No Snow!!

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Last night we went to bed with visions of snowflakes dancing in our heads. The mittens and coats were laid out with care care in hopes that soft white snow soon would be there! Then all of a sudden with a flick of the blinds screams were let out NO snow of any kind!! The weatherman said an 80% chance!! We even did a tribal snow dance!!The cameras were charged, and pipes wrapped up all nice, but nothing to see but ice ice ICE!!!!

No snowmen, or angels on this blistery day,

only these tiny icicles for us with to play!!

Mr. Aloe was frozen solid and looking so sad,

at least we didn’t have school today, things aren’t all that bad!

We crunched our boots on the icy grass, and licked those icicles like tiny popsicles made of glass! And licked em and licked em as they melted so slow,

I hope daddy didn’t feed them with too much miracle grow!!

And now we are cozy inside with our cocoa and chili, watching Aladdin with mommy and Nanny all  joyful and silly!!

Birthday Parties

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WOW! So many Birthdays!

This weekend the girls had birthday party overload!

Friday we were out of school and played inside all day! Shelby LOVES cell phones!

She likes wearing her boots with jammies!

Daddy built them this playhouse that they love even though June has claimed it as her own and kicks Shelby out. She was napping when I took this pic!

My mom came over and we tried to do a Valentines photo shoot in the studio but June cried the WHOLE time!! This was the ONLY half way decent photo..

the rest looked something like this!!! I love my little strong willed toddler!!

   

Saturday we went to Ellie’s first birthday

Emily is such a great party planner! The cakes were SOOOO good (from Molers Bakery) and they had chicken strips from Canes and fruit and bluebell ice cream! You can see the pics at www.shelbyjunephotography.com

 

 

Two Capri Sun’s are better than one!!!

 

 

Shelby is my little “Puff” I never call her by her name. She responds to Puff better. I have no idea how that started

If you wonder why there are always more pics of Shelby it is because June NEVER looks at the camera. She is very hard to photograph! Here she is playing with Ellie’s train!

Then we went to Claire’s birthday party! She turned three! I cannot believe it! Here’s Sophie and Joe!

Claire had so much fun at her party! I love this pic of Chris with ALL his babies going down the giant slide!!

This was the first time Shelby REALLY enjoyed the Jumpy Place since she can walk now!! She was all over the place!

June likes to hoard the balls and throw them at daddy!!

KK and Shelby in deep conversation!

   

Junie played so hard! She was drenched in sweat by the time we had to go to the party room to eat!

When we got home the girls were already asleep so we put them down for a nap at 5:15. They NEVER woke up until the next morning!! I guess their tummys were full of Canes, fruit, pizza, cake and ice cream and they just called it a night. It was nice to relax and watch the Super Bowl with babies sleeping. (Not that I actually watched the game, I am not into football) but it was a relaxing evening.

 

My Birthday Party at Grammy and Pa’s

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Friday we celebrated my birthday and Brittany’s birthday at Grammy and Pa’s. Thank you soooooooo much for the sweet party, Grammy and Pa!! It was really fun and the kids enjoyed seeing and playing with their cousins as always. Here’s all the babies with Grammy and Maw Maw! Shelby doesn’t let anyone hold her except for me! I love my little mama’s girl!

Grammy had the house decorated all cute and Valentine gifts including masive amounts of sugary treats for all the kiddos!

 

Here is Shelby eating dinner out of the SAME high chair her DADDY once ate out of!!

Grammy made us the most delicious German chocolate cake! Everyone helped blow out the candles!

Shelby eating ice cream 

Then the kiddos made a Valentine craft! Cotton ball Ice cream sundaes with Model magic cherries!! I asked Corbin to say cheese, then Claire to say cheese, and then when I got to June before I could even ask she said, “No!!” “No pictures!!” Having a photog mom has taken its toll I guess!!

   

I love the face she made even though she was being sassy!

 

Caroline is sooooo tiny! The baby girls are only 7 days apart but Shelby seems to look a few months older compared to tiny Caroline! They just cruized around the house carrying their Pixie stix like swords!

    

Big Brothers Big Sisters Announces mentor2.0

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Big Brothers Big Sisters is excited to announce their newest program, mentor2.0, a technology-enriched one-to-one youth mentoring program directly targeting high school students. Through partnerships between Big Brothers Big Sisters, schools, companies and individuals, mentor2.0 will support high-impact mentoring relationships, aimed at providing high school students with the support and guidance they need to graduate high school and succeed in college and the workforce.
mentor2.0 maintains the fundamentals of quality mentoring Big Brothers Big Sisters is known for through one-to-one relationships, providing professional relationship support and maintaining a focus on safety for the benefit of the mentee and mentor. mentor2.0 expands this by using technology for much of the interaction between the mentee and mentor, reducing the in-person time commitment to once every six weeks, and supporting the customized curriculum guide throughout the match interaction.
Thanks to many individual and partners, including Comerica and Ernst & Young, the program is being piloted this school year at North Dallas High School, Kimball High School, Irving High School's AVID program and a local charter school, Uplift Education. The pilot will match 600 volunteers with high school students by the end of the year.
To learn more about mentor2.0, please email mentor2.0@bbbstx.org or call BBBS at 1-866-796-3682.

Dress for Success Dallas Announces New Executive Director

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Dress for Success Dallas is honored to announce the appointment of Holly Wittenberg from their Board of Directors as their new Executive Director. Holly brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience as an Executive Recruiter and Career Coach, as well as a Personal Stylist, which will be invaluable in growing the organization's suiting and career services programs. Holly has a true passion for the advancement and empowerment of women, and DFS Dallas is beyond thrilled that she has chosen to step up in this new role and lead the organization and the women they serve.
August 13th 2012

Dear Friends of Dress for Success Dallas,

It is with great enthusiasm and joy that I accept the position of Executive Director of Dress for Success Dallas. The opportunity to lead such a worthwhile organization and work with such amazing women is truly a dream come true. It is an exciting time at Dress for Success Dallas with us suiting more women than ever, preparing to move into our new office space and creating a new career development program for 2013.

I look forward to meeting and working alongside you to build a stellar organization committed to empowering women by providing image consulting and suiting, career training and job readiness and, most of all, love! I know that together we will make a difference in the lives of our clients and their families.

Thank you for your continued support and commitment to our clients and children.

With love and respect,

Holly Wittenberg
Executive Director, Dress for Success Dallas