Two Babies, One Week: Halo and Riley Due in Mid-December
Left: Monique, expecting baby boy Halo (due Dec 14). Right: Randisha, expecting baby girl Riley Jabria Clay (due around Dec 17).
The family is about to grow twice in the same week. Monique is expecting her first baby boy, Halo, due December 14, and Randisha is seven months along with her first girl, Riley Jabria Clay, due around December 17. Want to show some love early? Both mamas have registries.
Lyric (Mustafa's daughter) turns 7 on November 18.
Suhaylah (Turquoise's daughter, that big smile up there) is 3.
Luna (Lamont's daughter) turns 3 on October 20.
Malani (Nae Nae's daughter) turns 3 on April 7.
Mini Mont (Lamont's son) turns 5 on January 29.
Madison (Shantel's daughter) turns 5 on February 11.
Eric (Randisha's son) is 10 and is a Christmas baby.
Aubree (Jabria's daughter) turned 6 on September 22 and just started kindergarten.
Did you know? Pumpkins are technically a fruit, a type of berry, and they’re about 90% water.
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Lock In: Aunt Diane's Free Webinar
Aunt Diane is literally handing us the tools to start or grow a business, and it costs nothing. She teaches, we show up. Bring a notebook, bring a cousin, and walk away ready to put it to work right away.
Showtime is in -- days: Thursday, October 22 at 7pm. Show her some love while she teaches us something.
Trick or treating this year? Be safe out there, family, and have fun!
Send us your costume photos for the November edition, because we want to see all of them.
Did you know? Candy corn was created in the 1880s by a Philadelphia candy maker named George Renninger.
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October Holidays (Even the Weird Ones)
Oct 2: World Smile Day
Oct 4: National Taco Day and World Animal Day
Oct 6: Mad Hatter Day and National Noodle Day
Oct 8: National Fluffernutter Day
Oct 9: National Moldy Cheese Day
Oct 10: World Mental Health Day
Oct 11: International Day of the Girl
Oct 12: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Oct 14: National Dessert Day
Oct 16: World Food Day and Boss’s Day
Oct 17: National Pasta Day
Oct 26: National Pumpkin Day
Oct 28: National Chocolate Day
Oct 29: National Cat Day
Oct 30: National Candy Corn Day
Oct 31: Halloween!
Some of these are unofficial, but we celebrate them anyway.
Did you know? The first jack-o’-lanterns were carved from turnips in Ireland, not pumpkins.
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Greetings from Colombia
Lamont's family in Santa Marta, Colombia: Lamont, Chontey, Zoey, Jada, Mini Mont, and Luna.
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Around the World
Lamont and his family of six are five months into thriving in Santa Marta, Colombia.
Chontey heads back to the states October 7 for a few weeks, so Lamont is on Super Daddy duty with his 4 kids. ๐ช๐ฟ
Donta is still out enjoying his Barcelona birthday trip.
Sharaรฉ is getting ready to set sail on a cruise soon.
Travel Desk
Donta, living it up on his international birthday trip. Rain did not stop the dancing.
Did you know? Monarch butterflies fly up to about 3,000 miles to reach Mexico every fall.
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Wins
Sharaรฉ started the master's plus one program at Temple, finishing in 2028.
Randisha graduated college this year with her associate's, is still in school for her bachelor's in business and healthcare administration, and hits four years with the school district this month.
Aubree started kindergarten at six.
Jayden (16, Randisha's son) started working this year for the first time, at Wendy's for the summer.
Mini Mont (Lamont's son) is officially potty trained.
Author's Corner
James (a.k.a. Bino) has three books out. Book three is out too, with the title and link coming soon. Grab books one and two on Amazon.
Classifieds
Aunt Tonya is booking catering for events and businesses, and Whimsical Treats & Sweets is still cooking up cakes and treats. Follow her on Instagram. October is Pink Treats season (pink only!): candy apples, Rice Krispies treats, and chocolate-covered Oreos. Tap the flyer to zoom in.
Lamont builds websites for personal and small business at Govelocityhub.com. Family gets the family discount, so hit him up.
Mustafa does great electrician work, roof work, and all-around handyman work. Big job or small job, call or text him.
Book a Stay
Aunt Marlo's Beachside Bungalow, her Atlantic City Airbnb, is dressed up for fall and booking now. See the listing, and tell a friend to tell a friend.
Dog Life
Lamont's family misses their dog ๐ Kiwi is the offspring of Aunt Marlo's dog Toretto and Turquoise's dog Chloe. Since they've been in Colombia they haven't seen her. She's staying with family on Chontey's side until they can get her paperwork and pay for her flight.
Birthday Spotlight
Aubree (Jabria's daughter) turned 6 on September 22 and just started kindergarten.
Kailee turned 13 on September 27.
Aunt Diane celebrated her birthday on September 27, and she is flying high!
Kenny turned 20 on September 29 (that's him in the video).
Zoey turned 14 on September 30.
Happy belated, everybody!
Easter's Corner
Mary Bond, our Easter. Her heavenly birthday is April 25. This newsletter celebrates her times and the legacy of her young, still thriving.
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Did you know? A group of owls is called a parliament.
