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Just be aware that this post is really too long. Not with wordy goop from me. But with pictures of the sweetest little peanut on the planet. So, if you can't handle overwhelming amounts of cuteness, please take in the pictures in small batches. If you are truly brave then venture forth.

Also, since I am super rude and since we just moved across the world, please forgive me that I haven't gotten thank you cards out to all those who got presents for Tucker. We love you and appreciate them so much and are so grateful for everyone :)

Well here is the story of Tucker's 3 and a half birthday parties. 

1. California - After Hawaii we thought it would be wise to have a little shindig in OC before heading back to Utah and moving across the country. We had friends and family over and it was just awesome. Little man loved everything about that day. 

Tucker really loved feeding the dogs. 

2. Utah/Whetton Home - So Pioneer Day we went to Ryan's BYU boss's house for a brunch and they ended up getting a little something for Tucker which just melted our hearts. It was a delicious brunch from Magleby's and oh man it was so fun to talk for hours, to have my dad there with us and to have a wild ride along the Wasatch in their ATV. 

This is Tucker's adorable little cake they got for him. It was delicious.

During the blowing of the party favor.

After.

The Whettons. Love you guys

3. Utah/Actual Birthday - So Tucker's actual birthday was a blast. We played, ate some more delicious food, spent time with my dad and got the boys ready to head out to NY the next day. We had so much fun seeing all our friends one last time and it really made us appreciate our wonderful time in Utah. We love it there and hope that we can see you all again soon. Thanks for being amazing. 

3.5 PA - And lest we forget the post bday parties for this little man. As soon as we got to my parents house in PA we got to open all of his presents as well! His favorite was this little bike. How adorable is this??

And thus we have the story of the boy with three (and a half) birthdays.

Hawaii

So this one time, Ryan and I decided to drive down to California to see his family one of the last times before moving to New York. We drove all night after putting Tucker to sleep, hoping that he would just sleep the whole time. Haha yeah.

No sir. He woke up around Vegas puking like I have never seen him do before. I was scared out of my mind. We didn't know what to do. It was midnight, we didn't want to wake up and scare anyone that we knew in Vegas. So we decided to keep going and make it to California as quickly as possible. It was the longest drive of my life. So much construction and slow drivers and I'm just trying to hold and protect my sweet son while he vomits. Well we got to Cali at like 4 am and we all smelled like puke and were beyond exhausted. We tried sleeping for a few hours and then got Tucker some food in his system via popsicles, crackers and pedialyte. Poor littlest man. Turns out he got a stomach bug that had been going around the swimming pools. Anyway, so that started off the trip with a bang. He started feeling better after a little while. But he sure was snugly when he was sick :)

Well onto the next day, Saturday morning my father in law asked me to help him get tickets booked for them to come see us in New York in August. I willingly obliged and got them the best deals available. Which weren't very good since it's a major travel time. Grumpy about the cost, we booked them and moved on. Until I saw on Twitter that American Airlines was having a sale for the upcoming weekend (July 4th) from LAX to Lihue, Kauai for $340 RT. Yes please, I will take 10.

So we got the New York flights refunded and booked the Hawaii tickets and hotels and rental cars and we were stoked.

So after Ryan ran back up to Utah and took care of some stuff there then we took off for the airport! 

We left on July 4th and got there around noon and I was so so elated I could have burst. We met an awesome pistachio farmer who ended up giving a hearty donation to Tucker's saving account. 

We checked in. Went to the beach. Ate some delicious food and began our holiday.

Well everything prior to this sentence I wrote weeks ago in the attempt to start blogging. Now, honestly, I have no energy to finish with all the pristine details so pictures and a shortened story will have to do :)

Alright lets see... So over the week we were there, we hiked Waimea Canyon. Went on locals only rope swings in the jungle. Went snorkeling and saw so many beautiful fish and coral reefs. We jumped off the Hanalei Bay Pier. We ate Pat's Tacos. 

Pat's deserves a minute of it's own. Pat's is by far the best taco I have ever eaten. I would have eaten there daily if I had found it sooner. They are a taco cart right at the end of the pier in Hanalei. Pork tacos to die for. Fresh marlin fish tacos. Holy cow I was in paradise in paradise. Anyway, do it. Go there. And order 5 tacos and enjoy them for me.

Back to the fun. Tucker had a blast swimming around everywhere. He is such a water baby and I just can't get enough of his cuteness in the water. He got so tan and blonde that week that it could be mistaken that he is not our child.

P.S. Sorry for the hipster filters in some of these pictures. Tucker likes to play with the camera and it goes into all sorts of crazy colors once he has his way with it.

Gaylord's Restaurant is to die for. Best things on the menu were the chicken and waffles and the filet.

Poipu Beach where there were sea turtles by the dozen it seemed. 

Waimea Canyon. Absolutely gorgeous overlooking the Napali Coast.

Roodle in a tree looking adorable. Notice the millions of hands holding him in

Uncle David showing off the big leaves by shoving my poor little man into one of them.

Hanalei Bay from the St. Regis Hotel deck