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DIRECTORY LISTINGS ATTRACTIONS
ACTIVITIES Artists/Art
Art from the Heart............... 29 Posh Paint Pub................... 30
All Star Gymnastics............. 12 Elmwood Cheerleading......... 4 Louisiana Spirit Cheer.......... 25
Cheerleading
Dance
Dancer's Pointe.................. 12 Dance Co LTD................... 28 Debby Dillehay Dance......... 18 Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts................. 3 MeMe’s.............................. 9 Studio School of Dance....... 35
Drama
Amusements
Adventure Quest Laser Tag..... 5 Bookoo Bounce.................. 40 Creole Queen.................... 39 Jean Lafite Swamp Tour........ 39 Kidsports............................. 4
Special Events
Hair Care/Massage
Children's Hair Palace......... 31
CAMPS/HOLIDAY/ YEAR ROUND
Gymnastics/Tumbling
Martial Arts
Shogun Martial Arts............ 24 Yonsei Martial Arts................ 2
Mommy & Me
Debby Dillehay Dance......... 18 Gymrompers...................... 16 LuLaRoe............................ 36
Music
Debby Dillehay Dance......... 18 Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts.................. 3 NOLA Children's Chorus...... 30 Parigi Productions............... 17 The Octave School of Music.25
Playmakers Summer Camp... 25
Adventure Quest Laser Tag..... 5 All Star Gymnastics............. 12 Arden Cahill Academy.......... 6 Crescent City Gymnastics..... 19 Dancer’s Pointe................... 12 Debby Dillehay Dance......... 18 Kinderhaus Montessori......... 16 Lafon Performing Arts Center.33 Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts.................. 3 Louisiana Children's Museum.23 Louisiana Spirit Cheer.......... 25 NOLA Gymnastics.............. 24 Ochsner Fitness.................... 4 Platmakers Summer Camp.... 25 Pony Tales................... 24, 35 Yonsei Martial Arts................ 2
Access Health .................... 26 Bippo's Place for Smiles........ 11 Dr. Jason Parker..................... 9 Dr. Nathan Burns, DDS......... 17 New Orleans Children's Dental 7 Thorson Dentistry................. 18 Tulane Family Dentistry.......... 23
Soccer
Swimming
Mr. Fish........................20-21
APPAREL Children’s Clothing/Shoes
Aurulz................................. 6 Banbury Cross................... 22 Local Honey...................... 34 LulaRoe............................. 36 MeMe's Children's Wear....... 9 MiMi's Boutique................. 27
Children’s Consignment
Once Upon a Child............ 10
Emboidery/Monogramming
Aurulz................................. 6 Banbury Cross................... 22 MeMe’s Children’s Wear....... 9 MiMi’s Boutique................. 27
Gifts
Aurulz................................. 6 Studio KB.......................... 30
Ladies Clothing/Accessories
LuLaRoe............................ 36
Arden Cahill Academy.............. 6 Kinderhaus Montessori...........16 The Octave School of Music..25
Tutoring Reading Success Center.......... 25
HEALTHCARE Health Products/Services
First Look........................... 27 Nit Picking........................ 35 Optivia Health Program....... 37 Reliable Alternatives............ 29
Access Health.................... 26
Access Health.................... 26 First Look Ultrasound............ 27 Women’s New Life Center... 16
Pediatrics
Lafon Performing Arts Center.33 Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts................. 3
All Star Gymnastics............. 12 Crescent City Gymnastics..... 19 Elmwood Gymnastics............ 4 Gymrompers...................... 16 NOLA Gymnastics.............. 24 Tumblebus......................... 35
Baby Cakes...................... 32 Chicken Jam...................... 15 Lafon Performing Arts Center.33
BEAUTY
EDUCATION Schools
DENTAL
EDUCATION Childcare/Preschool & Aftercare
Adventure Quest Laser Tag.......... 5 Arden Cahill Academy................. 6 Kinderhaus Montessori...........16
Access Health......................26 First Look Ultrasound..............27 Nit Picking..........................35 Reliable Alternatives..............29 Women’s New Life Center.....16
Cox Communications............13
Health
Resources
Prenatal
PARTIES Cakes/Candy/Catering
Big Hungry’s Snoballs.......... 33 Gattuso’s........................... 22
Entertainers/Mobile
Art from the Heart............... 29 Big Hungry’s Snoballs.......... 35 Chatty The Mime................ 30 Enchanted Events................ 28 Parigi Productions............... 17 Pony Tales................... 24, 35 Porta Puppet Players............ 29 Pose for the Camera........... 26 Reptile Krewe..................... 29 Riverside Amusements.......... 30 Zoo to You........................ 24
About to Bounce................. 19 BooKoo Bounce................. 40 Riverside Amusements.......... 30
Inflatables/Rentals
Party Places
Adventure Quest Laser Tag..... 5 All Star Gymnastics............. 12 BooKoo Bounce ................ 40 Crescent City Gymnastics..... 19 Elmwood Cheerleading......... 4 Elmwood Gymnastics............ 4 Gattuso’s Restaurant............ 22 Gymrompers...................... 16 Kidsports............................. 4 Louisiana Children's Museum.23 Louisiana Spirit Cheer.......... 25 Pony Tales................... 24, 35 Tumblebus......................... 35 Yonsei Martial Arts................ 2 Zoo to You........................ 24
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LISTINGS CONTINUED PHOTOGRAPHY Kali Norton....................... 36 Restaurants
Gattuso’s Restaurant............ 22
Sports
Playmakers........................ 25
TRAVEL Cruise Planners................... 14 Cupcake Castles Travel Company.......................... 22
Welcome Parents, Grandparents, & Parents to Be!
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We’ve already partnered with several local charities and organizations in our area that provide services to local families and helped raise funds for them by donating our Coveted Front Cover Photo Spot! If you are a local nonprofit 503 C Organization that supports Kids & Families we invite you to apply for this program by visiting our Covers for a Cause tab at kidsandfamilyneworleans.com *Entries only accepted online or by email
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n January 18, 2019, Kyler and I exited the terminal at the New Orleans airport with our new daughter, Vivienne, and were greeted with welcome signs and balloons from excited family and friends. We had just completed a seventeenday, three city trip to China to meet and bring home our baby girl. The trip was long but nothing short of amazing. The travel between countries and cities was long and often challenging with a new toddler, but the end result of bringing our baby girl home was the biggest blessing of our lives! My initial contact with our wonderful agency, Children’s House International, which is based in Washington but works with many other states, was in December 2017. The process itself took about thirteen months and required a home study and extensive paperwork through local police and government agencies. Children’s House International guided and supported us as we completed every step. In March of 2018, after our agency completed a matching process, we were sent information on a child which we could choose to accept or not. When we saw our (soon-to-be) daughter’s file, we fell quickly in love and sent our acceptance; we were then given Pre-Approval from China. Finally, in December 2018, we received our Travel Approval from China, booked our flights and hotels, and prepared for the trip of a lifetime! We left for China on January 3, 2019, and we met our daughter on January 6th. Vivienne had spent the past two years of her life at the Doves Wings Foster Care facility in Xian. Meeting her for the first time is a memory we will forever hold dear in our hearts. Fortunately, the bond between us happened quickly as Vivienne became more comfortable and expressive each day. We spent the remaining two weeks in China completing pa-
perwork necessary to bring Vivienne home. Since arriving home, Vivienne has adjusted well and is thriving. She fits perfectly into our family; it is as if she’s been here all along. Adoption has been the biggest blessing and the greatest joy in our lives. Vivienne adds more love and happiness to our family than we could have ever imagined, and we will forever be grateful to our agency, to our family and friends who supported our journey, and, of course, to China. There are still thousands of children who wait, who long for and deserve families just like Vivienne did. The average time frame for a Chinese adoption is approximately twelve to eighteen months. Most of China’s waiting children have special needs that can be treated or corrected in the U.S., but due to lack of funding and resources have not yet been addressed in the orphanage. Currently 70% of the children who wait are boys. There are many ways to support children in orphanages and foster care in the United States and abroad. National Adoption month is celebrated each year in November, and we hope and pray that many more families can personally celebrate this year.
Photos by Abby Ricks, abby_ricks@yahoo.com 504.452.3547 Children’s House International • Adoption Home Studies, Inc. Please say, “I Saw It In Kids & Family New Orleans” 38 Arms Open Adoption • heartforkids.org
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