He did it!!

He did it! He DID IT!! He really, truly did it!!! Michael Dean McKinley passed his oral defense of his Phd in Electrical Engineering as of 12:30 PM EDT today!!!!!!

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

YEEEEEHAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

PRAISE GOD!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!

Dr. Mike! Dr. Mike!!!!!!!!!

Graduation on August 1st!!!!!!!

:-) :-) :-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

Yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (can you tell I'm excited??)

Mike's getting defensive!!

Sheesh, lately my husband is just SO defensive!! Well, okay, he's mostly defensive about his Phd....which of course he needs to be since his oral defense is scheduled for THIS Thursday, June 26th!!!!

Does he look stressed? tired? defensive???

Would you pray for this cute guy this week? After 7 1/2 years, the day has finally come, and, wouldn't you know it, work has gotten really busy in the past couple weeks as well! (In fact, right now it's Saturday morning at 9:00 and Kaden and I just saw him off to work.... :( )

Also, dare I share this.......graduation information can be found at this link:

http://www.gatech.edu/commencement/summer.php

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....Kaden and I are almost packed for our big trip, but more on that in my next post!

And now for a few more pictures from the aquarium and other recent adventures...

Kaden in the foreground; Beluga whale in the background... Kaden not too sure he likes the safari ride...

That's all for today. I need to get back to packing and preparing "honey, i love you" leftovers for the freezer. :)

Jumpin' Kaden Flash and the Aunts!!!

Jumpin Kaden Flash
Kaden wanted to show me his latest trick the other day. He was either:
a.) practicing jumping,
b.) doing his aerobic deep knee bends for the day, OR
c.) preparing to be a street preacher...
What's your vote?? :)

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My vote is for a.) although his feet never actually left the ground. :)

The Aunts!!
A couple weeks ago, Kaden was visited by his Great Aunts of the West. Ethel and Eugenia came all the way to Atlanta just to spend time with him and spoil him! Oh, and I think they wanted to see me and Mike too...... We had a great time except for the immense heat that swept in right before their arrival! We went to the Atlanta Aquarium and visited some antebellum homes in Roswell. They also partook of some "delish" bbq ribs at a restaurant called "Spiced Right" (pronounced "Spie -hhhhhhssssssd Raahhhhhht"). Kaden loved having the focused attention of two generous aunts. I don't think he whined the whole week! :)

Showing the "Aunts" his ear...

Traversing "the Aunts"...

So, Aunt Eugenia, are you and Aunt Ethel going to stay a really long time so I can keep getting all of this attention?? :)

Baby Emus!!!

Are they too cute or what?? Last weekend the Jacobs family headed south for a family reunion in Pine Mountain, Georgia (pronounced "Piehhn Mownnn Joja"). While there we also toured the Animal Safari!! We saw a momma Emu with these babies walking the trail! McGee Family Reunion
My dad's mother's side of the family - the McGees - organizied the reunion. It was nice to see some cousins and aunts and uncles that we haven't seen for a long time, as well as to meet lots of new little cousins.:) (And of course, we had fun showing off Kaden too!) I always enjoy spending time with the McGee family....partly because we see "eye to eye" on a lot of things. :-) The McGee side is where the height comes from. So my uncle George who was 6'6'' and my dad who's 6'5'' owe their great stature to the McGees. I, too, have been told that I exhibit above average height, but I feel right at home when talking with fellow McGees. It's nice to not have to look down on people (ha, ha, ha).

Wild Kingdom!
Some of these shots from the safari are a little hard to make out. We were trying to take shots while IN the van so it was hard to get much distance between us and the camera. In this first one, a gregarious Giraffe is happy to put her head in Jim's lap while getting some treats.I've never seen my mother hop so fast as when this steer stuck his tongue in her window. It's hard to tell but she is more than half way OFF her bucket seat. My brother and I were quick to offer some support so she didn't fall on the floor. I'm not sure why mom was so jumpy! It looks like a very friendly steer to me!! :-D Kaden wasn't too sure about this safari thing at first, but before long he warmed up to the idea. He even fed a llama, an elk, some deer and some goats! (Llama pictured below).
Lastly, my dad got some good shots of a colt zebra prancing about....


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