Visiting jolly old St. Nick

A great picture on the first try! This must be some kind of record.

Merry Christmas from Ma & Pa Tuck

Hey, remember when we never had any extra money for fun stuff??

Yeah, we still don't. 

Margo's greatest idea EVER

Mom and Dad rented a giant bouncy house for Thanksgiving and it kept the kids happy, busy, and out of the house. That's important when there are twenty something adults inside trying to make dinner!

Sunset on Mobile Bay

A view from my parents' yard.

Happy Halloween!

Fun wedding weekend

Me. Age 10. For real. Ask my family.

Oh, wait, I also wore glasses.

Evil genius or just plain evil?

Yesterday we were in a hurry to leave and I was yelling at Lily to get in the bathroom and brush her teeth. After asking her nicely 3 times and then about 18 times not-so-nicely, she scurried into my bathroom and locked the door. We all know what's going on in a bathroom when a small child locks the door: Nothing good. In Lily's case, it usually involves a small tidal wave and huge amounts of toothpaste recently freed from its tube. Occasionally, she'll throw in a bar of soap broken into a thousand pieces and/or some floating letters for good measure. So, having personally witnessed the destruction an adorable 4 year old angel can do in just a matter of minutes, I was immediately outside the door.
"Lily Tuck, open this door right now! You do not lock Mommy's bathroom door!"
Silence.
"We do not lock doors in this house!(Ugh, my parents used to say the same thing. I HATED it.) Open this door!!"
Silence.
"LILY, OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!!!"
Finally.... a quiet but snickering response.
"Heh, heh, heh, so my evil plan worked."
After that, she swept open the door with a triumphant grin. I swear she looked at me with a mixture of pity and amusement, as if saying, "Just you wait, lady. You have no idea what you're in for."

Oh my.

Boy Scout Day at Turner Field

Seven years already?!

Happy birthday Mister!

Mister at Bat

Hey batta batta batta, suh-wing batta

Get ready...

What an arm! He throws like me ;)

I wish I had a picture of Sam jumping up & down cheering when he got to first & then when he crossed home plate. I'm happy I don't have a picture of him bawling his eyes out when his team lost.

You should see the other kid!

Nice shiner just in time for picture day at school.

Lily says, "We Built It!"

Miss Priss goes to PK

Hey, Mom, can I see your phone?

Sammy, read me a story...

N'awlins, baby!

You look mahvelous dahling!

Hair by Sam & Lily Tuck

Lazy Sunday

Relaxing with Daddy by the pool

You can take the girl out of Alabama...

Note the trucker cap, shades, & tattoo (and I'm pretty sure she wasn't wearing shoes).
She's right purty, ain't she?

Wax on, wax off

The Karate Kid busts a move while dancing to his new Kidz Bop CD

The Karate Kid goes to first grade (Photobomb by Cousin It)

The Karate Kid chills on the banks of the Chattahoochee

Three little princesses

My goddaughter, Ella, Lily, & sweet Clara