My good friend Mike Jones has been working for many years to earn his Master's Degree in Business Administration.  He finally accomplished his goal this year, and to help him celebrate his graduation, many friends and family gathered at Roeding Park in Fresno.

It was a beautiful day, and there was more food than all of us could eat.  Mike, as usual, was the life of the party and spent all his time in conversation with everyone.

What his father didn't know was that Mike had also planned this picnic to be dad's retirement party.  Mike bought gifts to help dad make the transition.

Of course, with any party, there must be a cake.  In this case, there were three:  one for the graduation, one for Mike's birthday (which was last week) and one for dad's retirement.

Mike also gave a beautiful plaque to those who have helped him the most all through his life, including achieving this goal of his:  his mom and step father, and to his dad and step mother.