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It's Back to School for Ryan Roe

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Mark and I are equally proud of all four of our children; however, the focus at the moment, is on our youngest son, Ryan.

Ryan recently graduated from high-school with straight A's and will soon be off to college.

The Teenager's Prayer hangs in our home.

Back in the day, our boys loved Thomas the Tank Engine. In this photo I remember they were making a train!

It was a miracle we captured this shot with all 4 of our children with the same pose.

Unfortunately, since we lived so far away from my parents and had our hands full with children and work, we did not get to visit as often as we would have liked. I remember when Ryan was about two or three years old he used to tell my mom to, "go home", because he wasn't quite sure who she was. As the years went by and Ryan got older, he recognized "grandma" and looked forward to her visits and big hugs!

I adore this picture! We were at a friend's wedding and Ryan was so proud how "cool" he was wearing sunglasses indoors!

Like mom, like son!

We have a tradition in the Roe household. On each child's 12th birthday, Mark and I took them to an upscale local restaurant called, The Dilworthtown Inn ..... just the three of us while the others stayed with a friend. It was their own special day ... a sort of a coming of age type thing. A lesson in manners, maturity, respect, etc. And boy, how doing that made them each feel incredibly special. With 4 children, solo time with each one of them didn't always come easy. They still remember their 12th birthdays to this day!

This was the same night of Ryan's 12th birthday just prior to our elegant dinner.

Prom night

And of course, Ryan's high school graduation day! This young man makes me so proud! He was always a straight A student, is an Eagle Scout and was the President of the National Honor Society ..... just an all-around good person .... kind, respectful, helpful, hard-working, etc. Words just cannot express how blessed and grateful Mark and I are with Ryan, with all 4 of our children! PTL!