I'll be honest. I have spent most of my time wondering how this sweet little baby
has grown into this little girl with a ponytail. My oh my, time does fly.
We have spent a little time at the beach. We actually leave for the beach again Tuesday. Once we return, stay tuned for a big beach post.
Otherwise, we have been loving our first summer in this home sweet home.
We hope you enjoy these pictures from our fun days of summer.
Forgive me for the blur in the next few action shots. :)
We do lots of coloring these days. I hear, "Color with me, Mommy" about 100 times a week. :)
Daddy has been to Alabama Football practice. He didn't take his girls and that is not fair. To make it worse, it isn't the first time.
Furthermore, he hosted the 2013 fantasy football draft at our house this year and we weren't invited.
So, Anna Scott and I decided we could have some fun too. We went shopping for some new Bama attire for the upcoming football season. These Chooze shoes may be the cutest I have ever seen! :)
We celebrated Scott's birthday (with his favorite - Edgar's strawberry cake).
Anna Scott had her first dance lesson at the Birmingham Dance Theatre.
We celebrated my mom's birthday.
And someone stole Granmama's cupcake!
We celebrated my sister's birthday.
Anna Scott loves her Aunt Allison.
We didn't get to celebrate with Allison on her birthday, so we are waiting until we are all together at the beach this week to honor her birthday as well as my Mom's, whose birthdays are one day apart.
Last but not least, we celebrated Anna Scott's cousin Kelsey's birthday.
Sweet picture of Anna Scott and Mama D.
We have been through lots of changes. Anna Scott had her end of the year party at school, and said good-bye to her sweet teacher and friends.
She started the 2 year old class last on Monday, August 19th. She loves her new teacher and will grow to love her new friends in no time. Thankfully, two of her friends from last year's class are in her class this year as well, so she has a couple of familiar faces during these first couple of weeks. I know it will take awhile for her to adjust to the change.
She was excited to tell Daddy all about her first day when he pulled in from work. This conversation probably lasted 10 minutes. So sweet!
A couple more from her first day. This is before we decided that a ponytail would be easier. :)
Anna Scott suffered a few sniffles throughout her first week, but overall, she did very well. She enjoyed a ring pop treat after her first week of school. (as if she doesn't get a treat every day)
Another change: My sister, a nurse practitioner, has started a job with a plastic surgeon in Ridgeland, MS. It is such a wonderful work environment, and she is learning lots of new and exciting things, but change is always stressful. I am glad she is gaining worlds of knowledge regarding facial/skin products, etc. I now have a personal consultant in this area! I am looking forward to receiving lots of beauty tips from Allison! :) Here are a few pictures of the clinic. Doesn't it look like a fun place to work?!
Here she is on her first day at the clinic. I am just a proud sister. :)
Well, Anna Scott and Aunt Allison aren't the only two going through a change. I don't share much about my occupation on the blog, but I think an occasional update is appropriate (and I want to share this neat story that you will appreciate at the end). Radiology residency is a 5 year program. The first year is a year of general medicine or surgery and the next four years are solely radiology. I finished my first year (my general medicine year) in June and started my first year of radiology on July 1st. I have finally reached the point where I am waking up every day and doing what I am going to do for the rest of my life! After the long road of medical school, that is exciting. However, the past couple of months have been challenging as well. It wasn't until I took my first step into this field (a whole new world) that I realized how many steps are left until I am "there." I am thankful that I have the next four years to learn as much as I can before I am "on my own" - there is so much to learn!
I have been doing lots of praying that God will make my type A personality go away (somewhat) - that I will not be so much of a perfectionist and allow myself to learn at a steady pace, realizing that I can't know it all from the get go. I have thanked Him for giving me the opportunity to do what I have always wanted to do and prayed that He will give me peace during times that may seem hopelessly overwhelming (like He has done so many times before). Understand? Well, you will probably have a hard time believing what I am about to tell you, but it's true. Every word.
One Monday (just a few weeks ago), I had an overwhelming day at work. Lots of new things were thrown at me that day, and I thought I may lose my mind. :) I did lots of praying that night (praying the things above) and went to sleep, hoping for a better day tomorrow.
On Tuesday (the next day), I was studying anatomy using a powerpoint slideshow during a break at work. I was clicking through the powerpoint, studying slide after slide. When I had finished studying, I clicked "next" to go to the last slide. I couldn't believe what I saw...
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This was truly a message from God.
I had never seen anything like this while studying before. How odd that I would see this the day after that overwhelming day before. The day after I prayed for peace. The day after I gave it all to Him and trusted that if I do my best, He will see to it that I am the best radiologist I can be.
I can honestly say, I have been worry free ever since. I know I am where I am for a reason. I know that God did not bring me this far to let me struggle alone now. I may struggle from time to time, as all of us do, but He is with me and Everything will be OK.
I wanted to document this for myself, but I hope it spoke to you as well.
I think I will leave you with that.
