JULIE IS 42 TODAY

Our firstborn daughter has her 42nd birthday today. Julie has always been a joy. She is a wonderful wife and mother. These are busy days for Julie and Phil with their children's activities. We love your family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE

MY BROTHER JIM IS 69

That's Jim, second from the right, at our cousin reunion this summer. We had a lot of fun together as you can probably tell. God rescued Jim from a horrible accident as a child. I am so grateful that God spared him, because he is one fine brother. Jim and Sondy help us out when we need to be away for a time, even though they live in NE Iowa. It is hard to imagine how God could have gven us a better brother, We love you, Jim

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ONE THOUSAND MILES ACCOMPLISHED

Sorry, but I'm a little slow getting this on my blog. Yes, I have finished my 1000 miles for the year 2011 and am excited to reach my goal. I enjoy running and walking so this has been fun. I am continuing to walk/run until December gets here so we will see how many miles I will have in the end.

MERYN IS 8 YEARS OLD

Our sweet granddaughter Meryn has her eighth birthday today. Meryn is a beautiful, caring girl. We are delighted that she lives close to us so we see her often. She loves the Lord and her family. Meryn, we pray that you will not miss any of God's plans just for you! We love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ROGER CELEBRATES #43

Our firstborn son turns 43 today. Roger has been such a blessing to our family. From the time he was young he always was wanting some kind of business, whether selling watermelons or going door to door selling subscriptions. It is not surprising that he is a successful business man. He is always fun and ready to help wherever he is needed. We love you, son Roger, and treasure our many memories over these 43 years. We pray God will bless you with "the desires of your heart."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

OUR GRANDBABY IS ONE

Our dear little Alivia is one year old today. That year has gone by quickly. The smile you see in the picture below is there most of the time. She is one happy little sweetheart. She started walking a month ago I think and keeps everyone on their toes at home. We were with her a few days ago and she was eating almost anything they gave her. She is a lovable little girl and we are enjoying watching her grow. We love you Alivia and hope you have a fun birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

MY HUBBY IS ANOTHER YEAR OLDER

       Today is Rog's birthday and he is 69 years young. I'm so thankful that he prayed for his wife long before he met me and that he found me. I am so thankful for his life and his walk with the Lord.

We went away for a couple of days and were able to see most of our grandkids. We love our grandkids so much and value the time we can spend with them. Of course we love their moms and dads as well.

God has been so good to us and today I am reminded to thank Him again as I do every day for his faithfulness and for the wonderful husband He has given me.

I love you Rog and am so thankful for your life and pray God will give us many more years together.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Raegan & Brooklyn with grandpa

RAEGAN HAS A BIRTHDAY

Today Raegan is celebrating her 4th birthday. She is a sweetheart and a bundle of energy. Where Raegan is, there is always something going on. We love you Raegan and are anxious to see the young lady you will become one day soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART!

THE TREE HOUSE - GRAMMA'S PERCH

I know my grandchildren will be excited about this because I am excited about it. Yesterday grandpa told me that he had decided that my street money should be used for "gramma's perch". That is what he calls the tree house. For those of you that might have questions about the street money, we have challenged our children and grandchildren to run/walk 1000 miles this year and while we do our walking/running, we pick up any street money we see. So far that has amounted to almost $300. It is simply amazing how much is out there.

So we are using that money for this special project for our grandchildren. We had a very large pine tree that died in our back yard so we had to have it taken out but left a large part of it for a tree house. So far they have mounted the floor on top of the tree. Now we need some enclosure. You can see from at least one of the pictures that it is up in the air a ways. Overlooks the back yard.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN!

Today Susan is 35 years old. I don't think she looks a day over 25 but I'm her mom. We really enjoy having Susan & Greg and their family so close.

Susan keeps very busy working nights as an ob tech at the hospital and works several days for a doctor. She also keeps very busy with their 4 children.

I caught a picture of her going down the zipline at camp gramma 2011 a couple of weeks ago.

She seems like she has a no ending amount of energy and we appreciate her willingness to help us with many things. We love you Susan and hope you have a great day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

JULY MILES - NOT FAR TO GO!

July is gone and my miles are on the calendar - 935. Sorry I was a little slow in reporting. We were in Colorado the end of July and the beginning of August. I still managed to keep doing some walking here and there. I am excited that I will soon reach my goal of 1000 miles walking/running and I will probably keep on walking/running the rest of the year just to see how many I can possibly do. It is fun - I do enjoy the exercise and it has been very good for me. I'm also enjoying watching to see how all my grandchildren are doing as well as some of my children. God has kept Rog & I healthy for which we are very thankful.

MELANIE TURNS 30 TODAY

Melanie is 30 years old today. We love Melanie and are grateful that God brought her into our family. She is a very busy mom with her three children. She is a great help mete to John. She sees to it that the children always look nice and gets them involved in many special opportunities. We love you Melanie and trust you have a great birthday!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIE!

ELISA IS 37 TODAY

Elisa has her 37th birthday today. She has been such a joy to our family! We use to accuse her of being an angel (which she always refuted). She has always been concerned for others and has been very giving. She is very busy being mom to four special children and a help mete to John. Our family is blessed with Elisa. We love you and pray you will have a wonderful birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELISA!

PHIL & MEREDITH CELEBRATE TOGETHER

Today Phil and Meredith share their birthdays. Phil turns 43 and Meredith turns 7. We have enjoyed the whole day with them since we drove to the YMCA of the Rockies for Camp Gramma 2011. We really appreciate Phil's life in our family. He is such an attentive dad and a wonderful husband to Julie. We love you Phil and trust for a great year ahead.

Meredith is a sweetheart and has had a great day with her family first and then with all the cousins. We left Colby, KS, this morning and headed to CO to have lunch at my cousin Sharyl's nearby park. She had made cupcakes for the birthday celebration. Meredith is full of life and full of fun. We love you Meredith and we love your smile.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BOTH OF YOU!

ON THE HOMEWARD STRETCH

I finished walking/running in June with 821.5 miles. I really enjoy the exercise and I guess if all goes well, I should finish my goal of 1000 miles for this year much earlier than December. Rog & I do most of it together so we consider it quality time that we can spend together and it is good for our health.

DOUBLE THE BLESSING

Our twin grandsons, Brendon and Caleb Lanker, had their 14th birthday today. We were able to celebrate with them all day today as we traveled to NW Iowa for the Neir reunion. We have had a fun day. These boys are fine young men and are very grateful and helpful and are a joy to be around. We love you both and are anxious to see what God has in store for your lives.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

GREG CELEBRATES # 34

Today is Greg's birthday and he is celebrating no. 34. Greg is a very devoted father and husband. We are so glad to have his family here in Hutchinson. He is very helpful to us. He is a very fine son-in-law. We love you Greg and pray you have a blessed year ahead.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

EXERCISE IN MAY

The months are flying by and we continue to walk/run almost every day. We had to give it up a couple of days for our cousin reunion but it was worth it. I'm at 677 miles now.

This coming weekend, Rog & I will be running in the Hospital Hill 5K race in Kansas City and visiting with some of our children on Friday and Saturday.

We had a good visit this past Monday & Tuesday with Phil & Julie and their children. We were able to go walking with most of them sometime while they were here and the grandkids loved it.

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!