Tag Archives: my kids

I am officially a basketball mom

This weekend has been all about basketball with the kids. They are both doing Junior Lakers at the Torrance YMCA. It is so fun, Here are some highlights! Derek is #35 – check out his mad skills. Hey, I get to brag – I am the mom.

Sweet Layup from Mark Roah on Vimeo.
And...

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Merry Christmas

Have a wonderful day celebrating. We always do Christmas Eve with Mark’s family and Christmas Day with mine – we are both lucky to have our families close by. Here are some fun photos from tonight and from the inside of our holiday card.

Loving on Grandpa…

The Roah cousins (minus Erika and Mari who live in...

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Call Santa!

This is great! Derek and Jason had a great time calling and leaving a message. Vonage will email you the message that you can save on your Itunes. I love listening to the cute message that Jason left.

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Happy Halloween!

Just a quick post to say Happy Halloween as I run out the door with my Manny Rodriguez and my Scooby Doo – off to my sister’s house to go trick or treating! Lots of photo session and Halloween photos to come in the next few days!

Derek as Manny Ramirez – his favorite Dodger player....

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Home from Kauai

We just got back from eight glorious days in Kauai. It was amazing – I completely fell in love with the island and the people. The kids are absolutely exhausted from swimming and running around the beaches and pools. Anyone thinking of going to Kauai, please email me with any questions or for suggestions on...

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Our first family photos not in front of a tripod

I wanted some new family photos and I wanted to be in them this time. Looking showered and decent, not rushed and sweaty running from the tripod. Honestly, there really aren’t that many great photos of the four of us, and I decided it was time. I didn’t want anything traditional – I wanted something...

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Goodbye to Kindergarten

I guess I officially have a first grader. Wow. When did this happen? My little baby is growing up too fast! Derek’s teachers are retiring after being at our school since 1977! He had an amazing year with an incredible teacher, Ms. Radovcich, and a phenomenal teacher’s aide, Mrs. Dawes. We had a great last...

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Mom, this was the best day…

“This was the best day of my life”
That is what Derek said to me yesterday after his birthday party. Life is good. Nothing like having a yard full of 29 kindergarten boys, legos and race cars to make a boy happy. Nothing like a delighted six year old to make a mom happy too. Isn’t...

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I LOVE Halloween!

Here are some photos from our last pumpkin patch outing with some friends. Halloween is just so fun with kids! Stay tuned for the pirate costumes next…yes, this year my kids are both pirates or knights, depending on the day.  I think we are pirating for treats tomorrow. I am catching up on all my...

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