{"id":2940,"date":"2016-05-10T15:45:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T23:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2019-04-13T13:40:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T21:40:04","slug":"and-then-there-was-a-tween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/?p=2940","title":{"rendered":"And then there was a &#8216;tween&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This sweet girl entered a new stage of her childhood and I&#8217;m having a hard time accepting it as a reality. &#x1f633; \u00c2\u00a0Eleven years old and such a little beauty. \u00c2\u00a0We are so proud of the girl she is! \u00c2\u00a0Outspoken, determined, highly affectionate, detailed, sassy, Daddy&#8217;s girl. \u00c2\u00a0Oh, and I can&#8217;t wait to see how long it takes for her to pass mom up in the height department (hint: um, not long)! \u00c2\u00a0The good news is, we almost wear the same shoe size! &#x1f61c;<\/p>\n<p>Her big day was actually last week, but we finally snagged a few photos &#8211; a birthday tradition around here &#8211; to commemorate her passage to tween-hood (which she is very proud of, I might add)! \u00c2\u00a0This is what I call a &#8216;micro-session&#8217;&#8230; 10 min&#8217;s flat to humor mom after piano lessons&#8230; and then on with her day (&#8220;Mom, are we done yet?&#8221;)!<\/p>\n<p>Love her!<\/p>\n<p>{And yes, you may notice subtle streaks of blue and pink (hair chalk) in her hair. \u00c2\u00a0It goes with her nails. \u00c2\u00a0&#x1f601;}<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2941\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5439.jpg\" alt=\"700-DSC_5439\" width=\"700\" height=\"1057\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5439.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5439-132x200.jpg 132w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5439-500x755.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2944\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template2.jpg\" alt=\"2-up-template2\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template2.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template2-200x149.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template2-500x373.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2945\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5444.jpg\" alt=\"700-DSC_5444\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5444.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5444-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5444-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2942\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template.jpg\" alt=\"2-up-template\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template-200x149.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template-500x373.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2950\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5447.jpg\" alt=\"700-DSC_5447\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5447.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5447-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5447-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2946\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template3.jpg\" alt=\"2-up-template3\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template3.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template3-200x149.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-up-template3-500x373.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh and a quick shot with sis\/BFF &#x1f49c;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2949\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5462.jpg\" alt=\"700-DSC_5462\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5462.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5462-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5462-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This sweet girl entered a new stage of her childhood and I&#8217;m having a hard time accepting it as a reality. &#x1f633; \u00c2\u00a0Eleven years old and such a little beauty. \u00c2\u00a0We are so proud of the girl she is! \u00c2\u00a0Outspoken, determined, highly affectionate, detailed, sassy, Daddy&#8217;s girl. \u00c2\u00a0Oh, and I can&#8217;t wait to see how long it takes for her to pass mom up in the height department (hint: um, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[42,112],"class_list":["post-2940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kidsfamilies","tag-birthday","tag-leyqua"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/700-DSC_5444.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2940"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2954,"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940\/revisions\/2954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kellijoy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}