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8 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • June 2015 letter to the readers PRODUCTION PUBLISHER Leigh Anne Van Doren Tabitha & Jamie Nelle's mom EDITOR-AT-LARGE Chris Jones Jordan, Quincy & Hayden's dad OPERATIONS & MARKETING Heidi DiEugenio, President, HD Solutions Duke & Dane's mom OFFICE MANAGER & EVENT PLANNING Stephanie Maldonado; Julia, Tyler & Aiden's mom ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVES Sheila Giscard; Jack's mom Jodi Urquhart; Noah & Carly's mom DESIGN & PRODUCTION Cheryl Carter, President, Carter Creations Alex, Kate & Jackie's mom WEBMASTER Karen Charney Joshua & Spencer's mom CALENDAR EDITOR Leigha Pecher Jake & Luke's mom CIRCULATION Krista Starosta Nick, Andrew, Kaylin & Kensington's mom COMMUNITY BLOGS Mary Becelia Katherine Laura & Robert Joseph's mom FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Pamela Quinones: Corinn, Michael, Isabella & Dalton TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & PINTEREST COMMUNITY MANAGER Brenda Sapanghila: Archer & Maddox's mom parent fredericksburg & family Entrepreneur of the Year PROUD FOUNDING MEMBER ADVERTISING PHONE 540/374-1495 E-MAIL adsales@fredericksburgparent.net CALENDAR & RESOURCE REQUESTS E-MAIL calendar@fredericksburgparent.net E-MAIL resources@fredericksburgparent.net EDITORIAL PHONE 540/374-1495 E-MAIL editor@fredericksburgparent.net SNAIL MAIL P.O. Box 7884, Fred'bg, VA 22404 www.fredericksburgparent.net The publishers reserve the right to reject any advertisement, editorial or listing that does not meet the publication's stan- dards. No part of this magazine may be reproduced with out permission. Listing and advertising rates are available upon request. Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained herein, however, the publisher cannot guarantee such accuracy. Listings and advertisements are subject to typographical errors, ommissions and/or change without notice. For terms and condi- tions please visit our website at www.fredericksburgparent.net © Copyright 2015 Nurture, Inc. All rights reserved. i was sorting through and organizing photos on my computer the other day and came to a startling realization. i have very few pictures of my teenage daughter and it has been several years since she has been part of a family photo. my yearly folders are filled with tons of photos of my two boys who are just finishing kindergarten and sixth grade and some of my husband and me, but she is nowhere to be found. in this age of instagram and other social media photo apps, i am relegated to having to stalk her account to take screen shots of her selfies to preserve something for my own future remembrance. Gone are the days of albums filled with action photos and family memories. They have been replaced with an array of selfie portraits, and upon closer observation, i real- ized that i was guilty of it, too — so many of my pictures are of me, taken by me: me in my car, me about to chow down on my favorite food and me with some exciting event going on in the background. i thought for a while about why i take pictures — to preserve memories for my family and our posterity. i immediately wondered, though, what my future grandchildren or great-grandchildren would think of my head inserted over top of just about everything i was taking a pic- ture of. With this in mind, i am going to shift my picture tak- ing focus this summer to really capturing our memories and not just the instant selfie moment. i am going to take more pictures of places, fun times, and family and friends and less of me eating my ice cream cone. Happy summer! Stephanie lives in the massaponax area with her husband mike and children, Julia (14), Tyler (11) and aiden (6). Pictured above is everyone, but Julia. By STePHaNie malDONaDO Not Pictured Aiden, Mike, Tyler and Stephanie Maldonado.