QOTW: Mar 23-27

After a long few days with DS, the question this week just popped into my head.

What sort of things do you do to help you de-stress and unwind after having difficult days with DC?

My favorite thing to do is honestly sleep. I love to take a nap and I honestly feel much calmer and relaxed after I can catch some shut eye. I also like to read or be crafty when I have the time.

Birthday Tips

This week's tip will be on decorations.

What type of decorations will you be doing of for DC's party?
Are you going all out and decorating to the nines? Or is simple more your scene?
Where are you getting your decorations?

Comment with you ideas and answers.

Wednesday Recipe Share

Rather than post one single recipe today, I did a quick search for Easter recipes for kids. Here's a site I found with a ridiculous amount of Easter recipes. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/special/specialfeature/easter_recipes_ms/

Next week, we'll focus on Passover for our Jewish members. Then, we'll look at just some fun spring recipes. If you have any recipes that you'd like to share over the next few weeks for Passover or spring, please email them to mayflowersmoms@gmail.com! Thanks!

Need Mommy/Baby spotlight info

We are in need of another Mommy/Baby to spotlight for next Tuesday. Please email two pictures (newborn and recent) and information about birth date, ht/wt, funny story or labor story, etc by Monday, March 23 to mayflowersmoms@gmail.com. Thanks!

Easter Crafts

I don't know about you ladies, but I'm excited for when DS can do crafts with me. I've been looking for crafts that I can do with him for Easter, but being that he's so little, I'm coming up short. I did find a bunch of crafts that will be super cute for our little ones when they are older. Here's the link: http://www.parents.com/holiday/easter/crafts/

Here's another fun site for a cool Easter craft to do with our babies! http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=12147

QOTW: Mar 16-20

It's already the middle of March! Here's this week's question:

I've noticed on the Bump that many moms are getting professional pictures done for not only 3,6,9, and 12 months, but also for many holidays. I'm talking about Valentines, St. Patrick's, Easter, etc.

What pictures are you or have you gotten professionally done? What are your opinions on them?

My answer:
I've only done 3, 6/Christmas, and 9 month pictures done. I will be getting his 1 year pictures done as well. I don't think there needs to be professional pics for every single occasion that there are greeting cards for. I will be taking pictures at a St. Patty's Day party I'm having with my playgroup on Tuesday, but I just can't justify spending that money. Now I guess if I were sending out cards for every holiday, maybe, just maybe I would consider a cute professional picture of DS.

Next Week's Ideas

Hello ladies,
Since St. Patty's day is next week, we thought maybe on Tuesday we could post St. Patrick's day pics of our LO's. If you will just send an email to mayflowersmoms@gmail.com with the pic, your name (SN is fine) and your LO's name. Then check back to see all of our lil leprechauns.

Also, since Spring is just around the corner, we were thinking of doing some recipes for Easter/Spring on Wednesdays for a while. So if you have any recipes that you would like to share please send them to our email.

If anyone has any ideas or tips to add please email us. Have a great Thursday!

Thanks ladies,
Heather (ugabrat)