BBQ

Last Saturday we got together with Leslie, Tanessa, Devin, Mathias, Kelsey, Murry and Cheryl for a BBQ. We haven't hung out together for a really long time and we have missed them so much. We went to Leslies to eat dinner (we wanted to do the whole out doors BBQ but the weather didn't want us to for some reason, rude) Anyway. . . Leslie's house is so cute, she has always been a super decorator and gets an A on this one too. We had Devin and Tanessa's famous hamburgers and all the fixin's that go with it. We have a great time catching up with everyone and playing cars with Mathias who is sooooooo adorable. He is getting so big and so handsome. I just want to let you know how much we love you guys and how thankful we are to have you in our lives! Thanks for a fun evening. Lets be sure to do it again soon!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

We are so lucky to have 2 of the best mothers in the world.

My mom is one of my best friends, we have so much fun together. We love to go shopping, to lunch and to the temple. We love making cards together, baking sweets and talking. She has always been my biggest fan. No matter what I'm doing she cheers me on and thinks I'm #1. I love my mom so much and look up to here more than she will ever know. She was always teaching us through her example. She is constantly making bread or dinner for someone else. During christmas even when we didn't have much she was giving to some who had even less. She is truly a selfless person. If there is one thing she does better than anything else its got to be being a mother. I love you mom!!!! Thanks for all you do for me.

Emily and Mom

I also have a wonderful mother-in-law. She treats me like I'm her own daughter. We also have a fun time together. We love to drag Dylan to girl movies and shopping on my birthday. She taught Dylan to be a great gift giver, the love for reading, great rock and roll and science fiction. I couldn't ask for better. I sure love you Cheryl, happy mother's day!!!

Dylan and Mom

Like Emily said, we really are lucky to have great mothers. They support both of us in all that we want to do and I don't think that we thank them enough. My mom has always been a great example to me. She's worked hard and has succeeded in life. As Em already wrote, my mom taught me to love reading. There were many, many nights growing up where she would have to come and tell me to go to sleep because I'd stay up reading. She's always supported me in whatever it was I did. She came to almost every one of my football games in high school (even the ones away). She taught me to love music. We both share really eclectic tastes (from classical to country - and pretty much everything in between.) Also, I have a wonderful mother-in-law. She cares so much about her kids, sometimes she even goes into what I call "Momma Bear" mode - (one example: when Em and I were first married, Em had to go to the ER. The doctor there told us that he felt that Em was faking being sick because they couldn't see anything wrong. Man, I will never forget Em's mom telling that doctor what's up.) She supports us in what we want to do. She even supported me when I decided that I wanted to be a teacher and earn the big bucks! I love you both very much! Happy Mother's Day

Happy Anniversary!!!

Wow can you believe it has been 3 years!!! The time has gone by so fast. In the last 3 years we have had our ups and downs but the best part is that we have had each other to lean on through it all. Dylan is my soulmate, he knows more about me than I know about myself and loves me in spite of it all. Our friendship started in Jr. High over 10 years ago. We dated each other's friends and were always in the same group at dances but never each other's date. We were always close and our friendship never faded. After high school Dylan served a mission in California Spanish speaking. We started writing to each other every week and it continued even after I went on my mission. Those letters meant everything to me. It always seemed like his letters would come on a day I thought I couldn't do any more. He inspired me, encouraged me and most of all he truly Believed in me. After we both came home we hung out almost every day. I was going through a really hard place in my life and Dylan never left me. It took me a little longer than it took Dylan to realize that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him but he always has been the smarter one of us. It was the best decision I've ever made and it is proven to me every day when I wake up next to my Best Friend.
Dylan thank you for never giving up on me, for always being there, and for always loving me! I thought it would be fun to do a little Blast from the Past and see how far we've come in the past 10 years!

Jr. High: We met in 9th grade through our friend Camille. We were each others 1st kiss and after that never dated till after our missions. (we needed some practice in the kissing area. It wasn't so great! lol)


High School: We never grew out of the "Dress UP" stage I guess. We had a lot of good times in high school!


Us on our missions we wrote to each other every week without fail. Dylan Served in Cali and I was in Korea. He was an awesome missionary and really helped me have the desire to serve a mission.

Dylan came home 4 days after me and didn't know I was home yet. (I came home due to my health) He was so surprised to see me, it was pretty funny.


This was my 22 birthday. We were not yet dating but he sure hung around a lot (lol) At this point we were just best friends and nothing more (or so I thought). We did most everything together , I don't know why it took me so long to see how Amazing it would be to date my best friend!!!



Once I figured it out we got engaged Jan 5, 2008. Dylan brought me chinese food and inside the fortune cookie it said "Will you marry me"? It was so cute! We drove around all night showing our families the ring!!!


What a wonderful day! It rained, snowed, and even gave us a little sunshine for a min or so. We got married in the Mount Timpanogos Temple at 10am. We had a fun and busy day and then a great party that night. We danced till we dropped! Thanks to our parents for a wonderful wedding.

10 things I love about Dylan

1. He always believes in me even when I don't believe in myself
2. He can always make me smile (even if I'm crying)
3. He is the Best gift giver (way better than me, ask my mom or sisters they'll tell you its true. I have to thanks my mother-in-law and sister-in-law for that they tough him all he knows)
4. He sings to me in the car. (he even dances to it's a real show!!!)
5. He helps me on all my photo shoots (what a good sport)
6. He never complains when I don't have dinner ready for him when he comes home
7. He usually lets me be right
8. He's the 1st to say he's sorry after we have a fight
9. He never tells me NO
10. He puts my socks on at night when I'm too cold to get out of bed and do it myself

Happy Anniversary babe!

Weekend in IDAHO!!!

A couple of weeks ago, Em and I had the chance to go to Idaho and visit my Aunt Gay, Uncle Joe, and my Cousin Sheena. We also were lucky because my grandma from Arizona had flown up there just a few days prior to our arrival. We also took wedding pictures of Em's "cousin" Andrea and her "darling" (Em told me to write that) new husband. We had a great time, and of course as our pseudo-tradition holds, there's a picture of us at the state line, letting the whole world know that, yes we did in fact go to Idaho. We seem to do that on every trip. When we went to San Diego, we must have been sleeping or something because neither of us saw one. (I really didn't mind, because I think it's weird to pull off the road to just take a picture with a sign.) We had a wonderful time up there, and as always - lots of great adventures (we're regular Indiana Jones types). We got to try out sleeping on a Sleep-Number Bed which I loved - but I kept changing my mind on what my number was (inflating, deflating, inflating, deflating, etc.) I even helped to take some pictures! I'm pretty proud of myself for that. However, we both were a little trigger happy and took over 1000 pictures in 2 days - ah the joys of digital cameras! If you want to see some of the pictures - keep checking Em's website http://www.imagesbyem.com/ for updates!

Four Eyes!

I know it has been a long while since we have posted, however I have to remind you all that we are fairly boring people and don't do all that much that you would really want to read about. Anyway. . . After our trip to San Diego Dylan was SURE I had bad eyes. Every time he asked me to read a sign for him I couldn't read it till we were really close and by that time it was too late. Then one night watching the Jazz game I kept asking what the score was because all the #'s looked the same. Once again he said I should go get my eyes checked. I told him it was really no big deal. Then the last straw was one Sunday in church when I told him the Hymn numbers were blurry. After that he called Kelsey for me (his sister who works for an eye Doctor) and asked her to make me an appointment. I didn't really want to but I was not really given a choice. And . . .well as you can tell from the lovely picture of me above, I did indeed need glasses. To be honest now that I have them I am amazed how clear everything is. Its a world of difference. Mostly when reading signs, hymn # and the Jazz Score of course. ha ha

I couldn't resist putting the lovely picture of Dylan on also so as to take a bit of the attention off me. Doesn't he look like some one we all know and love???? O ya my dad. (love you to dad!!!)

Happy 22nd Birthday Kelsey Liane Tucker!!!

Yesterday, March 25th, my little sister turned 22 years old! I have no idea where the time has gone! My sister rocks and is way cooler than I am, and here's 5 reasons why:

1. She put up with me constantly harassing her while we were growing up. She's still helping me look for "mah baseball" to this very day.

2. She loves the movie Multiplicity (yes I know she wrote that too) and she loves to quote it - especially sound bytes from #4 (if you haven't seen the movie, then watch it and you'll know what I mean.)

(#4 trying to remember...)

3. She got married to a great guy. Murray is awesome to her and she treats him well. They're just a cute little couple!

4. Even after all her ear surgeries growing up, she still has time to listen to me if I need to talk. It's great!

(Here's Kels after one of her operations - poor thing!)

5. She is one of the most caring people I know. She worries about everyone - even people she hardly knows. That's one of her biggest strengths.

I love my little sis and I'm glad to have her - Happy Bird-Day!!! (to quote "The Office")

San Diego 2008 Photos

We decided on an impulse to visit San Diego during Spring Break.
We had a great time! In two days we visited SeaWorld (where Dylan was able to ea- I mean pet a dolphin), go to the beach (where Emily could read and listen to the waves crashing - how romantic!), The USS Midway (an aircraft carrier that we're sure was made with short people in mind - the ceilings are like 5 feet tall!), went to the San Diego Temple 3 times (2 on the outside - for Em's photos, and once to go through), and Balboa Park (where Dylan learned how to park in the lot farthest from the action!). In Balboa Park, we walked up a hill and found all the museums closed, but they looked great from the outside!!!