Crunch time

As many of you know Gaetan just passed his comprehensive which means he is all set to finish his dissertation and present his defense... which means we are near the end of his program!  Whoo hoo!  I know that there isn't anyone more excited about this idea than Gaetan himself.  :)  This comprehensive is a big deal because if you don't pass it then you can't continue on in the program which isn't the desired outcome.  So... he has been putting a lot of work during the day, which the kids weren't used to having him gone.  He usually works a lot at night time while they are asleep but we decided that it was very important that he put in the extra time and work during the day for the last few weeks to insure success!  And, even though it was harder on everyone (I think mostly the kids because they missed him so much) it was well worth it.  It's been almost a week since his big presentation and I think that we are still recovering from it!  haha.

We went to the library a lot while Papa was working

First time Norah kept these shoes on her feet.  She looks so big!

We went to the Mins house a lot too... :)

Miss Ava making us some breakfast

This also meant that there was a lot of shuffling around with schedules due to work, Dude's swim/music classes and normal things we didn't usually have to deal with because G was home.  I think that we all came out OK on the other side but we all do appreciate having him around.  :)

Papa, like a boss, on his way to success!

We are so proud of him and all the hard work he does both at school and at home!  Congrats big Papa!  You're one step closer to reaching your goal!

JVG