall down and just laugh. It reminded me of myself when I was a kid. Man, if I did that now I would get so sick!

Doin' some swingin'

Tate decided to go down the slide this way!

I want to be just like Dad!

2008-08-03T18:56:00.003-06:00

Tate loves his Dad so much. He thought he was really something wearing Clint's shoes! He couldn't stop smiling. Clint does such fun and creative things with Tate I am so glad I have him around because I am afraid Tate gets a little bored of me.

Cranney Family Reunion

2008-08-03T13:55:00.004-06:00

My family had their reunion over the 24th of July. Clint wasn't able to come up until late Friday night, so I caught a ride with my parents on Wednesday afternoon. We camped up in Star Valley, Wyoming at Cottonwood Lake (it is kind of a tradition). It was fun to see everyone. We did a lot of fun things. My sister Lisa brought a Pinata for all of the kids. I was surprised at how involved Tate got. He needed a little help to swing at it, but he was sure excited to pick up the candy. I can't believe it, he is getting so old!

Slide Lake

2008-08-02T23:49:00.003-06:00

On Saturday, a bunch of us went on a hike to Slide Lake. It is the perfect hike for youngsters, because its not too short but not too long. Clint carried Tate in the baby backpack and he fell asleep a couple of minutes into the hike. Everyone had a great time!