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🎨: It was my first free day in months, so I used it to visit my friend Sasha Astor. A fellow artist and mom of 4. We connected pretty quickly and started doing yoga together during our shared pregnancy, but Sasha and her husband, Fredeick, just welcomed home their youngest child 6 months ago. We hadn’t seen each other much outside of work, celebrations, and play dates. I genuinely missed her and her family, who I adore.

Her husband, father of her children and childhood best friend, Fredrick, is the quiet type but the kindest guy you’ll ever meet, an amazing dad, and a dope-ass tattoo artist. Their oldest daughter, Juniper, whom I’ve known since she was a little older than Lane is now. Jun-bug is a sweetheart and takes after her mother in both confidence and career paths. Whenever I plan to be in the Astor home, I come ready to paint and hear all about the latest teen drama.

Then there’s little genius Arlo. Arlo can name every element on the periodic table, calculate the coordinates of a rocket’s re-entry point, and tell you what the chemicals in your face products actually do (keep your skincare away from him, or you’ll be throwing away a lot of good money 😣). He keeps his parents on their toes with his questions and experiments. Arlo and Jun are close even though she’s nearly 6 years older. At home, you can normally find them together doing anything but playing chess. After Arlo beat the entire Willow Creek middle school chess team and everyone in his household without a single loss, Jun asked me to mentor her individually.

After Arlo comes their toddler Bear and infant daughter Anais. Bear is the same age as Pasiley, hence the shared pregnancy. He’s a bit of a wild child, and his parents are always trying to find ways for him to burn off some extra energy while sweet baby Anais has me talking myself off the baby ledge every time I hold or saw her.

Overall, I’d have to say it was a day well spent.

*The Astor Family Tree

🎨: Dress shopping 🛍️

🎨: Quinn called one afternoon and asked for Lizbeth to come over. Lane had violin practice. Liz was so excited to spend time with Auntie Quinn and her cousins. Jaxon came to pick her up, and by the end of the night, Quinn called to say Liz and Charlie had asked if Liz could spend the night. I told Quinn that as long as she and Jaxon didn’t mind, she could stay.

My family accepted Lizbeth right from the start. From the time I decided I wanted to raise her, she became their family as well.

My legacy founder Jayda & her fiancé Austin enjoying the sunrise in Copperdale

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A glimpse into their lives as they wait for the twins' arrival.

Congratulations, Jaxi and Sammy.

linked tree (includes options to donate to Ghanaian projects)

Some memories don’t haunt. They just… linger

Audrina: So the guest has to be a baker. Who wants to hear my top three choices?

Monroe: Why do they have to be a baker? We only need to have one baked element

Audrina: Yes but we've been studying desserts. They should be some kind of pastry chef

Apollo: The brief said it had to be a dessert but I’m using vegetables that are sweet w-when cooked right in mine. I think we could get a chef

The door opened and a brunette walked in smiling.

?: Hello. I’m-

Adurina: Dulce? Dulce Alegria?!

Dulce: That's me!

Audrina: Oh my watcher, I have to take a reel! You're actually in San Myshuno! I’m Audrina, baking extraordinaire. This will blow up my simstagram, no one has seen you in public for ages!

Dulce: I believe part of the rules are no devices so let’s stick to that.

Dulce Alegria by @matchalovertrait Amy also graciously agreed to help with Dulce's dialogue so if you see Dulce in a post, assume Amy co-wrote it. I'm so excited for this! I've been hoping the timing would work out since Delilah was little.