TUCKER COUSIN REUNION 2011 - Part 1

For several months we have been planning a cousin reunion with the grandchildren of Otho & Josie Tucker. There are 9 cousins with 6 spouses. It all took place at our home because one of my cousins had requested to have the reunion at "camp gramma".

It began on Friday, May 27th, at noon. There were several meals at our place and all kinds of reminising and storytelling from the past. It was an amazing time of catching up with each other. It was a wonderful reminder of the blessing of having a Christian family with cousins who care for each other. We visited around the table, on the patio, and in our living room.

We concluded the reunion by attending Salina Bible Church and lunch at the Brookville Hotel and a visit to the family home. God gave us a wonderful time together. It went so well that we are planning another one in 2013.

meal times were special

cousin time in the trampoline

beautiful weather for patio conversation





Gary & Karen Sue Cromwell from Kentucky

Sharyl Cavin from Colorado

John & Karen Ann Groot from Kansas City

Jim & Sondy Tucker from Iowa

Tom & Katy Tucker from Oklahoma

Roger & Mary Neir from Hutchinson

Elizabeth Tucker from Hutchinson

Becky Cromer from Indiana

John & Susan Tucker from Salina

Guest of Honor: Mom/Aunt Caryl Tucker from Hutchinson

Taylor is 19

Our oldest grandson Taylor is 19 today. Nineteen years ago we were finally grandparents when Taylor was born. It has been fun watching him grow up. We pray for you, Taylor, that God will accomplish in your life all He has planned for you. You have great potential. We love you.

Happy Birthday,Taylor!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI!

Today Eli is seven years old. We love your kind spirit Eli and you are such a good little helper. You are growing up so fast. We always enjoy Eli. He comes up with some of the most unusual insights and responses.

We love you Eli and consider you a very special grandson. Hope you have a great day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

DAWSON IS ELEVEN YEARS YOUNG TODAY

Our grandson Dawson turns eleven today. Dawson is a neat young man. He has a sweet quiet spirit, is so congenial and gentle in nature, and is showing a lot of determination in things he gets involved in.

We love you Dawson and trust you have had a great birthday and will have a great year ahead.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

EVAN TURNS NINE TODAY

Evan is 9 years old today and is on his way home from Florida. His family has had a fun time at the beach. What a way to celebrate.

It is always fun when Evan comes to our house because he always requests my biscuits and sausage gravy every morning. He is a loving boy and I know God has a special plan for his life. We love you Evan and wish we could be with you to celebrate.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

BROOKLYN IS FOUR YEARS OLD

Today Brooklyn is four years old. She is so excited and we understand that she chose Red Robin for her birthday meal.

Brooklyn is such a sweetie and has the most winsome smile you can imagine. She reminds us so much of her mommy.

We love you Brooklyn and hope you have a wonderful birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HALFWAY TO MY GOAL

April is done and one-third of the year is passed and I am halfway (504 miles) to the 1000 mile goal. Rog thinks I am a little excessive but I just like to stay on top of things and keep moving. I am grateful that God has given me the health and strength to do it and I look forward to completing the goal. One thing for sure, there is no competition in our family:)

JOHNNY IS CELEBRATING

Today is Johnny's 37th birthday. We are grateful for the good husband and father that Johnny is and pray that God will give him much wisdom in raising his family.

Johnny keeps busy with his job, church activities, and track meets right now. He also is quite a faithful fan of Nebraska football.

We love you Johnny and pray that God will give you a great day and bless you with many more years.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

MOM'S ENTERTAINMENT

We have a strange squirrel that just loves sunflower seeds. This squirrel spends hours trying different ways to get to our hanging bird feeder. This supplies endless entertainment for Mom outside her patio door. He is so desperate that he even comes and begs for food. He surely is somewhat bruised from his acrobatic falls. Sometimes he even succeeds in eating from the bird feeder.

TREASURES ON THE STREET

We do walking and running for exercise and it is amazing all the treasures we find on the street. Rog calls it our entertainment while we exercise.

We also pick up aluminum cans while we exercise and today was the day to turn in all that we had collected over the past 6 months and we had 7 bags full of smashed cans. They weighed in at 122 lbs. They paid a premium today because they were helping the girl scouts.

ONWARD TO ONE THOUSAND

This is my calendar for the month of March. We have challenged our family to walk or run 1000 mile in the year 2011. Some have chosen a 500 or 250 mile goal which is a commendable goal as well.

We have had some sickness in the past week so that has slowed us down but we will continue until the end of the year the Lord willing.

My total is 357 miles at the end of March.

MOLLY IS FIVE

Today our princess Molly is five years old. She is growing up fast. Molly is a sweetheart and everyone is her friend. Her Mommy calls her a social butterfly.

She is always a busy girl and has 4 siblings to follow after. Molly has a beautiful smile and is as pretty on the inside as the outside. She kind of bounces around and we love her dearly. We hope you have a wonderful birthday Molly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ELLA IS SIX YEARS OLD

Today Ella is six years old. She is now a big sister to a brother and a sister and they both love her dearly. Ella enjoys school and is also enjoying cheerleading with some of her friends.

Ella keeps very busy with school and with entertaining her brother and sister.

She is a sweetheart and we love her very much. We hope you have a wonderful birthday Ella.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

DAMON CELEBRATES ANOTHER BIRTHDAY

Damon is genuinely 39 years old today. Over the years Damon has been a great help to us in this age of technology. We appreciate the good husband and Dad that he is and his heart to reach people for Christ. We are pleased that Damon is our son-in-law. We love you Damon and trust you have a wonderful birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

OUR NEW MAILBOX

When I went to the kitchen early last Saturday morning, I saw something in the gutter at the end of our drive. Could not figure out what it was and then my eye caught sight of the broken mailbox post. Our neighbor 2 doors down came over and told us that as he let his dog out at midnight, he heard quite a commotion and saw 2 guys in a car going slow and the passenger jumped out and just ran and charged at our mailbox. Said he also slipped on the ice in the gutter and went flat down on his back (Poor guy) but hopped right up and got back in the car and they drove off.

On Monday, Rog & Greg put our new mailbox up. Don & Roberta just happened to have one that they intended to put up but decided not to so they offered it to us.

The post is metal this time so I hope no one tries to take it on.

We needed a new one.

VALENTINE WEEKEND

I think I know where Julie gets her struggle with keeping up with the blog. I'm just as bad so I'm trying to play catch up with a few posts.

We went to Kansas City for the weekend just before Valentines Day and were able to spend time with most of our grandchildren(except for Taylor who was working) and children in the KC area.

grandpa is entertaining Hudson so he will sit still

I had fun holding Alivia(who is a little doll)

We enjoyed watching Ella cheerleading for the game


below are 2 of the granddaughters that we enjoyed

Hudson most always has the cutest smile

Hudson & Ella are best buddies

We went to eat with all our children and grandchildren at one time or another but it is obvious that I only had my camera along a couple of times.

The picture below is taken when we went to eat Sunday lunch with our two sons and their families to a Mexican restaurant. We always love being with our family and what better weekend to be with the ones you love.

Thanks to all our children for making our weekend so enjoyable.

We love you all very much!

CHRISTMAS CAROLING FOR MOM BY BEREAN FAMILY

Mom was blessed when our church came and caroled for her. There were lots of young people so we had a nice group. Mom expressed that she felt honored that they would come to sing for her.

GRANDPARENT DAY IN BLUE SPRINGS

We had a great time visiting Dawson and Cooper at their school, Plaza Heights, in the fall when they showed us around their classrooms and had a program for us as well. It was grandparents day and the boys made us feel really special and we were very proud of our grandsons.

MAGGIE TURNS TWELVE TODAY

Maggie is celebrating birthday # 12 today. Maggie is a beautiful young lady and loves the Lord and is a wonderful model for her 4 year old sister. She is the second oldest of our 11 granddaughters that range from 5 mo. to 16 yrs.

I love opportunities to get together with my grandchildren and have enjoyed special times with Maggie.

Maggie keeps busy with homeschool and helping her Mommy, studies for Bible quizzes and does really well in quizzing and enjoys lots of time with her family.

We love you Maggie and hope you have a very special birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

BRITTANY IS SWEET SIXTEEN

Today, our oldest granddaughter Brittany is celebrating her sixteenth birthday. I know she is having a good day because she and her family are in Florida enjoying warmer weather than here in Kansas right now.

Brittany is a very good student with special interest in culinary arts. She has had some experience in preparing special meals for people with great success. She is very creative and keeps busy all the time.

This summer she will be going on a mission trip to minister to orphans in Uganda. We love you Brittany and hope you have a wonderful birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!