Tucker lately...

I also have to brag about my boy, Tucker. He is such a good boy! We are lucky to have him. He is the best big brother and always looks out for Taylor; sometimes too much! But he usually means well. He was going through a phase where he would throw tantrums quite a bit, but luckily is passing that stage now and is just so nice to be around. He is so smart and loves learning. He has a whole bunch of pre-school work books that he does all the time, he really loves learning. He is sounding out small words to read them and can to simple addition and subtraction. He loves to joke around and pull people's legs. Sometimes I worry that he is going to think that lying is ok, but for now he thinks it's funny and loves to make people laugh. He has a good little heart that I hope always stays with him. He loves Pre-school and always looks forward to going. He can't wait for Kindergarten next year. I can't believe that Kindergarten registration is just around the corner. My boy is getting so big, I can hardly keep up with him.

He has had this frog now for awhile; a few months now. He doesn't really have a name. Sometimes Tucker calls him Toady, sometimes it's Ribbit, sometimes it's just froggy. Either way, Tucker loves him and recently inherited this old fish tank to keep him in. Tucker put some of his own toys in it so the frog would have a place to play.

There's a close up of Toady, Ribbit, Froggy or whatever you want to call him:

Playing with his new remote control helicopter that he got for Christmas! Thanks Albrittons, the boys love this! :)

When I first married Ben I thought it was so weird that he slept with the blankets over his head like this. Then we were in Alabama just this past Christmas, and for some reason Ben's brother one night ended up sleeping on the couch. When we woke up the next morning I saw him on the couch wrapped up like a cocoon. Well, apparently it is a genetic trait because this is how I find Tucker most mornings. Wrapped all up in his sheets. Silly Pyper men!

The biggest news of all recently is that Tucker got glasses!!! He looks so handsome. He is doing so well with them and most of the time remembers them every morning and keeps them on. Although 'Tucker, put on your glasses babe' has become a part of my everyday vocabulary. He has done great with how big of a change it is for him. But I think he likes being able to see better so that is incentive enough to wear them. A few months ago I noticed that he was blinking a lot and squinting to see things, so I called his dr.'s office and they told me to go ahead and make an appointment with the ophthalmologist. We went in and sure enough he needed glasses. I can't say I was too surprised because all four of his grandparents have glasses along with his dad and many aunts and uncles. It was inevitable.

Here he is on the day he got them:

We love our Tucker. He is such a sweet and smart and handsome and funny boy. What would we do without him? The other day we were dancing to his Spongebob CD and there is a song that goes like this...'Be true to your self...' I'm not sure how the rest of it goes, I just know that one line. I heard him singing it over and over again because it's his favorite song on the disc. But it sounded funny, so one time I asked him what the words were, and he sang to me, 'Beef Judy yourself'...' I was dying of laughter. For some reason this is so funny to me. We always tease him now by saying Beef Judy. :) Anyway, that's my little man!