So it has been quite an eventful week. I finished my last final. I can now say that I have successfully completed my first year of graduate school. I'll spend the summer studying for the qualifying exam in September and figuring out what type of research I want to start doing. The weather has been consistently hot, and we are very grateful for the air conditioner.
These pictures were taken Monday at the play structure at our apartment complex. Both boys still require a little help with the monkey bars, but Braxton is nearly able to do it by himself.
Tavin had great fun with the slide. He would go down, then race around in order to do it again. I know that both he and Braxton thought that Susie was pretty cool to slide down with them.
I was convinced to try the slide as well. I didn't fit well.
Tavin turned 4 on Tuesday. We took this picture in the morning before he left for school. He really enjoys school and having him able to attend with Braxton has been an incredible blessing for us. We have decided that he won't be returning to Pre-K in the fall. I think that he is excited to spend some extra time with Mom before he starts Kindergarten the next year.
Grandma and Grandpa Gerrard sent Tavin an embroidered apron and chef's hat for his birthday. One of his favorite shows is Iron Chef, and he is always eager to help.
Friday night Braxton, Tavin, and I attended a Father's and Sons' campout with the Waco stake. The boys were excited to be able to go camping. They enjoyed playing with the other boys. It was incredibly hot and humid. I sweat through all of the clothes that I packed.
Fortunately, both of the boys understood to keep the door to the tent zipped closed. They didn't want to let the bugs in either. When Braxton discovered the scorpion on the tent wall, he came running to tell me about the "sting ray" that he had found. I think that I have been able to identify these two little critters. The Scorpion is a Striped Bark Scorpion. It's sting is painful, but not particularly dangerous to humans. The spider is a type of wolf spider. There were 4 or 5 that jumped all over the tent while were there.
Sunday was Brad's Birthday. In order to celebrate we cooked and decorated a cake the night before.
The next morning we used the leftover frosting to decorate our pancakes.
Sunday night we had the missionaries over for dinner. It was incredibly delicious and fresh.
Tavin loves every opportunity we give him to "drive" the car.
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