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Dancing With the Stars contestant Gilles Marini took 9 ½-year-old son Georges to the premiere of Monsters Vs Aliens on Sunday in Los Angeles. The French Sex and the City Movie star, 33, is also dad to daughter Juliana, 2 ½, with wife Carole.
Check Gilles and partner Cheryl Burke out on this season of Dancing With the Stars, airing Monday and Tuesday evenings on ABC. Monsters Vs Aliens is in theaters Friday.
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As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. The father of two young boys, Adam Nelson desperately craved an extra hour of sleep in the morning. As many parents know, the natural rise and fall of the son and moon don’t jibe with the schedule that families keep. Like many parents, his kids were getting up (and waking him up) at sunrise but they didn’t understand that it was too early. Since they were too young to read a clock, he needed a simpler way to show them when it was ok to get out of bed so he invented the Good Nite Lite. Read More
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Model Helena Christensen and 9-year-old son Mingus Lucien — who seems to have inherited mom’s good looks! — pose for the April cover of Cookie. “[Mingus] is all that matters. He’s my best friend,” Helena, 40, tells the magazine.
Mother and son are passionate about the fund-raising work they do together for Chernobyl Children’s Project International, which provides aid to still-suffering people in regions of Belarus and Ukraine, Helena tells the magazine. She also shares her best beauty tricks — read this and see more photos in the April issue of Cookie!
Source: Cookie; April issue
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Despite an extremely successful music career as the lead singer of the country trio Rascal Flatts, life has dealt Gary LeVox his fair share of obstacles. With a list of regrets including the passing of his grandparents before they were able to hold his children or watch him perform on stage, Gary reveals to Reader’s Digest that the feeling of heartbreak is one the 38-year-old knows all too well.
As an 8-year-old child, Gary recalls his parents divorcing only to have his mother remarry two years later to a man that would fill a major role in the young boy’s life — simultaneously teaching him to hunt and be responsible. Unfortunately, however, the marriage did not last. “When I was 18, my mom and stepdad announced that they were divorcing,” he recalls. “I was shattered. I wanted a father.”
While Gary and his former stepdad have each gone their separate ways — the singer often contemplates “reaching out to him” — he admits that the struggles he faced as a child provided him with a strong foundation for a family of his own. “Living through divorce has made me a better husband and father,” he explains. “I may not be the best looking guy in the world, but my wife and kids love me for who I am.”
Married and the father of two daughters, Gary can’t help but count each blessing that has come his way, including that of his children. Having “exceeded every dream” ever imagined, the proud papa – and self-proclaimed “sap” — admits that the tears often flow when thinking of his family. “It’s hard to remember life before my daughters,” he says.
“Some days I’ll be singing in the studio and think of them and just start crying. It’s like, ‘Man up, Gary, come on.’”
Gary and his wife Tara are parents to Brittany, 8, and Brooklyn, 5.
Source: Reader’s Digest
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Making the most of their Saturday, Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof went out for breakfast at Cafe Montana, then made their way to Williams-Sonoma to browse before grocery shopping at Whole Foods.
The couple, married since 2003, expect their first child in the next few weeks. We can’t wait to see what the former Buffy stars are having!
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Alyson wears Isabella Oliver’s hooded sweater dress in soft heather grey ($210).
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Touring with baby in tow suits Ani DiFranco just fine, and from the sound of things, baby is definitely on board! “It’s great just to have her around,” the 38-year-old songstress says of daughter Petah Lucia, 2. “She is such a breath of fresh air, and she makes us all laugh.”
“She’s a total rock ‘n’ roll baby – she stays up until 2 or 3 in the morning and wakes up at 3 in the afternoon. I think it’s a really cool life for a very young person to travel and see people be passionate about what they do.”
That passion for music hasn’t waned since Ani became a mom, though she admits that her approach — and her worldview– have changed dramatically. “I am a more relaxed person,” she says. “People think the happy tone in my music must be [about] the baby, but it’s the baby and her father before her and the culture that surrounds us.”
Petah is the first child for Ani and husband — whom she calls her “baby daddy” — Mike Napolitano.
Source: Tallahassee.com
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There’s a window as the seasons change, where it’s hard to know which shoes to go with for everyday wear. Mushy, thawing ground and unpredictable weather mean that something more than a light shoe is in order — but it’s often warm enough that a chunky winter shoe is equally impractical. Sensing this void, Umi shoes recently unveiled it’s 2009 ‘Winter-to-Spring’ collection. Filled with vibrant colors, sturdy construction and just the right amount of coverage, it’s exactly what you need to ease your way into the brighter (warmer!) days ahead.
I love the Brise for toddler girls. Now available in rose red, rose mini-leopard and tan-mini leopard, it’s a stylish flat dressed-up nicely with contrasting criss-cross straps. The ever-popular Puggle is back as well with two fresh new color combinations: rose/pink and white/chocolate/tan. There are also some cute additions to the crib shoe line, especially Friends and Potpourri. If the latter doesn’t get you in the mood for spring, nothing will!
– Missy
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