The Tuckers

Pics from my phone....sorry if they are blurry

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Phew!!! It has been awhile since I updated my blog!!! Sorry everyone!!! I will try to do better :) Things are going fantastic in Fargo! Landon is the sweetest, cutest baby in the world!!! He has two bottom teeth and cutting his top two right now. He loves to roll the ball and is starting to get around a little bit. He can say mama and dada. Carson is going to preschool M-F from 9-11:30 and LOVES it!! He is Landon's best buddy! Carson will do anything to make him laugh and loves giving him hugs and smootchies :) Austin is doing very well in school and reads extremely well. He recently started wrestling and enjoys trying to pin the other kids :) He gets to wear a little singlet too; so cute! Austin just lost his third tooth this week. They are all growing up so fast! I love it and feel so blessed for these 3 blessings in my life!!!

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Catching up all at once :)

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Trip to the Hogle Zoo

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Water Balloon Fight!

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Lake Powell 2011

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Austin's Kindergarten Graduation

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Landon's Bday Party

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Jared and the boys thought it would be fun to have a birthday party for Landon :)

Landon Was Born!!!!

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Atleast they are not punching each other :)

Campfire fun

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Mass Posting!

2011-07-19T01:06:00.000-05:00

Soooooooo; I am posting tons of pics all at once :( I am going to just post till I'm updated and then hopefully I can be more consistent with posting :) Enjoy!

Shaving Practice

2010-11-06T16:56:00.000-05:00

More Halloween 2010

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Halloween 2010

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More Pics At The Park

2010-10-18T09:25:00.002-05:00

Family Picture 2010

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2010 Unitas Trip

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Jessica and Jame's Wedding- June 2010

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Austin's Outfit For Aly and Brady's Wedding- June 2010

2010-09-09T09:41:00.000-05:00

Austin LOVED his cute little outfit that Aly and Brady got for him to wear for their wedding! We are so happy for you guys!

Sand Volleyball

2010-09-09T09:35:00.000-05:00

We enjoy playing sand volleyball with our buddies when we go back to Utah. Our kids take advantage of all the time they get to see their Uncle Nate. They love you Nate!!!

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Hotel Fun!

2010-09-09T09:27:00.003-05:00

When we drive back to Utah we like to stay in a hotel with a pool! It makes the 2 day drive so much better!

Red Hawks Game

2010-09-09T09:24:00.000-05:00

We had a fun night at the Red Hawks baseball game :) Thanks to the West's for the tickets!

Pocket Mirrors

2010-09-09T09:19:00.001-05:00

I have had a blast making thsese fun pocket mirrors.

First Day Of Kindergarten

2010-09-09T09:17:00.000-05:00

Austin was so excited to go to his first day of school. I was excited too but was definitely more sad than I thought I would be.

It's Been Awhile

2010-09-09T08:36:00.000-05:00

I did a really good job posting on my blog for the first few months on the year and then did terrible :( I will try to post a few times a month. I am going to just post a bunch of pictures from over the summer. In a nutshell here is what we have been up to though: Austin is playing flag football for the first time! He just started Kindergarten and he LOVES it! Carson is starting to talk in 2-3 word sentences :) wahoo! He is doing a little preschool/ letter group with some kids in our ward. Jared and I got a golf pass this year and have LOVED going as much as we can fit it in. The kids have their own clubs and hit/putt too! Jared is teaching two classes and doing research this semester. His knee is getting stronger but still gets sore. He did go wakeboarding on Monday so it's he was happy to be able to do that. I got called to be the Young Women's president about a month ago! It has been a lot of fun. The young yomen in our ward are amazing!

Rotten Talent

2010-05-21T20:50:00.000-05:00

Jared and Austin were playing the Wii Super Mario Brothers and were on a really hard map. Jared was using a propeller but lost it. Jared said he would just have to rely on his "raw" talent to pass it. Austin started laughing and said "rotten talent". It was hilarious.

Beds Are Overrated

2010-05-19T21:51:00.000-05:00

I went it to check on the boys before I went to sleep and this is what I found :) So much for the queen size bunk beds!

A Few House Pics......FINALLY!!

2010-05-19T21:46:00.003-05:00

This is my upstairs living room. I want to add more decorations/art around the windows and tables. When I find the things I really I will update the pictures.

My favorite piece of furniture in the whole house!!! Thanks for the great table, Jar!!! I love it!!

Hall bathroom for the little ones.

Master Bedroom: One day I hope to find nightstands to match the headboard :) And hopefully one day I will iron the bed skirt and comforter!!! Yikes!!!

Master Bedroom Curtains: I found this awesome woven fabric and backed with a border to make them more like "black out" curtains.

Landscape Attempt :)

2010-05-19T21:40:00.000-05:00

I wanted something small and simple to line our driveway so we planted some daisies. I planted the little green plants last year. They are yellow lilies and should be getting bigger everyday and blooming over the next few weeks! We also added some solar lights :)

So this is a work in progress :) The small green plants are hostas and I just planted those. They will grow pretty quick. I still need to dig out my little rose bushes that didn't make it the through the winter.

Copper's Late Night Snack

2010-05-19T21:29:00.000-05:00

Copper got into the garbage in the middle of the night :( ARGH!!!

Spring Soccer League

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Last month

2010-05-19T21:18:00.000-05:00

WOW! Where in the world did the last four weeks go?!!!! I will be posting more in the next few days to catch up; sorry!

Colored Ball Chain

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Family Walk Around The Block....Brrrr!

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Life Size Puzzle

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This is a really fun puzzle that is life size! The boys love putting it together :)

Jared's Bday!

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We Love You Jared!!!!!

More Sledding

2010-03-07T08:57:00.000-06:00

It has been in the 30s recently so we have tried to be outside more. We love going to the sledding hill especially since it's only a block away! Next time we go I need to bring my sunglasses though!

Packaging Peanuts

2010-03-07T08:54:00.000-06:00

I was in my office trying to get a few more orders packaged while Carson was napping. Austin likes to play with the foam peanuts I have. I told him he could play with them but to try to keep them in the box......when I turned around he had dumped the whole box on the floor and throwing them up in the air.

After we cleaned them all up I told him that he needed to keep them all in the box if he was going to play with them. He decided he would get in the box to play with them :)

Play Dough

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Jared's Granade

Pulling the Pin

Carson's Hands

Tennis Racquet & Ball

Ball & Hoop..In Action

Sledding

2010-03-07T08:38:00.000-06:00

Austin and Carson LOVE playing in the snow! While we were sledding Austin made a new friend and Carson mostly just tried to eat the snow :)

Nintendo DS

2010-03-07T08:34:00.000-06:00

The boys are getting better at sharing the Nintendo DS! YAHOO!

Golf Clubs!

2010-03-07T08:31:00.000-06:00

Happy Valentines to me!!!!! Jared got me my very own set of golf clubs for Valentines!!!! I'm really excited to play once all the snow melts; even if we just go to the range or chip and putt :)

Hungry Hippo!

2010-03-07T08:27:00.000-06:00

A few weeks ago we had the Cook boys over to play. They mostly ran around but I managed to catch them playing Hungry Hippo! SOOOO CUTE!

It's Brownie Time!

2010-03-07T08:24:00.000-06:00

One of our favorite desserts to make with the kids is brownies. They turned out so cute in these pans!

If It......

2010-02-19T08:21:00.000-06:00

Yesterday the boys and I were out running errands. Austin saw a dog in a yard that kind of looked like Copper but wasn't a yellow lab. He thought it was so cute. I told him that it did look like Copper but that it wasn't a yellow lab. He said, "Mom; if it LOOKS like a lab, if it SMELLS like a lab, if it POOPS like a lab; then IT'S a lab!"

Austin's New Scarf

2010-02-12T22:51:00.000-06:00

Whenever we go to the store and walk by a soft blanket, pillow, towel, etc... Austin always touches them. Then he says "WOW! Mom you gotta feel this". If I decline he will say whatever it takes to convince me that this item is the softest thing ever until I finally touch it. After my little sewing night with my friends I was showing Austin what I made. He said "when are you going to make something for me?" I asked him what he wanted me to sew for him and he said, "a scarf". So I went and found the softest fleece I could find and sewed him his very own scarf that even matched his coat! He wears it every time he goes outside and is so proud of "His Scarf".

Valentine's Bag Sewing Night

2010-02-09T11:23:00.002-06:00

Me, Jen Mausolf

Jen Mausolf, Amber Hoffman, Ashlee Weber

Ashlee Weber, Jen Mausolf, Kristen Brotherson

My finished bag. Thanks Amber for letting us come to your house and showing us how to sew these adorable bags! I had a blast!

Half Time Entertainment

2010-02-09T09:53:00.000-06:00

Carson was playing the drums while The Who sang during half time of the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl

2010-02-09T09:49:00.000-06:00

We had lots of yummy food while we watched the Super Bowl.

Family Night With Bear Grylls!

2010-02-09T09:30:00.000-06:00

One of Jared's and Austin's favorite things to do is watch Man vs Wild on the Discovery starring Bear Grylls. I'll admit I like it too :) Bear is always eating these disgusting bugs and such. Jared had a fun idea to watch an episode and then make fun bugs and creatures to eat....just like Bear :) It was great!

Jared's Recovery

2010-02-09T09:22:00.000-06:00

Jared's surgery went great! Thank you for all of your prayers :) Here are just a few pictures of some "Get Well" gifts Jared was given! His physical therapy is going well and he is making process. He is uncomfortable most of the time but went to work last week and trying to make the best of it. WE LOVE YOU JARED!!!

New Business Website

2010-01-31T22:42:00.000-06:00

This is the topper for my new website! Yes, I did have my own website last year but let it laspe and lost EVERYTHING :( So I have the opportunity to create a new one! I have changed my logo and am very excited. I still have my Etsy site and hopefully I can get my own site up and running by the end of the week. My Etsy website is: http://www.kristenskrafts.etsy.com/ and my own website is: http://www.kristenskrafts.com/ . I will updating all week and changing things here and there and I would love your comments on how I can make either site better so PLEASE don't hesitate to let me know :)

2010-01-31T22:35:00.000-06:00

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers this week! Jared had his acl surgery this past Wednesday. The surgery was a success and he starts physical therapy tomorrow! He is doing really well and the pain is manageable. His knee and hamstring are both very sore and stiff. He can walk around the house without any crutches too. We are very blessed that he is recovering so well. I will add more pictures this week too.

1st Snowman of the Year

2010-01-24T22:25:00.000-06:00

Bakugan Craze!

2010-01-24T22:22:00.000-06:00

Austin is fascinated with Bakugan. He plays with Jared everyday :)

Bounce House Fun

2010-01-24T22:18:00.000-06:00

We decided to get a bounce house for the boys since we will be indoors all winter. It was the best purchase I ever made!! They love to jump, run into the sides, and tackle each other.

Carson's BooBoo

2010-01-17T21:19:00.000-06:00

Carson got a booboo on his toe today. He keeps saying "Toe, Ouch!"

My Favorite Apron!

2010-01-17T21:15:00.000-06:00

This is hands down my favorite apron in the world!!! My wonderful Mom handmade it for me!!! It's even reversible :) I am extremely blessed to have such a fun, caring, giving, loving Mother! I LOVE YOU MOM!!!!

White Wall

2010-01-17T21:07:00.000-06:00

This is how much snow was on our back deck when we arrived home from our vacation to Utah. Gratefully our neighbor snowblowed our driveway for us while we were gone. It was such a blessing!

This is me attempting to shovel our deck off so Copper could get to the backyard to go potty. Unfortunately I only got about 1/4 done...so now he goes out the front door :)

Breakfast at April Knapp's

2010-01-17T20:58:00.001-06:00

April, Shelly, Laura, Me, Ashley

Sledding with Melissa's Family

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Coby and Austin

Jared

Carson Eating Snow....A Bunch of Snow!

All the Girls!

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Me, Jenna, Steph, Melissa and Jessica and little Maizie

Hittin The Slopes!

2010-01-17T20:43:00.001-06:00

Jared, Nate and Trevor had a great time snowboarding and skiing at Sundace over Christmas break!

Fargo Air Show

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Dinosaur Museum At Thanksgiving Point

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Carson's 2nd Birthday

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4th of July 2009- Iowa

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Austin & Carson At The Putting Greens 2009 Iowa

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Home Safely

2010-01-05T21:33:00.000-06:00

Thank you all for your prayers that helped get us home safely. Our car worked great, the kids were amazing and the roads were clear. And to our surprise one of our neighbors had plowed our driveway while we were gone. There must have been 4 feet of snowed they cleared. It was such a blessing since it would have taken me all night to do it myself since Jared can't help due to his injured knee. I was so overwhelmed with gratitude that someone helped us out. I did however get to to shovel some snow. The deck in our backyard had over 3 feet of snow on it. I only did part of it; just enough so Copper can run down the stairs to go potty. Iwill probably have to shovel our backyard too because you can barely see the top of Copper when he goes out. I will attach pictures tomorrow.

Ward Christmas Party- Exercise Ball Routine

2009-12-27T11:12:00.002-06:00

My friends had a fun idea to put on a little skit for our ward Christmas Party. The day of the party they needed another person so I stepped in :) They had full routine planned along with skirts and headbands. It was spontaneous and fun.

Ornament Exchange 2010

2009-12-27T10:58:00.004-06:00

I have been very fortunate to make some great friends in Fargo. They invited me to their annual Ornament Exchange. It was really neat to hear each person talk about why they made the ornament they did and why Christmas was important to them. I had a fun time getting to know them better as well as having my love for the Savior increase. Thank you Shay and everyone who put this together.

2010 New Years Resolutions

2009-12-27T10:54:00.002-06:00

This morning I started making a list of the things that I wanted to change/do differently in 2010. One of the things was to keep my blog updated since before today it had been a year since my last post. My goal is to update my blog every Sunday :) Wish me luck!

#1 Soccer Dad

2009-12-27T10:49:00.002-06:00

Jared relaxes while he watches one of Austin's soccer games. He likes taking "action" photos of Austin and his team.

Carson In The Cereal

2009-12-27T10:40:00.003-06:00

One of Carson's favorite foods is cereal. He likes to carry the box around the house, unfortunately this time he decided to make a big pile of it.

Austin and his soccer team "The Alligators"

2009-12-27T10:20:00.005-06:00

This fall Austin played his very first season of soccer through the Fargo Soccer Club. His team was the Alligators. Austin chose to be #23 after LeBron James. He abosutely loved playing soccer. He was full of energy and dripping sweat by half time. He wants to play in the spring league too :)

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More Crafts

2008-12-06T20:32:00.003-06:00

I have expanded my crafting skills and have been making lolts of rings and belts with dimensional adhesive. It has been a blast!

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Lots of fun pictures over the past few months!

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New Website Design!!!

2008-09-26T14:27:00.003-05:00

I am in the process of creating my own website for my business; Kristens Krafts.

This is the design theme I am using. Right now I am selling my kits and supplies at kristenskrafts.etsy.com. I am hopeful to get my website all set up this weekend. I will

let you all know when it is up and running!

Just Chillin

2008-09-26T14:21:00.002-05:00

Jared and Austin just relaxing and watching a football game together.

Carson's 1st Camping Trip

2008-09-26T14:17:00.003-05:00

Our family went to Ledges National Park here in Iowa for the weekend. It was

Carson's first time camping. Austin had a bast too!

The Unitas 08

2008-09-26T14:15:00.002-05:00

Austin went to the Unitas this year with Jared and Larry.

Austin and Noah

2008-09-26T14:07:00.002-05:00

This is Austin and his best friend Noah Mattson.