HAPPY BIRTHDAY TUCKER!

Tucker,
You're THREE! What a wonderful three years it has been with you, our beautiful little boy! I can't believe it's been three years since we were holding you in the hospital after a very long, difficult delivery! You just liked it too much in the womb and didn't want to come out. 10 days after you were due, we decided to induce labor. 23 hours, LOTS of pain, 2 non-working epidurals, two hemhorraged eyes, and a pair of forceps later, you were born! ...and named after the forceps to boot! :) But you were definitely worth it! It's so much fun to watch you grow and become a wonderful boy, full of energy and enthusiasm. You already love to be the entertainer (taking after the ham-i-ness of your dad! ;). It's so fun to watch how much joy you get out of making others laugh! You'll do pretty much anything-- including running face first into fences and playground toys and falling over to get a laugh out of your buddies. You've always loved to dance. From about 4 months old you'd get your groove on with anything that had a beat. You have a great sense of rhythm and have taught your dad and I some great moves! Your facial expressions are endless and very entertaining. I catch you when you think I'm not watching being a really good big brother and making Cooper laugh harder than I've ever been able to. You're a joy in our lives and bring so much fun and light into our home, we're so glad you're a part of our family and can't wait to see what each year brings with you!

Love,
Mom


We had lots of fun yesterday at his McQueen/Thomas party. I had lots of fun prepping for the party. While I was making a labor-intensive McQueen cake for Tucker, he came up to the table, sat down and rested his head in his hands, looked dreamily at the cake and then glanced up at me, "I looooove Queen. Tank you, Mommy, it looks sooooo good!" That made the fact that my 'work of art' was eaten in about 2.7 minutes more than worth it! :) We played 'pin the squished bug on the car windshield' and 'Thomas toss' and Tucker got all kinds of fun toys from very generous friends. Tucker had a blast.




Today was nice to share his bday with mother's day. Rudy was great letting me 'sleep in' before we went to 9 am church, making me breakfast, letting me nap after church, and making me a delicious dinner after the kids went down. We were able have a little family party in the evening for Tucker and enjoy some nice family time. And it gets even better! Rudy has the next two weeks off! This coming week will be nice and relaxing with catching up on things that need to get done. Next week we'll be off to Outer Banks, NC for a fun-filled week at a beach house with 6 other families. Rudy's third year is officially over! Onto the final year! WAHOO!