A month of parties

I completed all of the coursework for my master's degree (MBA).  What a long almost four years that was.  I get to don a cap & gown in a couple of weeks.  It was a challenge, as I did it with two pregnancies and two babies and 95% of the time I did my studying while they were asleep, which became increasingly harder when our second baby came along.

Life has been going so well for us.  We are truly blessed.

We had a fabulous 3rd birthday party for Raffaele at the park.  I have always wanted to do a party at the park.  We decorated our pavilion in Curious George, and we invited our friends that have children close in age to Raffaele.  The park has a splash park, and that was fun.  You should have all seen Theresa!  The way she runs in and out of the water, getting completely soaked, and smiling with so much joy.  Raffaele had a great time with his little friends. We played pin the butterly with Curious George; this was a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey equivalent.  Then we had a Curious George piñata, which was the draw-string type (which I didn't even know about until the box arrived as a I thought all piñatas were the kind that got whacked).  The cake was, of course, a Curious George cake. 

Prior to Raffaele's party, just a month before, we held Theresa's first birthday party.  She loves Elmo -- she calls him Memo.  So, we our theme was Elmo and Sesame Street.  I think it went really well.  She's already walking really well, so she was walking all over the place during the party.  We had it right here at our house, and we invited all of our family and friends.  It was so delightful to see everyone.

We continue to be ever so thankful for our health and the health of our children.

Getting online is sporadic these days. Now that I'm done with my MBA, I should have more free time, although, I am trying to catch up on some of the projects that sat around undone when I was studying.

Peace be with you all.