Great Times in Utah

Outside of the various reunions during our trip to Idaho and Utah, we were also able to enjoy some precious family time with our children and our little grandson, Alan. We even got to see him start walking. He had taken a few steps before we got there, but while we were there, he got up his confidence and took off. He really loves to be with his mommy and daddy, but we did get to hold him a few times. Here are a few pictures from our time together.

It is always hard to come home and leave our Utah kids, but we will thankfully be seeing them soon as we will travel back to Utah in a few weeks for Stephanie's wedding. Can't wait!!

The Tucker Family Reunion - 2010 - Park City, UT

I love family reunions!! The Tucker family, consisting of my parents, brothers and sisters, and their families, tries to have a reunion every two years. This year we all gathered in Park City, Utah. My sister, Jeri, and my brother, Brian, did a great job of organizing the fun. It was a nice mix of activities and down time. Especially for my family, it really is about the only time they get to see their western cousins, so I am so glad that we have been able to keep the tradition going. Amazingly, our son Geoffrey in Albania was the only person in all the families that was not able to attend the reunion. Considering I have five siblings and there are a total of 33 grandchildren + spouses + a few great grandchildren.....that is a pretty impressive stat.

We went to Seven Peaks water park,

.....played lots of cards and family games,

......took some family group photos,

....had a fun bridal shower for Stephanie,

....and had a lot of fun in the beautiful mountains at Snowbird.

Thanks all you Tuckers out there for making our time together so much fun. After all...."It's so nice, nice to be...in the Tucker family...in the Tucker family...that's where I want to be for eternity."

Family Fun Times in Idaho

We took our little tiny family to Idaho this year for a few days before my class reunion. It was just Steve, Evan, and I that were able to go because Emily was in New Jersey working, Nathan was at scout camp, Megan was at EFY, and Stephanie and Janelle (and her family) were in Utah. Of course, Geoffrey is still serving his mission in Albania.

We weren't sure how Evan would do with no siblings around, but he just really enjoyed being able to spend time with us, Grandma and Grandpa Tucker, and all his aunts, uncles, and cousins. It turned out to be a lot of fun.

We hung out at Grandma's house

Evan golfed with Grandma Tucker.....

...and went for a ride with Grandpa!

Evan, mom and I also took a little trip to Bear World. This is a drive through park with a little petting zoo and kiddy rides at the conclusion. We had a fabulous time.

We saw buffalo, elk, deer, wolves,and even a moose. But the main draw was the bears....

Evan had fun feeding the petting zoo animals...

...and riding on the rides.

While we were enjoying Bear World, Grandpa and Steve took a 60 mile four wheeling adventure. Here are some photos post trip. Just a little bit of mud!!!!! They had a great time.

One of the hard things about living far away from your family is missing the little everyday things shared with them. Here are some of my favorite little things we got to do while there.....eat on mom and dad's beautiful deck overlooking the golf course, go to lunch with my mom and sisters to celebrate Jan's birthday, see a little of Hannah's softball game, attend a temple session, go shopping, get and ice cream cone at Reed's Dairy, and just hang out and visit. It was so nice.

Can't Believe It's Been 30 Years!!!

It was so fun to be able to attend my 30th class reunion in early July. So many great people who helped make high school so much fun! The timing of the reunion couldn't have been better for me because I was able to hook on a week to the front end of our Tucker family reunion and be out west for it. OK.....so some of us look a little older and....shall we say - "rounder" - but it was such a great time seeing so many of the old group. I hope things work out so that I will be able to attend again in 10 years. Go Idaho Falls High School Class of 1980!!!