Awwwwww.....

A birthday card from a little girl in Sam's class:

Birthday Booty

Sam opens his first present- a disc shooting robot


Karate uniform (No he does not take "kara-TAY" ,as he pronounces it, but has been asking for a uniform for ages!)


Nerf gun!!!


Saved the best for last- Mario Party DS game. Think he's excited?

Who wore it best?

The Family Tuck

The family minus Jaedyn :(



Katie and precious Phoebe



Teresa and Jackson, the best dressed man in the room



The grandkids from left to right-
Jackson, Jaedyn, Trey (well the top of Trey's head), Sam, Lily, the Phoebster

90 is the 70

Grandpa Van turned 90 years young last weekend so we had a big party to celebrate. Almost every member of his family came to town. It was truly an honor to be a part of his birthday celebration.


The birthday boy



Grandma and Grandpa Van with their beautiful daughters



Ellen tells stories about Grandpa



Lisa takes the wheel



Jeannie's turn

Dinosaur Roar!

You may not know this, but my mother-in law, Carol, is a rather famous paleontologist. On a dig in Montana a few years ago, she discovered a toe bone of what turned out to be one of the few juvenile T. Rex's ever found. After her discovery, several more digs were planned and finally the dinosaur's skeleton was revealed. After thousands of hours of work, the T. Rex, dubbed "Jane," was excavated, delivered to the Burpee Museum in Rockford, assembled, and proudly displayed. Jane is now the star attraction of the museum and the city. And Carol found her!!! Amazing, huh? I bet your mother-in-law never did anything that cool! Just kidding, I'm sure she is great ;)


Close up of Jane


Jane in all her majesty


What Jane may have looked like


Taking the kids to see Nonnie's dinosaur

Discovery Center

All aboard!










Poppie and Sam doing a little work in the auto shop








Dusting and watching baby... what a supermom!







My Heisman pose






Andy gives the Discovery Center the "The Tuck Two Thumbs Up"











The Discovery Center in Rockford is the best Children's Museum I have ever been visited. Andy, Sam, Lily, and I had so much fun! The kids asked to go two days in a row. Personally, I could have gone back a third time, but we had other things to do. I love the Discovery Center; you will too next time you are in Rockford ;)

Our trip to Madison (specifically the zoo)

Nothin' like wrasslin' with yer cousins!

Caroline's Baby Shower

My friend Caroline and her husband Steven are expecting a baby next month. They are going to be great parents! Mrs. Georgia organized a beautiful party (she always does). She hired a wonderful chef who made and taught us to make delicious food with ingredients that are both inexpensive and easy to find. The food was awesome. We had a lot of fun.



Aww... the sound you have to make when a gift is opened at a baby shower



Mama Caroline and her friends



The spread! Beautiful, right? The chef bought all the ingredients at Wal Mart!



Caroline and Mrs. Georgia with Steven's mother, grandmother, and sister. They came all the way from Arkansas!



The surprise guests- Jess, whose husband brought her from home (3 hours away), and her gorgeous six day old son, Monroe