Well Done!

yes....that used to be how I liked my steaks, until I indulged at Sonoma...which is how Mark and I would have celebrated his graduation had the Lord not blessed us with 3 amazing sweeties!

2 weeks ago I was talking with Titus and Ezra about how important it was going to be that we celebrated Daddy's graduation from seminary. I asked them how they wanted to celebrate God's goodness in daddy's graduation......I told them that God had been so merciful and gracious to allow daddy to reach this milestone and we needed to "do it up BIG (extravagant)". So, as they ate their protein bars, you could see their minds at work. Finally, they had just the thing that most symbolized extravagant CELEBRATION in their minds that they wanted to do for daddy...and boy was it fun to do!

after thinking for about 1.5 seconds, Ezra's idea was
A Birthday Cake

after about 2.3 seconds...Titus' idea was
The Christmas Tree...which we renamed the Graduation tree

Sim's idea:
Decorating Daddy's car while he was in his last class...
these boys were beyond excited
EDIT: Simeon was not falling of of the car...I made SURE his seat was fine before I snapped these pictures!!

I have hopes that although they are young...they (Titus is the only one old enough to remember) will remember the extravagant rejoicing over the goodness of God in answering our prayers for completion of seminary.

My mind has been flooded with memories of the first days of seminary 5 years ago...God's ways are so much better than ours! I could share with you so many specifics that would make you chuckle, but as I worked this last week to celebrate in a way that my kiddos could identify with, I was struck with such amazement as I thanked God for giving me these sweet busy boys during seminary. Had our "plan" worked...we would have been celebrating with a fancy dinner....and who wants steak when you can eat birthday cake by your graduation tree with 3 admiring sweeties who think you are the most incredible daddy in the world!