meet hunter

I'm way late on this announcement...

Hunter Sidney Farrier was born on March 31st {7lbs, 13 oz}. His proud parents, Emily and Joe, are absolutely smitten {and so are we}.

This has been a 4-year journey for the new mommy and daddy and now they've been blessed with the most perfect little boy {well, equally perfect next to Anderson}.

I encourage you to hop over to Emily's blog...talk about a new mommy in love!



Hunter, we've been waiting for you to arrive and you really are a prince. Seeing you in your mommy and daddy's arms makes everyone's heart smile! The joy you bring is endless!

meet anderson

Thursday, March 19th @ 4:47pm, Anderson Jay Palmer was born. Seriously, he's perfect!

Congratulations, Gabe & Mimi! You'll be wonderful parents to this little guy and I can't wait to spoil my new nephew like crazy!



More on Anderson and his arrival soon {although I said that about DC, too. But I do have several drafts started}...

whimsy

I discovered this necklace on one of my new favorite blogs this morning, Elizabeth Kartchner's Just Us...

I was day dreaming about it all day! Hot yoga was a challenge this afternoon! Every time I closed my eyes and tried to focus, my thoughts went to colorful flowers and pink tulle hanging around my neck.

And then my necklace dreams were invaded by this amazing headband...

These lovely whimsy items can be purchased on Etsy from Miss Ruby Sue. She creates romantic vintage curiosities that are all literally to die for!

I'm in accessory love right now!

up, up, and away

Here's a pictorial update of our quick trip to Santa Barbara for lunch with friends, Gino and Rebecca last weekend. Gino is a pilot and offered to fly us to Santa Barbara in exchange for some lunch...Sounded good, albeit scary, but we totally trusted Gino.

Walking to the plane at the Santa Monica Airport

Rebecca, the co-pilot pro

Boarding

Nervous - well I more than Rob, he was being silly

Praying for a safe takeoff
In the air and happy

The confident co-pilot, she's done this a thousand times!
The confident pilot

Beautiful, somewhere over LA

On solid ground in Santa Barbara, walking to Beachside Cafe

The nervous co-pilot on the way back home {being silly with jazz hands}

The excited co-pilot helping takeoff

Somewhere over Santa Barbara

The backseat passengers

Camarillo

Preparing to land

Safe and smooth landing!

Back on solid ground again!

Last Saturday was a pretty awesome day! It was crazy to think that we left Santa Monica around 1pm and returned at about 6pm. Not a bad mode of transportation! I can't wait for next time {I won't be a nervous flyer next time, either}.

{belated} valentine's day

For Valentine's Day, Rob and I exchange DVDs. We've done this for years now and we love this tradition. It's cheap and it creates 2 date nights!

This year, Rob surprised me with the Sex and the City movie. Not only did he totally surprise me with this DVD, but he also gave it to me in DC! While I, the one who is all about tradition, totally forgot to even purchase Rob's DVD! It's not that I forgot, it's just I didn't have time. When we returned, I made it a priority and ended up with the X-Men Trilogy {thanks, Griff for the reco}. We watched Sex and the City in DC on Valentine's Day, so hopefully this weekend we'll start watching X-Men.


I feel so spoiled {em, well cared for}...last year, Rob treated me to the entire series! That was a good gift, too!


I love that Valentine's Day will live on during 2009 in the Tucker home with Sex and the City!

DC pics to come...

dc tease

We had such a blast in DC last weekend. Here are a few teaser pics...

My Pinocchio

In front of the Department of Education

With sweet Winnie

More to come!

busy busy bee!

Life has been super hectic in the Tucker world! Now that school is back in session, I definitely have less time to blog. While I sneak in time throughout my day to peruse Google Reader, I find it really challenging to actually update my blog. Not only is school consuming, but so are the other requirements of being a teacher. For those of you educators out there, you know how ridiculously time consuming it is to clear a credential {my GE credential} and student teach {I'm a special education intern} - I'm doing both this semester. On the bright side, I can see the light - I'll be done in May!!!! On top of these responsibilities, Emily and I are trying to grow my juku. We have so many great ideas, unfortunately, we have limited time to follow-through.

Anyway, enough of my complaining. Essentially, I'll be an infrequent updater from now until May. There are two babies {Palmer & Farrier bundles} that will soon color my world with even more love and I can't wait to share those updates in April {or sooner, if the babies are ready to enter our crazy world early}.

Though I don't comment much anymore, I'm still a lover and an avid reader to every one of my daily reads...

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