Have you entered the momstown contest yet?

Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter to win a free semester with Miss VAl in a class of your choice with Kindermusic Korner!!

Here are your options

Village (babies 0-18 months)

Our Time (18 months - 3 years)

Imagine That (3 & 4years)

Young Child (41/2 5 years)

Family Time (0-7 years)

Sign & Sing (8months - 2 years)

Enter Enter Enter!!

Next month's contest will be announced tomorrow!! Stay Tuned

momstown Central Alberta's 4th Birthday Bash!

Wow that was a great day!! The weather was amazing, I remembered to bring everything I needed except the tablecloth clips (wink), and baby stayed put!! momstown Central Alberta's 4th birthday bash was a huge success!!

We had so many amazing sponsors that need a shout out!
Big Bounce Inflatable Rentals
Candy Faces Face Painting and Body Art
First Blush Photography
Yummy Custom Cakes
Tupperware
Green bottoms
Uppy Mama
Kindermusik Korner
Bold Beauty
Jo Dumont Fitness Training
Pampered Chef

I am so excited with the turnout that we had! Over 150 moms and their kids enjoyed a fabulous day in the sunshine at the Kiwanis Picnic Area in Red Deer.

Here are some great pictures of our event.












I have so many ideas for our BIG event next year to celebrate 5 awesome years of momstown.ca!

Thanks again everyone!!

Here are some other momstown.ca 4th birthday bash parties that have been held across the country!
Winnipeg
Guelph
Burlington

If you are not already a momstown.ca member, sign up for a trial membership and see what else we having going on in Central Alberta for moms and kids!

Stay Tuned for our winners from all of our Fabulous Door Prize Sponsors will be posted very shortly!!

False Labor... False Alarm?

Driving home from meeting with Ann-Marie and most of the momstown west team, I started having contractions, not too painful but enough that I had to breathe through them. And yes I was the one driving. My husband was a little concerned, asking me to switch spots with him, but there was no way I was moving from my spot! I WAS NOT having a baby on the side of the highway, and I needed the distraction of ensuring we got to Red Deer, as I know I would be beside myself if I was in the passenger seat, panicking about how long it was taking!!

I was also thinking of how I had left 2 doulas in Edmonton, just a few hours ago, and maybe we should have just stuck around... right Janine and Kristin? ha ha

But all is OK, went to the hospital to be checked out, appears to be false warning, but could be anytime... I just want this baby to wait until AFTER our 4th birthday bash... is that too much to ask??

Moving to 3 kids from 2

I had an easy adjustment from 1 child to 2. My oldest was 6.5 and in school all day, so it was like I was having my first all over again when Charlotte arrived, just the two of us all day until school was over, and Chloe, my oldest was pretty self sufficient by then, getting her own drink, getting a snack, turning on the TV...

But now I will have 18 months between Charlotte and this new baby that is due to arrive in the next week... and this is making me more nervous as the day approaches.

I need tips! Charlotte is very demanding of my attention right now... how do I balance that with the demands of a newborn? I have spoken to many moms with similar spacing of kids, and they say the first 3 months is the hardest... OK ladies who have been in my shoes... pass them along.

Here is momstown Mom, Ann-Marie's take on going from 2 to 3 kids.

Please send me your tips! I need them!

A Beach Day FINALLY!!

Beach Day at Gull Lake!

momstown Central Alberta hit the shores of Gull Lake on Sunday to FINALLY enjoy some summer weather in Central Alberta! The forcasters had called for a high of 28 but I heard it was over 30, and the beach was packed!

Here are some of the sandcastle masterpieces that were built.

We even had a couple of Dad's show up, including the momstown papa Paul!

Any chance we can do this again on the Labour Day long weekend? I will keep my fingers crossed as it was a fantastic day in Central Alberta!

Moms Take over the Market!

I wanted to say thank you to all the amazing moms that stopped by to say Hi at the momstown booth at this great event getting moms out at the market and visiting local mom owned Businesses!!

We had an amazing spot thanks to Brie from Green Bottoms and her getting up and being at the market at 4:30am!! She even had an area set up for moms to take a break, have a bottle of water, a change station set up and a nice comfy spot to feed the babies! Thanks Brie!!





Mommy connections also shared our booth, and there was some great collaboration from all these mom owned businesses, so great to see!

Park Hopping Play Dates - Splash time!

The weather was actually decent enough to head out to the Blackfalds Spray Park for our Park Hopping Playdates. Everyone seemed to have a great time. The kids just needed a warm up between visits to the water, as it wasn't THAT warm!!

I have to admit that it was our first time to this splash park, and I know we will go again, as my girls had a blast! There were a few tears as we left!

Thanks for the moms who introduced themselves to me, and for directing us to the right group! ha ha I will get to know more and more of your names and faces I promise!

See you all next week!

Hi! I'm new here...

Let me introduce myself...

I am Tanya, your new momstown mama for Central Alberta. I am the mom of 2 gorgeous girls, and our family is expecting a new little one at the beginning of September, so apparently I am looking to be very busy!

My husband is Paul, aka momstown papa, and he will be posting on here occasionally to give his unique perspective on life in Central Alberta.

I attended my first momstown moms night out last week at East Side Mario's and met a few of you there, and if we weren't formally introduced, I was the very pregnant lady! ha ha. I also attended my first park hopping playdates and met a couple of the ladies there as well. Small turnout, but it was holiday Monday, I hope to see many more of you next week at the Blackfalds Spray Park!

My goal in August is to get the hang of things with LOTS of help from Alison, as well as meet as many of the momstown moms and families as I can. I can't promise that I will remember your names though... but I will get better!

I am also busy working on our 4th birthday party! I am so excited about what we have in store for all the moms and families in Central Alberta that day! We have face painting from Candy Faces, bouncy house from Big Bounce Inflatables, cupcakes from Yummy Custom Cakes, a demo class from Kindermusic Korner and Jo Dumont Fitness Training. Suzanne from First Blush Photography will be wandering around taking pictures of your little ones having a blast, which you can later purchase from an online gallery if you choose. Joanne from Bold Beauty will also be set up with a Little Fingers Little Toes for any little girls who would like their nails done!

I look forward to seeing you around town!

July Winners!

Congratulations to our winners from July!

Jordana S. is the lucky winner of a Family 4 pack of tickets to see The Wiggles in Calgary on August 6th!

Jo D. & Loretta M. saw a movie on us this month (even if they were different movies thanks to the slow cashier!)

Kim T. & Jill K. each took home a $25 Gift Certificate from East Side Mario's at our monthly Mom's Night Out/New Member Meetup.

Donna M. won a copy of Robert Munch's The Sandcastle Contest!

There are SO many prizes to be won in August as we celebrate momstown.ca's 4th Birthday!  Stay tuned to all things momstown so you don't miss out!