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These are the days of…

…getting another cute little Christmas tree for our kitchen:

…visiting a new coffee shop in the area that is also dog-friendly:

…doing a Christmas photoshoot for JJ:

…being gifted a small ceramic pan so then making some baby lasagnas for Jacob since I had some extra lasagna noodles lying around:

…saving a still of JJ from a video my dad sent:

…and other JJ photos, including some with AI-generated Christmas outfits:

…going to school for a winter class Monday Dec 22:

…making my own homemade rice-a-roni with crushed up thin spaghetti instead of vermicelli:

…visiting a rather hipster breakfast bagel place in Santa Cruz before going on a hike:

…walking along the Enchanted Trail loop in Santa Cruz…:

…and spotting FIVE banana slugs:

…and those are my last photos to share of the 2025 year ! Thanks for reading !