I have to begin by sharing how I met this beautiful family. I would actually have to go back a year to begin. Jarron was only in Kindergarten. As the school months had passed, Jarron continued to speak of his classmate, Noelle. One of the most adorable little girls I had seen, so sweet and always took care of Jarron. (As most of you know, Jarron could be quite shy most of the time). Every morning, we would see Noelle and either her mom or Lola (grandma). We always exchanged the usual "Good Mornings" and went on with our day.

As the months had gone by, many of Jarron's classmate's would say hello "Jarron's Mom" or "Jarron your Mom's here to pick you up". I guess it's the Kindergarten thing to do! One day, a little girl looked at me and said "Hi! Noelle's Mom!!" I smiled and laughed to myself and said, oh no, I am Jarron's mom. If you know me well enough, you know I had to share it with Noelle's mom.

BOOM! It's like lightning had struck and we've been inseparable ever since. Funny side note, we laugh because Rena and I have TOO much in common, we always say the GOD just couldn't handle breaking the mold, he made 2 of us.

At last, here are some of our most favorite images from one of our most favorite of families.

Claremont Family Portraits | Takayama Family

More than Friends, Practically Family // Claremont, California