New experiences

 Well, we have quite an adventurous past few weeks!  Be prepared for TONS of pics.  I have always apologized in the past for all the pics, but I am really not sorry. haha.  When I look at other peoples blogs, I love seeing all the pictures!  So if you don't like see pictures, this is not the blog for you...

 So Tucker experienced mowing the lawn with James for the first time.  Even though it was kind of loud, he loved it!  He is his father's son...

 We had a play date with my best friends kids...This picture is hilarious!  It is Conner (Jessie's boy) "exploring" Tucker.  Cracks me up!

 The inevitable has officially happened.  This is when Tucker got fitted for his helmet.  He has always favored one side, even in the womb I guess.  So the back of his head is misshapen.  A lot of people we know said it didn't look nearly as bad as others they had seen, and those babies didn't get a helmet.  But, from what my pediatrician and the helmet doc said, he needs one.  So, we just sucked it up and did it.  We figure we would rather get it fixed NOW and not have him hate us later for not fixing it.

 It was really cool how they did it.  They cut up this stocking, attached the little imaging device on top of his head, then used a hand held scanner (like the ones at the grocery store) to scan his face into the computer.  Pretty nifty!  He could even move and it would still capture it!  Technology is amazing!  Won't lie, the image on the computer is pretty creepy!  Looks a little Chucky like.

 Then he got his helmet a week later.  We decided to go with this cool "carbon" print on it.  The other one's were too cheesy for our liking.

 This is what Tucker thought of it the first few days.  It was rough for mommy and daddy, that's for sure!  But notice the vinyl decals we put on it.  I think it turned out pretty cool.

 So...we had to get creative and distract him.  So we went on lots of walks!

 I also found that Q-tips did the trick...who knew?

 Finally he relaxed in his swing.  And I could finally justify putting him the swing cuz I knew the helmet would be working it's magic even more with him laying down.

 Another new experience was his first vacation.  It was only fitting for it to be to Manti.  He loved it!  It was a bit windy the first day and half which put a damper on things, but it turned out great!

 If he was outside, he was the happiest.  We would take one step inside the house and he would freak, then step back outside and he was a happy clam.  What a little bugger!

 Cute cousins...Grace, Emma and Lauren.  (SaraJane was hiding)

 Some of the kids in Manti on the 4-wheeler.  (Maddy-Hailey's friend, SaraJane, Emma, Lauren, Hailey, Grace).  There was a total of 10 adults, 14 kids and 5 dogs all in Manti.  CRAZY!

 Tucker in the bike trailer on our way to the park.  I got a new bike for Mothers day/my birthday so I was testing it out!

 HAHA...We put Tucker in backwards in the swing and he is straight as a board!  I love it!

 The helmet pushes on his forehead on the right side so it pushes his eye down so he looks like he is scowling all the time! haha

 Another new experience was James taking him for his first motorcycle ride.  It was only around the yard, but he loved it.  It was great too because Tucker was already geared up for it since he has his helmet. haha.

 He took his first Manti bath.  There is a really cool old fashioned tub there that the kids love, so it was only fitting to give Tucker one in it.

 SO CUTE!  I love my boy!

 Tucker and Weezy(Kennedy's nickname).  Weezy was awesome as usual!  We just wished she lived closer to us so she could babysit!  Tucker loves his cousin Weezy!

 He also loves his cousin Halo's (Hailey's nickname).  He is so lucky to have such great relatives!

 Tucker also tried watermelon for the first time.  All he really did was let it sit in his mouth while the juice came out.

 THEN...this past weekend he experienced swimming for the first time!  We have a little fishy on our hands.  He was in there for a good hour!  He was splashing and kicking and loving every minute!

 It was James' brother Randy's birthday.  This is him with his 2 cute girls giving him a birthday kiss!

 Then we headed back to Grandma's house for a quick wash off in the sink.

 Then Weezy rocked him to sleep...

It has been so fun watching Tucker experience new things!  It makes me more excited to experience them now just so I can see his reaction!  I can't wait to see what else is in store for us!