What a weekend!!

Ryan graduated May 16th from Midwest Baptist Seminary with his Masters of Divinity degree. He and Joy have worked very hard for six long years to achieve this. He continued to work and be a good husband and daddy during this time. We all wanted to put together a wonderful celebration for them but it appeared that even Steph wouldn't be able to make it (due to a mandatory work Saturday) let alone any of the other kids. None of us could handle the fact he wouldn't have ANY siblings attending. As we were all discussing this (behind Ryan's back) Pat & I offered to help Ty & Jerilyn get tickets home if they could take off work. They made the arrangements and we let Steph & Joy know. Lo and behold John & Lindsey prayed about it and decided she should come home from Italy to support Ryan! They then made their arrangements (thank you John). We let Joy know but not Steph or Tyler. After a call to Shane to see if he would be able to take off if we helped him get home we didn't tell Steph, Joy or Lindsey about him! Unfortunately we didn't let Shane know he was a surprise soon enough so Tyler knew about him but didn't tell Jerilyn. The timetable had Shane arriving Thursday at 5:30 pm with Lindsey getting in at 7:30. Ty & Jerilyn were to arrive Friday at 2:30 but the weather elves had other ideas and they did not get in until 8 pm. Pat & I got to the point we were afraid to talk to anyone since we needed a scorecard to remember who knew about whom! For those who follow our little family blog the following is the story of our wonderful weekend. A great time was had by all (except Caleb with a head cold) and even Steph was able to get off in time to attend Ryan's graduation. Enjoy!