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September 3, 2012

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Dear Naomi,

This is you at 6 years of age. Every day you light up the world around you.
Love Papa
#littlenaomi #proudpapa

This girl🔥❤️ #milamoon #proudpapa

A fun quick sculpt based on a design by @randybishopart #zbrushsculpt #metime😊

Oh the places she’ll go. #littlenaomi

Much needed food for the soul. #lovemy3girls #littlenaomi #milamoon #sansimeon

Dear Naomi,

Wouldn’t of missed this for the world. Keep shining that light of yours kiddo. So proud of you. Hope you felt all the love and support from all of us :). Love Papa
#littlenaomi #proudpapa #sisters

Me and my moon. #milamoon #proudpapa

So excited for the world to see this movie! Very proud of my contributions to this wonderful film and even more so proud of the efforts of so many amazing artists! #howtotrainyourdragon3 #dreamworksanimation

These moments are everything. #proudpapa #littlenaomi #milamoon #momentslikethese

We always love our time with our sweet friend Maya. @corymccrummen how did we get so lucky with these girls? :). #milamoon #littlenaomi #proudpapa #sisters

My little moon :) #milamoon #proupapa

To the woman of our dreams. Thank you for being a beacon of light to our girls and to me. You've given us so much. The love that you show Naomi and Mila is nothing short of inspiring and what you've given me with these two girls, I just can't ever properly articulate how grateful I am to you - as a wife and a mother. After all, if
with Naomi you gave me my sun, who showers us with sunshine and with Mila you gave me my Moon, who overjoys us with her rays of laughter and light, then that must make you my World - and theirs :) Happy Mother's Day ❤️

Dear girls,

Took you back to our old neighborhood where Naomi spent the first year and few months of her life. Visiting the park there was always a treat for us, but revisiting pictures of Naomi then and seeing how much she's grown is just remarkable. Being there with both of you now stirs up so many feelings. Such a magical journey raising you two. I hope these memories are burned into your minds forever.
love Papa,

#proudpapa #littlenaomi #milamoon #growinguptoofast

Haven’t shared any art in a while so thought I would share a fun sculpt I recently did. This is my humble take on the legendary Glen Keane’s Tarzan. Did this as a demo for my students at the ArtCenter. Amazing concept to work with. And such a great feeling to see it trending on ArtStation :). #zbrush #tarzan #artstation

Proud of my clan today. #enoughisenough #protectourkids

Team assembled! Super excited to be leading the charge with this amazing group of talented individuals for Trolls2 Modeling! Let’s make this movie! #trolls2 #dreamworksanimation #modelingteam

Mama's Instagram

Last day of swim class and she graduated to a mermaid! 🧜🏼‍♀️ Naomi can now swim! I am so proud considering when we started six weeks ago she was terrified of putting her face in the water. Even a splash on her face caused her panic & anxiety. Not anymore! It took us three summers of being patient and using a slow, gentle approach that would ease her in and trusting Jennifer’s mindful method! Thank you so much @waterotters 💗 #proudmamapost #conqueringfears #naomimaya

Dear Rosie, Mila is so lucky to call you her BFF 💕 And I’m so lucky to have met your mama @emilyelisha #happy4thbirthday to a very special girl! Hope you continue to always make ice magic as you dance through life ✨❄️✨ #caterpillarcottagekids #butterfliesinthemaking

I hope you always dance through life the way you did yesterday🦋 Thank you @dancedimensionspac for all of your hard work. Volunteering gave me a whole new perspective and appreciation for all the love, care and work that you do for this community 💕

Loved this moment. Girls were watching company dancers doing a beautiful piece right before they went on stage ✨ #backstage #dancedimensions #dancerecital2018

Danced her heart out. So proud of you Naomi 💗#dancerecital2018 @dancedimensionspac

Happy 6th Birthday to a very special, brave, beautiful, thoughtful girl who Naomi calls her BFF! Riley, we love you so much and cherish your beautiful friendship with Naomi 💗💗💗 #bestiesforlife #lovethem #naomiandriley

Rehearsals 🦋
Love you sweet girl.

Feeling sick to my stomach as the number of children separated from parents grows. 2300 and growing! Call your representatives and donate to either ACLU or ActBlue which divides your contribution evenly between 14 organizations (including ACLU) that are working to protect migrant children from being separated from their families at the border.. As an immigrant myself this is so upsetting.
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“I am an attorney who represents immigrants through the Florence Project, and my clients have come to this country to claim asylum because they were kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery (and escaped), abused and threatened with murder for political reasons. Unlike myself, they do not read the NY Times on a daily basis and do not know up-to-the-minute policy decisions made by our federal government and therefore do not know that children can be ripped away from them if they come here; they only know that they will die if they stay in their home country, and that America is a place where they respect human and civil rights. If you met any one of them, saw their scars (literally) and heard their stories, I’m almost certain you would see it differently.” — an immigration attorney

Happy Father’s Day to the man of my dreams. Thank you for all the daily laughs, kindness, unconditional support and knowing how to make us all feel individually loved and cherished. Not an easy feat. So grateful for you.💗 #bestpapa

Launching summer with a visit to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory 🚀 ✨ #lovegeekingoutwithher

I do my best to be present as much as possible yet in a blink of an eye here we are, Naomi graduated kindergarten! 💗 Naomi, you have grown so much but I’ve grown right along with you which took me by surprise! Kindergarten is so much about social development and it was really challenging for me to practice letting go, letting go of wanting to fix each conflict, letting go of telling you what to do. Letting go of telling you that you’re too little to have boy crushes or wanting to get married. 😆 I tried not to judge each situation (failed at times), instead I tried to guide, support and encourage you to face those experiences and challenges and I myself received guidance and support from all of the amazing mamas around me. I let you make mistakes and learn from them. We celebrated your efforts vs outcome. It’s a tricky balance but we are figuring it out together. I love the person that you are and feel grateful to be your mama. Congratulations my love and first grade here we come! #grateful #reflections #Naomimaya

Seeing their friendship grow is everything. Thank you @beckytullao for this special day filled with love and so much laughter celebrating our sweet girl Charlie turning 6 ✨ Surprising them with a visit to American Doll Cafe and picking up early from school was the best (Last photo says it all ☺️) #besties #luckiestgirls #siblingperks

I mean... 💖💖💖💖 #charlieturns6

Happy 16th Birthday to my beautiful forever flower girl!! 🌸🌸🌸 We love you and wishing you infinite happiness today and always 💗 Come visit us soon!! 😘

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