Merry Christmas!

Santa visited our house on Christmas Eve this year. Tucker wasn't to keen on him even though Santa gave him a candy bar and a toy car. Once he was walking out the door, then he was Santa's best friend. It was great. Andy got to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas too!

Christmas PJs

It's so easy to get into the Christmas spirit with this little monkey running around our house!

Here's the latest...

Tucker and Andrew were reading his new Christmas book from his Grandpa and Grandma CC.. It's called 'If you take a Mouse to the Movies.' He really like to read it and even has the mouse from the book. They were reading all nice and quiet and as soon as I came over with the camara, Tucker looked up and smiled for the picture! He never does this on command - we were shocked! I think they look so cute together. He is very much becoming 'da-da's' little buddy these days.

This is on our way home from our friends, Josh and Kara's house. They live an hour away so Tucker made sure he had all three of his favorite stuffed animals, while drinking his juice!

Santa - and no tears

We went to see Santa today with some friends. Tucker did great. He wouldn't smile but at least he didn't cry. We had a lot of fun! The kids afterwards with their candy canes...

Halloween..Thanksgiving.. Christmas already?

The last two months seem to have flown by.. Here are a few snapshots.

We had Thanksgiving at our house with a few friends. It was a great time. Tucker enjoyed having kids around and Andrew enjoyed having some adults to drink wine with!
Tucker has had haircut #3 and he didn't like it at all, but he sat still the entire time. We were really impressed that he let her cut his hair without getting out. The sucker, fire engine and Toy Story playing on the TV seemed to help a little! Andrew ended up getting his hair cut there too. Tucker liked watching him.

Some time around the house.. I have no idea when Andrew took this picture but thought it was cute. There are hardly any pictures of the two of us it seems like. Andrew and I are always trying to snap pictures of Tucker by himself!

Tucker loves to feed Jenna her cookies in the morning..

And breakfast outside with his jammies on. Nothing better!

Musician in the Making

Tucker and Andrew have been playing on his piano a lot lately. This video is too funny... looks like Tucker has picked up his dad's love for music.

Random post

I found this cute video of Tucker in a jump house from his friend Sofia's 2nd birthday party.

Fall Photos..

This is the second year that I have taken Tucker to a photographer (http://www.519photograhpy.com/) to do a 'Halloween Mini Session.' She does photo shoots for 15 minutes and they came out really great so it was hard for me to only pick a few. Tucker was not cooperative at all.. she had the idea of getting this tricycle out and he had a great time playing on it.

Tuck is Duck

So.. Tucker is going to be a duck this year for Halloween. Some people have said it is 'lame' but I got it for $5.. and every time he wears it, he walks around saying duck. So I think he likes it.

Here he is with his friends during our get together last Friday to celebrate Halloween. All the kids had to have a sucker so they would sit still.

Our little ducky..

Calling his friends

Tucker made a quick call on his cell phone to make a playdate.. Andrew thinks he is saying 'I'll check my schedule.'

Boy oh Boy

Well... looks like Tucker will have a little baby brother!! It's a BOY and Andrew and I are so excited. We went out to dinner last night at P.F. Chang's and opened the envelope with the ultrasound picture and the results. It was such a fun way to find out and Andrew and I got a date night out of it as well. Thanks to my friend Jenny for watching Tucker.
Guess we need to get cracking on some boy names now!

Two more days..

Yesterday was our 22 week ultrasound for Baby #2. I can't believe it's been 22 weeks already. We got to see profile pictures of the baby smiling and laughing. It was really neat. We now have an envelope with the sex and a picture inside. Andrew and I are going out to dinner on Sunday and are going to open it then... I can't wait to find out what our little baby is. The suspense is driving me crazy! I want to know right now. Andrew and I both think it's a boy, but we'll see soon enough. Stay tuned....

Also, Andrew got some good shots of Tucker tonight. His poor little face is scratched up from a spill he took on gravel the other day... I can't help it, but isn't he just the cutest??

Zoo Days!

So much fun

My mom has been visiting for the past week and a half and we have had so much fun with her.. despite the natural disaster. We spent the week at the Lake and then a few days here at our house. I very much enjoyed some Mother-Daughter time and not to mention the nights when she gave Tucker a bath and put him to bed.. and on top of all that she cleaned my entire house top to bottom!!!!!! and watched Tucker Saturday day while Andrew played tennis and I went to my friend Renee's baby shower and on Saturday night so Andrew and I could go out to dinner. My mom is the greatest and I am so blessed to have her.

I love you lots Mom, you rock!!!

The only thing I am bummed about is that neither one of us had our camaras all week so we didn't get any pictures!!! Maybe next time.

School Is In!

Tucker started a Mother's Morning Out Program.. I call it 'school' two days a week. These are some pictures of his first day.

I tried to get him to stand in front of the door, and of course could not get him to stand still for two seconds.. this is right before we left in the morning...

Tucker and his friend Robert are in the same class. Since they survived their first day, Meredith and I let the boys play on the playground at school. Tucker is drinking out of Robert's sippy cup as usual.

Working together.. they have nametags on their backs.. so cute.

No idea what is going on here.. notice how their outfits match. It was not planned, but they looked cute!

Now that we have been going for a few weeks and Tucker understands what is going on, it is getting harder for him. Today I had to pick him up early b/c he was throwing a fit. Hopefully he will start to adjust as more time passes..

Was school a bad idea?

That is what I am pondering right now.. Tucker had his first taste of 'school' last week. He is going to a Mother's Morning Out program two mornings a week and has already gotten sick! One of the kids in his class had Hand Foot and Mouth and poor little Tucker has caught it. I know that this is going to happen and that it's supposed to be good for him to get sick now to build his immunity, but I can't help but be really really annoyed by this. Not only did we have to cut our weekend trip short, but Tucker and I have now been stuck in the house since Monday until who knows when.

I guess this is all part of being a parent and I need to suck it up.. but.. sometimes it is hard to do that.

The good news is that Tucker's fever has been gone since yesterday, he ate a good dinner last night and slept from 9pm-7:30am.

Well, that's it for now. I just needed to vent a little.
Hope your kids are healthy!!

Popsicle Smiles

Nothing like a popsicle in the backyard after dinner...

If you love wine or don't know much about it..

I am going to depart from my normal Tucker posts to give Andrew some attention. He has been working on a wine review website for over a year now and has had a lot of fun doing it. The goal of his site is to review wine in a no BS way so that the average Joe or avid wine lover, can find wines that fit their likes, tastes or needs for a dinner party, or just a nice summer evening on the patio. A lot of our friends and family use this site when they are shopping for wine and really enjoy it, so I wanted to share it with anyone that reads my blog. His website is www.blogroom.com. If you are a Costsco fan, he also just launched www.costscowineblog.com to review wines only found at Costsco.

Andrew is a very talented writer (for real, I am not just saying that as his wife), so it's fun and entertaining to read his rants and reviews. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!

More Nikki & Kyle Wedding Pics

Here are some more pictures from Nikki and Kyle's Wedding. It was a beautiful place..

The McCabe's

Rick giving Nikki away.....

Bob and Kevin with Tucker before the wedding.

Tucker is hanging out with his cousin Cameron. This is the first time they have seen each other since Christmas when they were just babies.

Seattle Trip - Nikki's Wedding

We had a great time in Seattle for Andrew's cousin Nikki's wedding. It was great to see all the family. A lot of Andrew's aunts and uncles had not met Tucker yet.. and he is 17 months old now! Unfortunately, Andrew couldn't make the trip due to his work schedule. Everyone missed him, but with Tucker there, it was like having a little Andy around.. at least that is what his family said!

The bride (Nikki) and groom (Kyle) with Aunt Sandy (the mother of the bride) at rehearsal dinner. We ate at a great Italian place.

Nikki and Kyle....

Ella and Jenna loved Tucker. They played and danced with him a lot! They even helped feed him his dinner one night. It was so cute. He was like their little doll.

Cousin Josh (Nikki's brother) taking Tucker out on the paddle boat. Rick and Sandy had a party at their house on the lake the day after the wedding. It was beautiful.

This is the back of Rick and Sandy's house. They have been completely re-furbishing the entire house and property over the last three years. Rick did a lot of the work himself and it looks amazing.

Reno Trip

So, the week after we got back from Ohio, Tucker and I headed out to Reno and Seattle to visit with Andrew's family and go to a wedding. He did really well on all six plane rides, whew! The DVD player helped a lot (Thanks Nicole and Kyle!) and not to mention Twizzlers!! We got to spend some time with Great Grandma and Grandpa Joe. They really enjoyed the 'Tucker show' .. then we headed to Seattle with Andrew's parents for his cousin, Nikki's wedding. It was a beautiful outdoor, garden wedding. Tucker did a few new things while in our trip like.. getting his first haircut at Grandpa's barber, eating his first whole apple and going to Chuck e Cheese. He hated getting his haircut, but it looks so cute. There are so many great pics, here are a few from Reno...

Eating out at Claim Jumper. Tucker ate a whole apple here. And he loved the waitress. And he sat in his high chair the longest he ever has at a restaurant.

At Chuck e Cheese with Grandma and Grandpa. He ate pizza and played with tons of games. I actually got a nice break that night and ate at Whole Foods and did a little shopping by myself. It took him a few days to warm up to Grandpa.. here they are reading a book together.

Feeding Great Grandma Emmie's cat some fishies. It was so cute. Notice how long his hair is.. this is before his haircut!

He didn't like the barber during his haircut, but once she gave him a sucker, then they were best friends.

Ohio trip

After the beach, Tucker and I went back to Ohio with my family. He survived the 12 hour car ride.. we did lots of fun things while we were there.. went to the park, the pool, Tucker's first parade and a festival.

Tucker eating some watermelon on Grammy's back porch with his new favorite necklace. He wore that thing all week!
Tucker and Grandpa eating an ice cream cone on the back porch..

Here we are in the downtown area near my sister Rachel's house. There is the cutest little breakfast place there and we went there a few times. The food was so good and if Tucker got restless, he could run around and look at the real caboose and play on the train. It was perfect!

Here we are at the Fireman's Parade to kick off the Fireman's Festival. The noise might have been a little too much for Tucker, but he didn't cry. He seemed to like the clowns that drove by.

Hindsight is 20/20

Well, I should have listened to everyone when I created this blog. I always heard that once you have another baby on the way, you want your blog to be a family blog and not just for your first child. So, this blog is ALL about Tucker and now we have another little one coming and I am not sure what to do! I guess I could just create a whole new blog for our family. Anyone have suggestions?

He was meant for fame

Here is a video I caught of my dad singing while we were on vacation. He really gets into his music. And the best part is that he doesn't know I was taping. Love you Dad!!

Let's hit the beach!

We had such a great vacation at the beach with my family. It's the first time all of us have been able to get together for a vacation. We were so happy that everyone could make it.

We rented a golf cart for my dad for the week. It was like a little car and was perfect for riding around the island. Tucker liked it too.

Grammy and Tuck Tuck playing in the waves. Buying him a sun shirt with UVA protection was perfect on the beach every day.

Here's everyone. My brother in law Chris, sister Rachel, brother Beau, Mom and Dad, me, Andrew and Tucker.
Playing in the sand on the beach. Aunt Rae Rae was making sand turtles for Tucker..

Tucker loved the waves.. it just took him watching other big kids playing to warm up to them. Check out the video of him playing in the water.

Aunt Rae Rae Visit

My sister Rachel came to Atlanta to visit for a week. She is a teacher so she is off for the summer. It was so nice to have her here to help with Tucker. Andrew and I kept joking that we wanted to hire her as our full time nanny. I wish we would have taken more pictures, but here are a few cute ones.

Here we are at the pool with Tucker and Robert.

Tucker's friends Robert, Reese and Maddy came over for the day.

Tucker and Aunt Rae Rae reading his favorite Truck Book.

Another day at the pool....

Tucker in his new favorite chair from Pottery Barn Kids.. you can't see it, but his name is monogrammed on the back. It's really cute.