As my longtime blog readers are aware, I worked at the Chattanooga Youth Network from the time I got married until 3 years later when I was 37 weeks pregnant and ready to quit my job to be home with Alana and work for Rich Smith Photography.
In my years at CYN, I had the privilege of planning an annual golf tournament fundraiser and always had a blast the day of the tournament. This year I decided that even though I was no longer on staff, I wanted to volunteer.
I was not tremendously helpful, though, since Alana accompanied me and stole the show. Every time I tried to be productive and helpful, someone would approach and want to meet Alana, ask me how motherhood is treating me, and catch up on my past six months away from CYN.
I have a few photos from the day, and since it was Alana’s first time on a golf course (Black Creek Golf Club), I thought it imperative to blog them!
Thanks to Jessie for the following picture of me and Alana!
And thanks so much to my honey for these two shots of Alana’s first time in a golf cart!
And, I haven’t blogged about this yet, but Alana is smack-dab in the middle of a super-clingy phase in which she refuses to be held my anyone but myself or Rich. Wow. It’s been fun! She literally starts to cry the moment we pass her to anyone. Anyone. It is so sad! We are hoping that, since she hit this phase so early, by the time most kids are going through it around 1 or so, Alana will be completely well-adapted and the trauma will be long gone. Here’s to hoping!
Here is Alana, beginning her ascent to screams…with our dear friend, golfer, and missions pastor at church, Erik Dine.
And, if you have a passion to support youth leaders in the greater Chattanooga area, please check out CYN and the great work that they are doing in our city!!!
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