My Never Failing Family

           This is my actual family, just missing my oldest brother Hayden and his wife Melissa.
 

In this picture from left to right is myself, my mama, my brother Pace, my padre, and my brother Samuel. This is the most recent picture we have of the most kids together because my family has a hard time getting together at the same time because we're all in different states with busy schedules. This photo was taken on Samuel's phone on the island of St. Martin where my brother, Pace, graduated from medical school. He's in the middle because this day was about him! After 8 years of school and clinicals, Pace is now a doctor! My family has visited this island several times before so this place is also a home to me. The ceremony took place in a resort and this picture was taken outside of the resort near the pool. Pace is wearing his graduation outfit and it has a cool "hood," as they call it, around his neck. Also, his hat is octangular which I thought was pretty rad. I remember Pace wanted to rush through pictures because on the island, it's humid and hot and Pace was burning up in his dressy clothes underneath the velvet-lined robe and hat. I recall him not laying by the pool before this because he gets sunburned easily and didn't want a tomato face in pictures. We all brought clothes that were either wrinkle-free or were supposed to look wrinkly because everything had to be jammed into our suitcases. My dad has his iPad in his hands because he used that to take pictures and Samuel used his phone. Pace has a "Congratulations!" packet in his hand because they don't hand out diplomas right there: it gets mailed to you. In this picture you can tell which kid got which parent's eyes. Samuel has the darker blue eyes like my mom and Pace and I have the lighter blue eyes like my dad.
People take photographs to remember events that are significant to them or may become significant. I believe that becoming a doctor is a massive deal! This is what we want to remember, not just the days spent at the beach, but also Pace reaching a goal he has worked hard towards for 8 years.