sorry dallas daddy's and moms, your host mom kris (who usually writes this blog and always hosts your baby loves dallas parties!) snuck away from the computer and i snuck on to tell you how cool her online store for babies and moms is - noodeleoo - owned, operated and run by the same mom that keeps dallas dancing. check it out here. dig kris' blog here.

"Inform, Connect, and Celebrate" is the mission of the new web community Moms Out Loud for Moms in the Dallas area. Their website will launch in early October, and will provide all kinds of great resources for moms: business reviews, event calendar, discussion forums, and more. Sign up on www.MomsOutLoud.com for their awesome weekly newsletters and early access to the site.

Wouldn't you love to find a kid-friendly coffee house to hang out in? Well, you can help make this happen in Tarrant County! Gorbella's is a Tarrant County-based, parent-run, nonprofit corporation with a goal of opening a kid-friendly community resource center. They host unique fundraisers such as playdates, rummage sales, letters from Santa, and cookbooks sales to help raise seed money. Visit their website for more info about Gorbella's and their great family friendly events!

thanx to cbs 11 for coming to our last event at purgatory. they had fun and we had a blast dancing with them. click here to watch the report they filed and later broadcast on their evening news.

for the hottest, most stylish baby and mom products around, babybliss is the place to shop.Owner, Carrie, personally scours the market for the best clothes, furniture, gear and gifts for the modern family (trumpette, blabla, zutano, dwell). I love this place! you will too. or maybe you won't, i mean, i don't really know you that well, but i really think you can't go wrong!

I can't wait to try out the Mommy + Me dance classes at Park Cities Dance this fall! Jacqueline Porter, Broadway Dancer and Master Teacher is the force behind Dallas' newest, hottest dance school for ALL ages from 2 to 82. She teaches all styles from Ballet to Broadway and Hip Hop to Ballroom at her studio on Lovers Lane -- with more classes forming at great venues around Dallas including the MAC on McKinney. Look for Jacqueline to teach big and little dancers some fun disco moves on the dance floor at Purgatory.

Children need an outlet for their creativity and an eye who can lead them on that journey. Casey at A Little Artsy (an art studio for kids of all ages) will guide your child step by step to create beautiful unique art pieces. A Little Artsy offers semester long studio classes, drop-in studio classes, private tutoring, mommy and me art classes, birthday parties, special events and much more! Check out the studio and let your child's creativity be enhanced! Look for Casey and hubby Chris doing some fabulous face painting at bld!

Stroller Strides is a total fitness program for new moms to do with their babies. It includes power walking and toning-all with your babe in the stroller! Taught by specially trained instructors who are also moms, it's a great workout for any level of exerciser. Classes are held throughout the Metroplex. Stroller strides will be sponsoring our mommy lounge (think pampering for moms) at bld dallas!

From sweet, shy smiles to a little head thrown back in laughter – these are the images Karen loves to capture in her portraits. She takes a different approach to a portrait session, taking the time to bring out and capture the child’s personality, rather than just a pretty pose. She’ll bring this fun, fresh style to our Baby Loves Disco party. Be sure to look for her – she’ll be the one with the big camera around her neck...and probably a spunky two year old tagging along behind! learn more here: Karen Fish Photography

meet your host mom (and daughter) - kris and the fabulous lucy (2) share their home with Charlie the dog and sid the cat. they like to go to the aquarium and the park and are big fans of Sonic's happy hour. kris is an event planner who works on fundraising events for non-profit groups and runs an internet boutique, noodleloo, with her mom.

Serving iced, hot, bubble, white, green, black, and chai. tea that is. I love the cool tranquil feel of the Lovers Lane location. They also have sandwiches, cookies, scones and terrific hummus. With free wi-fi, this place is my home office away from home. more info here.

The 75/Northwest Highway store has a huge kids section, stocked full of new and gently used (half price) children’s book, games, DVDs, and music. Dora, Dr Seuss, Disney? They’ve got it.

Serving amazing organic and vegetarian options (along with meat for you carnivores), the food at Dream Café is dreamy. Great breakfast/brunch. Both locations have children’s play areas to keep the little ones busy until your food arrives.

This great store in the Lakewood Shopping Center offers goods that are good for the environment and the soul. Green cleaning products, fair trade merchandise and toys, and organic clothing: you can feel good about anything that you buy here.

Join all the other walkers, runners and cyclists on the 9.3 mile trail around the lake, take the kids to the park at Tee Pee Hill, or have a picnic. Or, just drive around the lake and marvel at the amazing homes. info here.

Moms help their little ones practice yoga postures designed especially for their developmental stages in these classes for babies (baby classes are FREE) and for tots. Classes are fun for both mom and child- and no yoga experience is required! Itsy Bitsy Yoga Classes are taught by Deana Prokos with Just Breathe Yoga.

Teach your young children the value of volunteerism and community service now! Small Change organizes service projects that you and your children can participate in- from sorting donations and putting together baskets, to doing the monthly compassionate crafts.