Sparky eyes an arcade at the Ladera Ranch pizza restaurant Ollie & Jax’s during Kate’s soccer award dinner. It was a great gathering of almost all of the team and the parents and the girls received their trophies for their participation. Ten games sure flew by quickly!
Read MoreBundled against the morning chill, the kids are transfixed again this morning as they watch the Wizard of Oz (yet again).
Read MoreA few action images from Saturday’s game in Ladera Ranch. We weren’t even certain if the game would happen — an odd storm blew through the area with thunder as well as dropping hail in some areas. But by the afternoon the weather cleared and it actually got a bit warm. Still a great day …
Read MoreLed by the wild and wacky Jeff Hopkins, The Babies Club 2006 marches in the Ladera Ranch Fourth of July parade. The group took first place in the category of Most Patriotic and I suspect the reason we won is because Jeff’s gymnastics (cartwheels and wild marching) timed perfectly as the group passed the judges …
Read MoreKate still dressed in her Cinderella gown walks outside and checks out the “wreckage” from last night’s Block Party. Actually not too worse for the wear…a bit of candle wax that dripped on the drive (she’s stepping on it) and then some chalk art (including the Roaming Gnome in the vertical photograph). We had a …
Read MoreWith Nicki’s folks Tony & Moira visiting us for a few weeks, we wanted to show them a great time over the Fourth of July. It started early on Friday afternoon when we went to Boris and Doff’s home in Huntington Harbour. Doff is Tony’s first cousin and they emigrated to the states in the …
Read MoreJust back from a portrait session and this is one of my favorite times of the year. Here’s a view of a group of Agapanthus flowers starting to bloom here in Ladera. This plant always reminds me of when we decided to move to Ladera because they were in bloom at that time. They are …
Read MoreToday was Chamber of Commerce weather as we headed to Founder’s Park for Ladera’s Spring Celebration. Kate had a good time on the Easter Egg Hunt along with her little buddies Jillian, Marlee, Lauren, Eva, Ben…
Read MoreTwo nights ago we had the most gorgeous sunset. And Kate giving my Mom a hug before heading to bed (wearing her new favorite Minnie Mouse nightgown (thanks Bethany–she LOVES it!))
Read MoreIt arrived from Australia, and it is so cool to see it. This coming Tuesday, December 9th, we’ll be hosting a casual all-day open house (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.) to share the book with the community.
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