Child of the Week - Thomas!

Child of the Week!

Thomas is one of Rylynn's boyfriends - isnt he adorable!!!? He moved to TX with his family so they dont get to hang out anymore - Rylynn is sad and misses her T!

Thomas is a 23 month old inquisitive and busy little boy. He loves anything that has wheels or resembles a car. His favorite movie is Cars and he also likes Thomas the train. He loves to cuddle and is a total mamma's boy.

Dislikes:
He hates meat and anything that resembles a vegetable :) He also does not like sharing his toys with little brother.

Hobbies:
include playing outside with cars, attending preschool 2 days a week and running around at the local splash pad.

Looking forward to the next Child of the Week! Send in your pictures and bios!

Flies, Flies and more Flies!

I know this is a weird topic, but I have some great "organic" ways to help with your fly problems - either outside or in your house. Since it has been so hot out those pesky little flies tend to be more prevalent. Here are some good tips I found in my "Fly research" -

* Flies do NOT like lavender, basil or mint, so scatter some fresh herb bundles around your yard or house where they seem to congregate. I bought some at our local farmers market for 40 cents a bunch -great deal!

* Flies also do NOT like moving water or reflecting light. SO fill up some baggies with water and hang in yard or house with a penny at the bottom. Not only does the water move but the shiny penny will do some glistening which are both things Flies do not care for.

* You can also hang CD's from trees or awnings to give added sparkle.

* Since you cannot avoid flies sneaking into your house you can help them DIE faster by spraying your window seals with raid or any other insect poison. The flies land on the window seals and end up cleaning their legs which makes them ingest the poison - and Wahlaa, dead fly!

Hope this helps someone out there with a pesky fly problem! We have had our yard full of them, and yes, no poop, trash or standing water, they just like our yard!

Good Luck

Rylynn will start us off!

Coach Outlet in Carlsbad -like mother like daughter...oh dear!

Rylynn Riddle will start us off on our first "Child of the Week" - mostly because she is my daughter and well I am writing this blog :) ha! So here is a little about Rylynn -

*She is obsessed with purses, plastic baggies, tote bags and doggie walk baggies and enjoys putting anything and EVERYTHING in them!

*Her favorite words are "Tattaa" and "More" which she expresses quite often when meal times come around

* Her hobbies are collecting treasures and putting them into her baggies, playing in her playhouse outside and helping mommy empty out dishwasher

* She likes dipping everything into a dip of some sort -salsa, ranch, applesauce etc... as long as there is something to dip into she will!

* She LOVES to dance - if there is music on she will dance to it! (this is how we tire her out before bedtime...ha)

* She does not like being told NO (which kid does?) and does not eat anything that is orange colored (mainly sweet potatoes/yams).

* Her personality is extremely extroverted/outgoing - she cant stop saying hello and "Tattaa" to everyone she meets, she is stubborn and likes things her way -well who doesn't :)?

My first born- Rylynn will be turning 2 this December - cant believe it! She will be starting a dance/music class on Mondays, Story time on Tuesdays and Mommy and Me on Wednesdays. Her fall will be FULL of extra-curricular activities.

Can't wait to hear all about your little ones - send in your information to erin@babyurprecious.com

BURP's Child of the week!

Baby U R Precious wants to start honoring a child of the week! Please send in your pictures and a short narrative on their hobbies/likes/dislikes/personality to erin@babyurprecious.com and we will choose one child a week to showcase! We look forward to your entries.

Monthly Specials at BURP

BURP has decided to offer monthly specials to our customers. We will also be offering small gift packs as an introductory to our product - many of you out there have not felt the luxuriousness of bamboo velour so we want to make it more accessible for you! Please check out http://tinyurl.com/lohtvk for our monthly specials.

Happy Shopping!

Teaching your children how to eat healthy!

Over the last week I have been really thinking of how I want to teach Rylynn to eat healthy and "crave" the healthy snacks rather than the sugary ones. I found quite a lot of helpful tips in my research of healthy eating for kids and wanted to share -

*Start your child's day with a healthy breakfast, whole grains, fruit rather than fruit juice and a protein/dairy

*Let your children help shop for groceries and prepare meals, they love to help and this makes them more in engaged with what they are eating

* Keep healthy snacks on hand, veggie sticks with their favorite dipping sauce is a great one

*Don't label any foods as off limits, labeling a food as forbidden may actually entice your child to eat it behind your back

*Sit down to eat meals together rather than on the run or while walking or standing in the kitchen, meal time is important for families anyways - a cool time to talk and fellowship together.

Stay tuned for more tips tomorrow -

NEW BURP Models!

We have been having photo shoots the last week for our new product. The cute BURP models really rocked their photo shoot. Here is cute little Addie who is 7 months old and Tyler who is 2 1/2 years old and of course you know who Rylynn is. Thank you Charyse for being the best photographer we could have! The kiddos really like smiling for you! And thank you to Annie and Christy for letting us "use" your adorable children as BURP models - our product wouldn't be the same without them!

ENJOY!