Cheers to a Fantastic Mother's Day Class for all!!!!

Happy day after Mother's Day !

I hope enjoyed a day of incredible memory making with your families. You all deserve some extra hugs for not only the hard work you do every day to raise your precious munchkins, but the hard work you do at keeping your entire family and self in a healthy place of mind, body and spirit. You are all not only role models for your kiddos, but you are role models for other Moms who are learning the Mom juggle too. I applaud each of you and thank you for being you.

Speaking of Mother's Day, the Mother's Day Class was wonderful! There were almost 100 Moms(and Dads) in classes on Friday, with many of our friends joining after for the festivities. To see the excitement and joy as the new and veteran Baby Boot Campers were exercising together was incredible. Having Moms come from all parts of Portland and Vancouver, and from every Baby Boot Camp class location, having fun sweating together was the best gift. I was informed two high school friends reunited unexpectedly, and one Mom (who just returned back to classes after a 2 year hiatus) said she was so happy to see friends she knew from 2 years ago and other friends she knows from her neighborhood playgroup in class.

Mel's family was so happy, and said that it was wonderful to see everyone having fun and exercising. It is what she loved and how she started her Mother's Day weekend last year, and they were pleased to start their Mother's Day weekend the same way this year. The CCA was beyond appreciative of the generous support from the raffle. We raised $508 thus far, with additional funds coming from Reversed Lens Photography photos. Jenny, from the CCA, said she loved watching the sweaty Moms be such incredible role models of health for their kids.

I can't thank and send enough praise to:

• The incredible TEAM of Baby Boot Camp Portland & Beaverton Instructors who taught fantastic classes and helped keep everyone moving after class
• The Cottam/Pruce family for taking the time to celebrate Mel with us
  
• Kristin Rader, rockstar Baby Boot Camper and John L. Scott real estate agent, who generously donated the water, apples, oranges and bananas
• Beaverton Bakery for their fantastic pastries
• Claudia Renz who did the beautiful cake that the kids loved and protected with might
• Reversed Lens Photography for taking time to capture the memories of the morning
• Dragonfly Coffee House who kept us full of coffee and gave us a morning cup on them
• The generous businesses who added goodie beyond goodie to the goodie bags & Raffle- Bellamar Salon & Spa, Play Boutique, Morgen Barrett Designs, Beaverton Bakery, Barre 3, Dragonfly Coffee House, Title Nine, Sitter Soiree, Foot Bar Body Bar, Tumbleweed, Grasshopper, Butterscotch, Trader Joes, POWER Outdoor Fitness, Boogie Wipes, Maddie Grace Clips, Fit Right Northwest, AJoy Gurr Counseling, Plum Tot, Black Wagon, gDiapers, Bella Stella, Reversed Lens Photography and Plum Organics
  
• My husband and fellow Baby Boot Camp instructor, Jack,who tried to keep the older kids running around and having fun on the soccer field, which allowed their Moms to take class with their siblings.

I wish you a great evening and look forward to seeing you in class this week. Beaverton Mamas, my last class teaching was to be on Wednesday, May 13th, but will now be the 8:30-9:30 class on Wednesday, May 20th. Hope to see you there!

Cheers and hugs to all of you for being the fantastic Moms you are!

Erin Shirey
erin.shirey@babybootcamp.com