Another Busy Month

I always feel our month isn't that busy until I look back at the pictures we took. I guess we were pretty busy in May as well.

I took the kids to the zoo again with some friends before the heat of the summer hit. May was a little cooler than normal, which we gladly welcomed.

BYU Football came to north Houston one day. Joseph and Ashton went up and had a blast. The lines to meet Coach Sitaki were really long so they skipped that. Joseph did say there was a contest for the first person named Tanner to get an autographed picture of Tanner Mangum. No one claimed it and we were bummed that Tanner was at home. He could have won something! In case you didn't know, Tanner's name was brought up during BYU Football season so we always joke about Tanner Mangum.

The next weekend, I took Ashton to Nasa Space Center with some friends. We knew Tanner wouldn't last the whole day there. Ashton loves pretending to be an astronaut with her best friend.

We went to the beach a few times and the kids loved it. Tanner took a while to warm up to the idea of the waves but once the first wave hit him, he was more than okay with it.

Entertaining Tanner at church is a big feat each week. Six more weeks until nursery. For now, Joseph takes him and Tanner finds his own version of entertainment.

Tanner has no fear of just wandering off. Good think we live in a cul-de-sac.

Still loves to fall asleep on me. And I don't mind one bit.

Our garden is going very well this summer. We've made lots of blackberry ice cream and been eating fresh blackberries for weeks now. Ashton loves picking them every day.

Tanner prefers to dump bubbles on the ground or drinking from the hose while we look at the garden.

Preschool ended in May. They did a Red, White, and Blue parade on their last day. Ashton keeps asking if summer is over so she can go back. Next fall, Tanner and Ashton will both go so I will have some time to work more for BYU-Idaho. Hooray! At home, she is now working on writing her letters better and learning lower case letters.

And she demands to dress herself most days.

Setting up chairs for primary after a baptism we went to.

 A nearby town hosted a "Touch-A-Truck" event that Ashton loved. We went with her best friend again and they had a blast exploring all the trucks.

 At the end of the month, our youth had a talent show and Ashton sang in it. She had no fear and I was very proud of her.

 We also had our annual church crawfish boil. Ashton tried one crawfish and liked it but now tells me they are spicy.

 I also ran a 5k Mud Run in north Houston with some friends. It was a fun race.

 Also, the annual video by Ashton for Mother's Day. Such a cute girl.