Monday, October 20, 2008

We are the champions!

Hello from the Lakewood Jensens,
Warning, we will be doing some shameless bragging in this post.

So, here it goes:
Thank you to all those who donated money to Ben's school for the Gomper's Fun Run. He raised $157 that will be put to good use. Also, Ben ran a good race, finished in 2nd place for his grade and 4th place overall. Please watch our movie to see the highlights. Also, Lauren was chosen as the Star Student for her class for the month of September (again, watch the video to see it all happen). Besides his interest in running, Ben is also playing fall baseball and flag football. Lauren is enjoying kindergarten and spends her free time reading about Medieval women and the Civil War. We had a wonderful conversation yesterday about Flappers and the 1920s.

The movie ends with some photos of my mom's visit last week and a trip to a local tea parlor (the hats are provided by the shop, by the way).

much love to you all,
amy, jeff, ben and lauren

Sunday, October 12, 2008

baby bubbles

Hey all!
Thank you for being patient. We really do need to post more updates. This update is to let you know that we are doing well and to promote my new business endeavor,

baby bubbles

As most of you know, I have been making burp cloths for myself and as gifts since Ben was a burping baby. In the past year I have expanded my offerings to include nursing covers. I never really considered making these items to sell but, with some encouragement from friends and family, I started my mom-based business, appropriately named, "baby bubbles." Check out the video of some of my offerings, all of which are made of 100% cotton and every stitch is made by me at home (yes, none of the items were shipped off to India to be manufactured in a sweatshop). All materials were locally purchased and the fabric is pre-shrunk. I am still working on getting a web-site set up to sell baby bubbles - I will let you know when that happens. Until then, feel free to contact me directly to place an order. I also take custom orders.

And for you local folk, please come to a Holiday Boutique Open House (featuring baby bubbles and many other mom-made creations) at my house on October 25th from 7-10pm. The other vendors are moms like me and they make amazing jewelry, clothing, bags and baby sweaters. Please come and bring your cash or checkbooks! It's a great place to do some early Christmas shopping.

much love,
amy, jeff, ben, and lauren