Fiestas galore!

My husband is a champion. For his birthday, while we had tickets to a play, he had to stay at home writing his thesis. Every free moment, he has been spending writing this thing. I read itWhen he finally finished, I couldn't help but cry. Well, a couple weeks ago, he traveled to Michigan to defend his dissertation. After giving his presentation and answering any questions, he waited while the professors discussed his dissertation. "Congratulations, Dr. Franklin!"

Since then it has been super busy. We seem to have things going on all of the time. Yesterday, for example, we had a birthday party for my son. I took 5 (it was 4, but last minute, another boy came along) boys to Discovery Gateway Museum and then for ice cream. Unfortunately, we happened to go on a super busy day, so I spent the whole time making sure the boys played in the same area and counting them over and over. Well, nobody got hurt, they all left accounted for (easier said then done with 5 boys, 2 of them wanderers), and they all had lots of fun.
So I wanted to do something special for Rob. I planned a surprise party, calling people at Rob's work, at school, where we used to live, friends here, and family. And miracle of miracle... we surprised him! We got together at a nickel arcade and ate, talked, played. It was fun and thanks to everyone who came and helped us over the last 8 years. Thank you all!
Some of the friends and family who came