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Disneyland Days, L.A. Adventures, and Stick Searches

23 Sunday Nov 2014

Posted by Momma J in life, Quick Snippets, The Family

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It feels like these weeks just fly by! I can’t believe it’s just a few days until Thanksgiving! Here’s a few pics from our adventures last week!

A bike ride, and a search for sticks, of course!

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Food prep for the week! I’ve been doing so well, we freeze bags of brown rice and steamed vegetables so I can pull them out and microwave them for quick meals. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Stare contest, Trevor won.

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A trip to Native Foods to pick up a Native Wellington and vegan Pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving!

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Trying to find waysย to have fun at the canon repair store! #photographerskidproblems

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Stopping by IE photo rentals the night before a big shoot. Little T was having a hard time listening to us talk camera equipment, so we had a picnic in the back of the car while Big T got everything, which he thought was pretty much the coolest thing ever.

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Louise and I had a big adventure the next day in L.A. for a great shoot. Taking photos was amazing, but spending the day with so many talented and nice people was absolutely priceless. Here’s Louise getting snowed on, and later after some driving (lol) we wound up at a vegan sushi restaurant.

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Grandma came to town that night, and Little T was in heaven. ๐Ÿ™‚ here he is brushing grandmas hair and helping her get ready for the day.

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The next day we had our holiday party at Disneyland! ๐Ÿ™‚

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It was a blast, and Little T joined us for half the time, he decided it was the best day ever. ๐Ÿ™‚

The next day we woke up early to look at wedding venues for one of my besties! It was a great day, so exciting to be able to help!

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At the end of the day, Big T and I took advantage of the grandma visit and went to see the Hunger Games, what a treat that was! So rare that we’re able to do that anymore. ๐Ÿ™‚

And today Grandma and I took Little T to Build a Bear to pick out a stuffed animal, because I thought he was finally old enough to appreciate it, and wow did he ever? Lol, he loves his new little bear “Bouncy”. ๐Ÿ™‚

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And Big T took a pic of me after I fellย asleep on the couch, with one hand on my computer working, and the other with the remote with a cat laying on top of it, haha. That’s just the way I roll, it’s a glamorous life I lead. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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And that was the week in our little household, minus the days of me working on my computer, because those make for the most boring cell phone pics, lol! Happy early tofurkey day, everyone! Hope you all have a great time with your families. ๐Ÿ™‚

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This and That

20 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by Momma J in life, Quick Snippets, The Family, this and that

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Adoption blog, mixed race adoption blog, transrace adoption blog, vegan family blog

Dancing Partners:

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Christmas with Family:

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Bitstrip Adventures:

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Christmas Parties with S’more Bars

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Alan’s Shoes:

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What happens when you leave your phone alone:

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Lipstick that lasts all day long:

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Captain EO:

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Wine and birthday presents:

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The One True Carrot

11 Saturday Jan 2014

Posted by Momma J in Quick Snippets, The Adventures of Little T

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Cal Poly Pomona, cal poly pomona petting zoo, family activities los angeles, family field trips inland empire

At the petting zoo this morning, Little T discovered that he had the “One Carrot to Rule Them All.”

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I wish I had video, then you could hear all the Cal Poly Pomona Petting Zoo animals saying, “my preciousssssssss”.ย 
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One carrot to rule them all, one carrot to find them, one carrot to bring them all and at the farm store bind them. ~Little T

About Little T…..

11 Friday Oct 2013

Posted by Momma J in life, Quick Snippets, The Family

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Little T had his back to school night this week.ย When we were there, the teacher pulled us aside to mention how well-liked he was. We nodded and said we were glad to hear it, and she said, “No, I don’t think you understand. He knowsย everybody in this school. He knows the cafeteria ladies, he knows all of the teachers, he knows all of the receptionists, the office people. He says hello to everyone as he passes by, and he plays with all the kids. The cafeteria lady plays basketball with him, the kids in the other classes all know him, everyone loves him. He’s just a happy and friendly kid”. Of course, there are things for him to work on.ย He has zero interest in any of the projects that require him to sit down for more than a minute at a time. Big T and I laugh because we can always tell which art projects are his because they are the one with the least stuff-or maybe he’s just a minimalist. ๐Ÿ˜‰ His voice is very loud, he’s one of the more…errrr, energetic kids in the class, and he doesn’t always sit patiently in circle time. I don’t think he’ll ever be one of those kids who sits quietly in the corner, but I’m glad that he’s kind and friendly. It’s a good quality to have.

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This and That

06 Sunday Oct 2013

Posted by Momma J in life, Quick Snippets, The Family, this and that

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Putting up the sign!!! (!!!)

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The last vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookie:

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Doggy kisses:

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Sparkly nails to celebrate fall:

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Stumbling upon Stonehenge:

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Kiddy Rock Concerts:

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Hay Rides at Riley’s Farm:

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Little T’s there somewhere….

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A trip to the barber shop:

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Telling the barber about all of his daycare woes:

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Couscous, roasted green beans and mushrooms, and fresh baked olive rolls:

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Take your kitty to work day:

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Just another photo bomb:

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Daddy hugs make everything better:

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This is my life…

29 Monday Jul 2013

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Sometimes I have a glimpse of myself as an almost “cool” like person. I was having one of those moments yesterday. I’d come home from a fun trip to the beach that included a limo ride and wine tasting, and was about to head off to a family event, which was going to be followed by a photo shoot near the Griffith Observatory. I was doing laundry and thinking about what a nice week I’d had and what I would wear for the day, when I realized I hadn’t gone over our family schedule for the next week. In a rash decision, I decided to do housework and go over the schedule with everyone at the same time (multi-tasking-win!), and without thinking I ran out the front door with a handful of underwear. Little T was in the front yard on his bike with a Darth Vader mask on, of course. I waved my underwear filled hand in the air to get their attention and started shouting, “family meeting, family meeting”!!! As I was shouting, a neighbor walked by and looked at miniature Darth Vader on his bicycle, and my shouting self with a handful of panties. It looked kind of like this:

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So, I think I’ll just accept that I’m not ever going to be that cool mom. I’m going to be the mom that runs around with underwear in her hand and shouts dorky things about family meetings to her children. Little T, on the other hand, totally rocked that Darth Vader mask. I think there is hope for him.

Going to Work With Mom

22 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by Momma J in Photography, Quick Snippets, The Family

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Last week, Little T and Big T tagged along with me at work.

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Big T is somewhere under there.

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Photo Bombing a Photo Bomb

Little T’s First Smile

28 Monday May 2012

Posted by Momma J in Quick Snippets, The Adventures of Little T

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The other night, I couldn’t sleep and started thinking about the first time Little T smiled. I was more nervous about him smiling than anything else he needed to learn. Maybe it’s an adoptive parent thing, but I was so anxious to know if he loved me as much as I loved him. On the day he smiled, we were heading up to my cousin’s wedding. He was a little less than 2 months old and my mom was holding him and watching him while I was getting ready. It probably took me an hour to run around and gather everything, and it was the first time I’d been away from him for that long. When I came back to my mom to pick him up, he got the biggest grin on his face. I started crying and smiling and laughing with him, because it was that moment that I knew that he loved me too. Now, I look back and think about how I felt and how silly it was for me to be worried. :p It’s probably one of my top ten favorite moments, and it still warms my heart to see him smile, and he totally knows it. ๐Ÿ˜‰

 

Conversations With Little T

24 Thursday May 2012

Posted by Momma J in Photography, Quick Snippets

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Little T is all about basketball right now. The only thing he’s remotely interested in discussing is sports. Every conversation with him goes like this:

Little T:ย Ball?ย Ball? Basketbal!l? Ball? Shoot? Shoot basketball? BASKETBALL! SHOOT BASKETBALL!!!!

It’s kind of funny how Little T is such a little boy. We haven’t made any effort to steer him towards boy things, but all he wants to play with are balls, cars, trucks, trains, drums, dirt, and bubbles. I’m still trying to find ways to get him more interested in books. Maybe I can find some sort of baby book about basketballs…Now, that’s a thought. I found some baby books about basketball on Amazon, hopefully that will do the trick!

Happenings Via Instagram

23 Monday Apr 2012

Posted by Momma J in Quick Snippets, The Family

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Agh, I’m sorry I’ve been gone. I didn’t want to depress you all with my cat. Even though it’s been hard, there have been good moments that I thought I’d share:

Little T’s decided to skip bike riding and go straight to car driving:

On an early morning adventure:

I love how Little T colors with such gusto and intensity.

Playing trains with Grandma K:

Hard at work:

I went to visit Little T’s Godmomma at work, and discovered her and Traci had posted pics of Little T on their door. :p

By the end of the night, the photobooth guy was like….you guys again? teehee

Little T…or the Statue of Liberty?

My little nephew. ๐Ÿ™‚

Fountains have the ability to entertain Little T for five minutes. I’ll take it.

Enjoying time with Miss Angel kitty:

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