Laura Izumikawa

Laura Izumikawa www.instagram.com/lauraiz

06/01/2026

Joey wanted Hawaii for her birthday. ✈️🌺
The budget said, “How about Brea?” 😅

I found while wandering through the Brea Mall one day. I popped in to check out the cute dessert bar and was instantly welcomed in true aloha fashion. 🥰🌺

I got to know Chef Charles—a Michelin-trained chef, proud native Hawaiian from the island of Kauaʻi, and someone whose family history traces back to King Kaumualiʻi and Queen Deborah Kapule. His stories and deep love for Hawaiian culture made the day feel that much richer. And meeting Mila herself was just the sweetest thing. 🥰

Needless to say, we booked the party on the spot.

Lei making, painting, homemade bentos, brownie cake from , and a room full of laughing kids... I tried my best to bring Hawaiʻi to Joey, but I realized she didn’t really care where we were. All she wanted was to be surrounded by her friends in the end. Cue the tears. 🥲🥲 So grateful for these friends!! 🙏🏼

A big thank you to Chef Charles and the team at Mila’s Kitchen Hawaii for helping make the day so memorable and extra special for her. What you’ve created is more than a storefront. It’s a place where people feel seen, welcomed, and connected—in the truest aloha way. 🌺

Happy 10th birthday, Joey. What a milestone you’ve crossed. We love you so so much. 🥹

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05/04/2026

Got to spend the sweetest pre-Mother’s Day morning with my girls and we had a baa-last 🇬🇧🐑🐏

We haven’t seen The Sheep Detectives yet, but we know that it’s set in the a English countryside and follows a flock of sheep trying to piece together what happened to their shepherd after he mysteriously passes - the sheep become the detectives.

Our girls absolutely love reading mystery books, so naturally, they’re really excited to watch this one! (In theaters May 8)

Thank you +
for hosting the day for my sheep-loving girls! 🐏

04/24/2026

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04/24/2026

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Song: Written All Over You
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04/20/2026

Happy birthday to the one who left me breathless when I first found out you were real in my life. Gifted to me by the One who loved you first, you strengthened my body, my prayers, and my faith in God by simply existing. You made me a 10-year old mother who firmly believes today that the God of the universe, who created the most beautiful things unfathomable, gave me the most precious gift of all to behold —you. Joey, my Jo-bear, this song is for you. A glimpse of my aching heart of love for you. I love you forever, forever I do.

Song: Written All Over You
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Frantically sculpting dogs out of hair at 7am was not what I had planned for today. Hope it stays intact! 🐶
03/04/2026

Frantically sculpting dogs out of hair at 7am was not what I had planned for today. Hope it stays intact! 🐶

03/02/2026

🏮 We rang in the Lunar New Year at ’s new Irvine Spectrum location and it was such a special experience for our family. We got to taste so many delicious dishes, and learned how to make xiao long bao ourselves — turns out Allen is a natural master at making them!

🥟 The secret behind their famous soup dumplings is…their Golden Ratio!�• 5g dough�• 16g filling�• 18 perfect folds

The girls and I have Chinese, Japanese, and Korean roots, and we’re always so eager to learn more about our Asian heritage. What a delicious way to learn!

If you go to a DTF, try the vegan spicy noodles and the chocolate XLB. They’re my new favorite dishes there!

📍 Din Tai Fung – Irvine Spectrum�856 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618

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🧧Happy Lunar New Year! Here are some throwbacks to when some of our followers from all over the world generously gifted ...
02/20/2026

🧧Happy Lunar New Year! Here are some throwbacks to when some of our followers from all over the world generously gifted to us their cultural traditional wear for the . 🌏♥️

marks the beginning of a new year based on the lunar calendar and is celebrated across many cultures in East and Southeast Asia. It’s a time centered on family, renewal, and hope—welcoming good fortune, honoring traditions, and starting fresh together. The celebration lasts about 15 days, beginning with the new moon and ending with the Lantern Festival. 🧧✨

Aren’t the Winter so amazing to watch? Who else is crying over these stories about the athletes and their families?? Ma...
02/12/2026

Aren’t the Winter so amazing to watch? Who else is crying over these stories about the athletes and their families?? Maxim Naumov‘s story…😭😭❤️‍🩹

Here are some Winter Olympic Sports that I’ve been watching for the first time. Let me know if there are any others we should check out. There are so many! 🤯

🫨Skeleton: Athletes hurtle head-first down an icy track at speeds over 80 mph, with only their chin inches from the ice.

🎿Biathlon: Combines cross-country skiing with precision rifle shooting, demanding both extreme aerobic capacity and calm focus.

⛷️Mogul Skiing: Combines technical skiing through a field of bumps with high-flying acrobatic tricks.

🏔️Ski Mountaineering: A new addition requiring athletes to climb up steep slopes with skis before descending, demanding, in some cases, both speed and endurance.

🥌Curling: it involves precise, strategic sliding of stones on ice, requiring intense concentration and skill.

02/12/2026

Okay, I really thought the whole “McNugget caviar” thing was a joke. When I saw that it was free to try, I thought, well why not. I like a good deal and I love caviar. 🤭 So I set an alarm, signed up, and it was done. A day later, this arrived on my front porch.

I’ll report back. 🫡

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