Category: Truman

Presidents Day

Hurray for Presidents Day, and Hurray for family close enough to be together, and what better meeting place than Ikea?
Mom P., Cat, Emily, Becca, Micheal, Owen, Madalyn and Ava, met up with us, and I must admit, that one adult to every child seems like enough, but even so, it took all of us to keep track of everyone!
(By the way—somehow, every pictures of Michael came out Blurry. I guess he moves too quickly for me to get pictures of him 🙂 )
3 kids in an ikea cart…

Tuck n’ Madalyn–

Tuck and pup pup–

Owen–

Afterwords, we enjoyed a good meal at Artic Circle, and let the children play in the playplace. (Thanks Cat for taking pictures…)
Ava-

Cat and Becca-

Ems adn Madalyn and Ava-

Owen trying to get up, and Tuck n’ Tru helping him-

A great shot of Toph (he looks scared or something- LOL)

Good times!
We all did mention, that one thing that would have made it better would have been if all the grandkids, Soph, Nora, and Miles were there too!

Emily Topher Truman Tucker

Boys and Their Toys

As some of you know, me and the ‘puter (Trus word for the computer) were having some issues.

But it wasn’t only me, my husband (who does freelance type work, in the evenings with that good old ‘puter) were having some issues too.

Since the ‘puter is a necessary part in that “work = money” equation, (I am sure having a happy blogging wife, is also part of that equation), we decided it was time for an upgrade (and it didn’t hurt, that we just got our tax refund either).

Anyone who knows Toph, knows that this is an exciting day in his life.
He loves computers, (Yes I married a geek), Hence the post, and the look in Tophs eyes, like a kid in a candy store…

We didn’t just get a ‘puter, we got a new member of the family 🙂

Emily Life Topher Truman Tucker

The Good Old Times…

When my siblings and I were little, we had the coolest big brother ever. Ryan.
All of us have pleasant memories of playing train station with him. I don’t know if that is what we called it or not, but we all remember it. We all love it, and him so much, that we still talk about ‘the train’.
Let me explain…or attempt to—
My parents house at the time had hardwood floors in the hallways that led to each of our rooms, as well as to the front door. Ryan used to get a big blanket out, and we would all sit on it (me and my two younger siblings).
Then he would proceed to pull us (on the blanket) to the different stations (our rooms and the front door). We played this ALL the time. That was it. Simple but overwhelmingly and extremely fun.
So last week when I saw the boys doing this:

pushing the pumpkins to work on the train (my upside-down coffee table), I couldn’t help but be filled with warm fuzzies and warm memories. How I love my boys, and how I love my Sibs: Eric, Amy and Ryan….
Nothing like the good times.

Truman Tucker

Valentines Card

Since our Valentine cards weren’t working, we just posted it here.
Happy Valentines!

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Emily Life Topher Truman Tucker

Happiest Valentines Day..

Post author By Emily
Post date February 13, 2008

So today, in preparation for the big V-day, we wanted to make sugar cookies, but I remembered I lent our Cream of Tarter to the neighbor, and had forgotten to get it back. Oh well. So we made cupcakes today. I forgot how HAPPY pink icing makes me. I usually don’t love frosting things, but I enjoyed frosting these cuppy-cakes just because of the pink cherry frosting. (I think we need to get more pink things in our house..hmmmm…) Of course, the boys ate all the cute ones with the Candy Hearts on top, before I could take the picture, but that is okay, they’re still pink. And Deilcious.
Hope your V day is as pink and Delicious as our cupcakes are…
Love you all!

Life Truman Tucker

Special Delivery….

Post author By Emily
Post date February 13, 2008

Thank you Grams so much for the blankies…

After so much talk, everynight, the boys put their animals to bed with the blankeys, they love them. Thank you!!

Truman

Growing Pains…

Post author By Emily
Post date February 13, 2008

Lately Truman has been waking up during the night with Growing Pains, I still vividly remember these from when I was a kid. Growing up is hard to do. I know he is growing, and growing quickly…. I know because
1- Growing Pains in the middle of the night, all night. Ouchie!
2-The other day he ate 2 bowls of mush for breakfast, 1 grapefruit. For lunch he ate 2 hot dogs, and salad (or Let-Us as he calls it) and dinner he had 2 big helpings of Lasagna and bread.
3-Waking Truman up from Quiet time took me almost an hour. I kept waking he up, and then he would start playing, then fall asleep again.

and again.

and again.

Poor thing. I wouldn’t have forced it, but we had a new babysitter (our usuals were busy) who was coming for the evening, and I didn’t want him to not go to sleep for her!
Growing up is hard to do.
I dare say, it is even harder on mommies watching little one get so big.
Oh how blessed I am to be a mommy. My days are treasures, and yet so numbered. They grow so quickly. I love being home, having adventures with my boys…

Emily Truman Tucker

Future Savvy Shoppers?

You Betcha.
Look whose clipping coupons beside me!!

Actually, they are really old coupons, that have all expired, but it kept them busy for almost an hour. Cutting and flipping through. I got the floors scrubbed and vacuumed, gotta love that right?

Emily Life Topher Truman Tucker

The Princess Cat…

Post author By Emily
Post date February 13, 2008

No, not the princess pat, who lived in a tree, the princess Cat.
When Truman found out that Cat was coming down on her birthday, he insisted on making this beautiful Crown, with the words princess cat on it and his Aunt Cathrine was kind enough to wear it, the entire evening. What a nice aunt…

Truman made her a cake, and Tucker frosted it, by himself…(looks delicious, uh?)

We went to dinner with Mom, Dad and Cat, ate delicious pizza, and talked, and talked. Toph even got to talk some politics, which he loves, and I don’t think I do often enough as I should. I know he likes to talk about it.
It was so fun to Mom and Dad here too! Our house feels complete and warm with them here.

We are glad we got to spend your birthday with you Cat! WE LOVE YOU!!

Emily Life Topher Truman Tucker

Super Bowl Sunday…

Post author By Emily
Post date February 13, 2008

Chillin’ with the Greene Fam…

The kids had a grand time, turning off the lights and being silly. We are lucky to have such good, fun cousins.
The wrestling match ups were Tuck vs. Ike and Belle vs. Tru.

I know it looks like Ikey is crying in the previous picture, but rest assured, he was just laughing, here is the next picture that was taken (Don’t you love that smile?):

A fun day to be together and enjoy each others company, and moms homemade chicken noodle soup. Delicious. Thanks Momma Greene, and the Greene Team. Love you Guys!