Chris's Birthday

Chris has had a big week. Graduation and then his birthday a couple of days later. He was actually off of work for his birthday. We went out for lunch and then caught a movie while Wade was at Children's Day Out. Then we had lasagna and cake for dinner. 

The kids thought it would needed to put 38 candles on Daddy's cake. I just happened to have enough so we did it.

The cake looks like it is on fire!!

Chris needed some help blowing out his candles. Kate looks a little scared.

Thirty-eight candles produce lots of smoke.

Lots of smoke.

Graduation Day for Daddy

Chris has been working really hard for this day for the last two and a half years. He has done a great job and made straight A's. After lots of hard work and many long hours he has his Masters degree in Family Nurse Practitioner. We are so proud of him!!!

Texas Tech has two ceremonies for the Nursing School graduation. The first ceremony was Monday evening.

The kids ran up to Chris after the ceremony. Kate told him, "Daddy I saw you down there. You were the tallest one!!" He really did stand out above the crowd!

Then everybody had to get a picture with the graduate.

With Aaron's family

With his Dad and Nancy

With Grandmom and Granddad

 With his Mother

Group picture

One more....Debra and Johnnie were taking pictures they switched so both could be in the group shot.

After the first ceremony Monday night we went back to the hotel and had pizza and let the kids swim. Then Johnnie did something wonderful....she took ALL the kids back home with her!!! The first ceremony was really long. The kids all did really good, but we were warned the next one would be an hour longer. We agreed the kids had seen him graduate and the next day would probably be too much. I really started feeling bad when I realized Johnnie was all by herself with EIGHT kids ALL day. She said they all got along well and were really good. I am choosing to believe her. She was such a lifesaver!!!

The next morning ready for the big day.

My favorite picture. He found us in the crowd.

With my parents

After lunch we wanted to get a few pictures on campus.

Will Rodgers statue on the Tech campus.

Kind of far away but we wanted the whole medallion in the pic.

He still has to complete his final class this summer and take his state boards in September. I am so excited for him that this chapter is coming to a close. Chris does such a good job with everything he does. I am confident he will find the perfect job for him. We love you Chris and are super proud of you!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Yesterday was Chris's birthday!! The big 3-7!!! Unfortunately, he had to work on his birthday, so we had to celebrate fast. We took him to eat at Abuelo's. I tried to get a picture of him with the kids...this was the best of the bunch. Don't know about Kate's smile here.

This smile was much better!

Wade enjoyed lots chips and queso.

Rachel drinking her Sprite.

Luke being ornery.

And here is the birthday boy...

After dinner we headed home for some cake. Both Chris and I had been drooling over this cake all day. We picked it up at noon and had to wait until after dinner to eat it. It was worth the wait!!

The sun was shinning off the front of his hair....or something.

He had to have help blowing ALL his candles out!!

Chris's birthday present.

Happy Birthday Daddy!! We hope you had a great birthday!!

Hangin' With The President

UPDATED:

There were two photographers taking pictures. This one was emailed to us later. It is a much better picture!!! Yay Chris!!

Last week President George W. Bush was bike riding with several other cyclists in Lajitas, Texas. Chris's helicopter crew was asked to be on call in case of an emergency. Thankfully, there were no emergencies!! When the 34 mile bike ride was over President Bush came over to meet everybody. Chris said he was shorter than he imagined and in really good shape.

I was so excited for Chris!! It is so cool that he actually got to meet and shake hands with the President!!! It is rumored that Lance Armstrong was there too, but Chris did not see him. He must have been overshadowed by President Bush if he was there.

A Date and Brad Paisley!!

Chris and I had a rare date night this past Sunday. My Mom came and stayed with the kids while we went to Lubbock for some shopping, dinner, and a Brad Paisley concert. We had a GREAT time!! When I say we I mean mostly me about the concert. Chris swears he enjoyed it, but he is not a country music fan and did not know any of the songs he sings. Brad Paisley puts on a great show! He is a funny guy and has a very technically advanced show with videos and lights. There was one part where he sang a duet with Allison Crouse and you would swear she was really there. The way he used the video of her made her look so real. He is touring with Darius Ruckard and Derks Bentley, so we got three concerts in one.

Thanks Mom for watching the kids! I hope they were not so bad that you won't come back!