White Coat Ceremony

On September 29, 2006 we had a major family event. As you all know, Matt is in dental school and will be doing less and less book and class work and more and more practical patient care. So they have what is called the White Coat Ceremony. It's quite a big deal. All of the students receive their white doctors' coats and take the dental oath. It was a very proud day for all of us. I was very emotional (shocking, I know). We had several people there. Matt's mom and sister, Jayleen, and our nephew, Ian came to help us celebrate Matt's big day. And of course, Sammy and James were there too. My friend watched Isaac and Joseph. The ceremony was a little lengthy for James even. As you can tell by how thrilled he is in the pictures. Matt has worked so hard and has been so successful. We can't help but recognize the tremendous blessings we have received and see the Lord's hand in our
lives daily. (I'm still trying to figure out how to use this program. I can't seem to get the pictures to go where I want them to).

Figuring it Out!

I may actually be figuring out how to use this thing, so here are the rest of the pictures I wanted to put with "James' first day of school." His bus driver is such a nice lady. She likes to give all the kids a hug. The other picture is of James with our neighbor Isaac. He goes to kindergarten too. It's nice to have good friends close by.

James' First Day of School

It has been absolutely wonderful to have Sammy here with us for some eventful and extremely uneventful last few months. I dreaded James' first day of school for at least a whole year. But it came and went and was fairly uneventful. Except for the fact that I had to go pick him up because they wouldn't let him go to class. Apparently Virginia is very rigid about immunizations. He was missing one, so we made a quick trip to the doctor's office and he was back in time for lunch. James loves school and does very well, as we expected. He loves his teacher and he has made many friends. Every time I go to the school someone stops me and tells me what an amazing child we have. Matt even had a teacher ask him if we would write a parenting book. (HA, HA!) We can only attribute his goodness and obedience to his nature. He just came that way.

About Time

I'm not a great writer, but I just found out about my beautiful and talented cousin Beth's blog spot and thought it was such a great idea that I wanted to do the same. My children just keep growing and changing (hopefully we all are). I figured it's just about time I keep my friends and family informed about our family clear out here in Virginia. So here goes nothing. I guess I've always been afraid to start something like this for fear I wouldn't stick with it. I'll give it my very best shot.