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Hollywood Goes Gaga For American Girl

LilSugar — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:17:22 -0700

It was a night of guys and dolls and American girls. On Saturday, the popular dolls that lil girls love so much came to life on the silver screen when Kit Kittredge: An American Girl had its World Premiere at The Grove in Los Angeles. Check out the slideshow to see pictures of attendees, from the star Abigail Breslin to the proud papa of a cast member, Will Smith. Source

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Monday Morning Celebaby Roundup

babysugar — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:08:11 -0700

While we rested, Tinseltown families played - hustling to parties, premieres and the Kids' Choice Awards. Jennifer Meyer and Ruby celebrated with Nicole Richie and Harlow. Will Smith and his clan strutted down the orange carpet. And other celebs held their standard park playdates and went to the Farmer's Market. Check out who did what in our mongo Monday morning gallery.

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Sugardaddy: Will Smith

babysugar — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:00:03 -0800

This Fresh Prince of Bel–Air has certainly come a long way since his flat top hairdo and high–top sporting days. After his long run on the popular 80's show, Will Smith earned a name for himself in Hollywood as a distinguished actor and an accomplished musician.

The man in black still knows how to turn out hot hits while acting in blockbusters. He won a Grammy Award for "Summertime" and was nominated for the Academy Award for both Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness.

To see more about this double threat and his family, read more.

Father of three, Will and his oldest son Trey sang the duet "Just the Two of Us," which melted my heart every time I watched it. The actor also has two children with his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. The two will celebrate their 10-year anniversary on New Year's Eve. Son Jayden, 9, starred in The Pursuit of Happyness and daughter, Willow recently made her big screen debut in her dad's new flick, I Am Legend.

This Sugardaddy is fluent in Spanish, always says, "Aw, hell no!" in his movies, and he turned down M.I.T. to pursue his singing career. Lucky for us that turned out to be a good choice.

This hip hop rapper from Philly is still "gettin' jiggy wit' it" after all these years. We hope to have many more years of this proud daddy's talents.
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Look Who's Expecting: Tiffani Thiessen and Brady Smith

babysugar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:42:13 -0800

It looks like the Peach Pitt clan has another baby to add to the brood. Actress Tiffani Thiessen and hubby Brady Smith are expecting their first baby this Spring. Her rep told People:

We are over the moon! It's something we've wanted for a long time and we are thrilled that it's actually happening.

It wasn't that long ago when the mama-to-be chatted about putting motherhood on hold for her career. She said, "I don’t want to spring a pregnancy on a brand new show that I just got on." Well, apparently her secret has sprung and now we'll have to wait and see how they manage her bump into the White Collars story line. Will they work it into her character or hide it away behind bags and pizza boxes?

Celebaby Roundup

babysugar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:00:09 -0700

As Halloween inches closer, more celebs are making their way to the pumpkin patch. One weekend wasn't enough for Kingston, so he went back for round two. Michelle and Matilda were two peas in a pod all bundled up in NYC, while Tom and Suri had a good tug of war elsewhere in the Big Apple.
Check out the slideshow to see who was up to what this weekend!
Bauer-Griffin Online, Pacific Coast News Online, and Flynet

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Interview with Imagination Movers: Disney's Amazing Dad Band

LilSugar — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:00:27 -0800

Disney's hottest dad act, the Imagination Movers encourage friendship, creativity, and thinking while they get kids up off the couch. You may assume this is just another example of the Mouse's Midas touch, but it's more. The four friends (three of which are fathers to a combined nine children) have a back story beginning in New Orleans that will have parents pushing their tots in front of the television as the band's message is genuine. Rich Collins (Mover Rich) explained, "We weren't four guys that went and auditioned and got put on a show. There's history that makes us what we are." I had the opportunity to sit down with the foursome (Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche, and Scott "Smitty" Smith) recently in San Francisco. To see how Hurricane Katrina altered their lives and led them to become male role models on the Disney channel, read more.

lilsugar: How did you guys go from being an architect, a firefighter, a teacher and a journalist to having a kid's band?
Dave: We wanted to make quality music for kids because we had children who were steeped in the whole world of entertainment and a lot of what we saw was cartoons and puppets. We brought it back to what we had grown up with - Mr. Rogers and Captain Kangaroo. Mr. Rogers had just passed away and we thought there was a void and decided to take a shot at doing something about it. So we got together - four goofy dads who had an idea and here we are years later and it's turned into something that is of value.
Scott: Actually, the initial idea was local in New Orleans and then low and behold what we created resonated with people and we were tenacious about its development and were fortunate that Disney came and saw us at Jazz Fest. We played our set and started talking about doing a show together and had this concept and that's how it was born.

lilsugar: Did you guys quit your day jobs as touring and doing a show must take up the majority of your time?
Dave: When we started it was a hobby. We'd put the kids to bed and meet. At first, it was in my built out attic room and we'd be there from like nine at night until 12 or one in the morning a few days a week and brainstorm and work. Then, the music took on a life of its own. We made three independent CDs and a DVD and started playing shows. The business needed attention so Rich was the first one to quit and make the full time leap. Then, three years ago Katrina came. Once that happened we lost three of our four homes and Smitty was a firefighter.
Smitty: I still am a New Orleans firefighter, I'm just on leave of absence.

lilsugar: When you lost your homes, did you go stay with family and then reconnect later?
Rich: So the flood came and the three of us lived in one neighborhood (Smitty lived in a drier part of town) so our houses got completely flooded and were under eight feet of water for weeks and our office, Mover stuff and instruments - it was all gone. So we were all in our cars with the kids and the cat and the computer and a few pieces of clothing and a couple of pictures you saved and we were literally refugees, but it's funny. It's not funny really, but there was a day or two after when we were all holed up in different cities and hotels and things and we started communicating via text because we had a show booked that next Saturday in Dallas. And, so I was like - can you get there? Can we do this show?
Dave: I was sitting on the steps of a hotel in Houston, my kids were in bed and I'm exhausted outside with my wife and we're texting because that's the only way you can communicate. I looked at my phone and it was Tuesday or Wednesday and he's like so are we still playing Dallas Saturday? Saturday, I was in Dallas. We realized what else are we gonna do? We will have a hotel room there. I don't know if I have a job, I don't know where anybody is, and there's a small fee out there and I've got an obligation. Not knowing where anything was or where money was gonna come from, we went. People loaned us instruments.
Rich: Scott bought some replacement suits - I was wearing my old glasses. We were like refugee performers - so a bad thing happened and that's kind of a symbol for what happened in the bigger picture. We were totally thrown off of our routines, but quickly realized that there was this huge community of Movers fans in New Orleans and around the south who reached out to us to ask if we were okay. And to let us know, "your music was in the car and kept our kids feeling safe and please keep doing what you're doing". It was this outpouring of support. Doing the Movers gave us this safe harbor and in a bigger sense, it is what allowed us to pull ourselves up out of the storm. This is maybe getting a little too grand, but we managed to get the deal with Disney and bring the production of the show to the city. It was the lifeline for us and for our families to get the show going, but we're now employing more than one hundred people for seven months at a time when we do the show. It's a huge boost for the local film community.

lilsugar: No matter what happens, you're staying in New Orleans?
Smitty: New Orleans is a small town, we grew this thing from nothing. People would tell us that this was their sense of normalcy and for us this became the thing we rallied around to lift ourselves up.
Scott: The one guy who didn't lose his home, Smitty, penned the lyrics to the song, We Got Each Other which was probably the first recorded song in New Orleans after Katrina and was on our Eight Feet album.
Dave: You might lose your tangible things, but you've still got your family and friends and support.
Smitty: I didn't lose my house and none of my family died or anything, but as a fireman, for two weeks straight we banded together and relied on one another for our lives. That was part of that song too. It was pretty tough, but I think out of all that, here comes this good thing.
Scott: Our lives turn on a dime. We were professionals working jobs and then we were standing in line for welfare or to get food stamps. It was just a real experience.

Courtesy of Disney

Mommy Dearest: Bringing Baby to Wedding

LilSugar — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:00:52 -0700

Mommy Dearest,

A friend is getting married and I'm not sure if my kids are invited to the wedding.

My husband and I already responded that we will be attending, but are having a hard time finding a sitter. Is it okay to ask the bride if we can bring them?

- Wondering About Weddings

To read the response from Mommy Dearest, read more.

Wondering About Weddings,

There is one way to tell if your children are welcome. If the invitation was addressed to "The Smith Family," "Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Family" or "John, Mary, Michael and Ann Smith" then your kids are on the guest list. If the envelope was addressed to just "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" or "John and Mary Smith" they are not.

Additionally, some varieties of response cards have a space to indicate "number invited" and then you fill in "number attending." Obviously, the number of the latter should never exceed the initial one.

In an extreme circumstance, you might feel comfortable asking the bride or groom if you can bring your wee one to their wedding, but more often than not it's better to just decline the invitation and include an honest explanation.

Aside from the fact that weddings are expensive, it's the couple's special day and they don't need to be put on the spot.

- Mommy Dearest

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Lil Links: Cool Mom Says No To Circumcision

LilSugar — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:49:44 -0800

Why Daphne won't be circumcising her son - Cool Mom
Forty three and pregnant - An Island Life
Time flies for Will Smith and his kids - Celebrity Baby Blog
Dave Grohl and Violet hit the market - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Hello Kitty maternity ward now open! - Fit Pregnancy
The greatest parenting invention of your lifetime - The Poop
Kids' rooms and the psychology of color - Parent Dish
Husbands in the delivery room - CafeMom
Are you a cyberchondriac? - Health
What tween girls really want for the holidays - Alpha Mom

Wrap It Up: Printing Makes Perfect Paper

LilSugar — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:00:07 -0800

If you've got a preschooler excited about printing or a child in elementary perfecting their cursive, use their new skills to create the colorful homemade wrapping paper for the holidays. Simply take a piece of newsprint or butcher paper and write across it using a marker. Give your child a lil creative license to come up with a family slogan like, "Warmest Wishes From the Wilsons" and "Seasons Greetings Love The Smiths" or snag the favorite line of a seasonal song - "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" - or holiday movie. It's a wonderful and ecomomical way to teach kids that practice makes perfect!

Delilicious: Calling Mamas Whose Kids Eat Veggies!

LilSugar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:00:39 -0800

If your lil rascal limits his food intake to buttered pasta, grilled cheese, and french fries, you need not apply. But if you've got carrot- and cucumber-loving children, chef Art Smith and the makers of Hidden Valley Ranch are looking for your kind. Banding together as part of the Love Your Veggies campaign, the sponsors are trying to find women who are committed to getting their kids and communities to eat greens with their Search For Veggie Champions Contest. Ten lucky ladies will win $5,000 grants to start or improve a garden in their community and an all-expense paid trip to Chicago to get pampered and attend an educational retreat.