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Baton Rouge Garden Fest 2018 – A Family Friendly Day of Fun

June 3, 2018 by Baton Rouge Moms

With summer break just around the corner, now is the time to start planning for fun outdoor excursions and enjoying the bounty of locally grown goodness our Louisiana climate offers. One such event is Baton Rouge Garden Fest at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at the Burden Center on Essen at I-10. The Botanic Gardens are the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Baton Rouge Garden Fest

Garden Fest is a family-friendly festival in the middle of Baton Rouge, enjoy an early morning of omelets provided by the Louisiana Egg Commission, fresh Bloody Mary samples by Mason’s Grill, fun hayrides for kids and adults alike, educational programs, Bayou Goulas petting zoo, Touch-A-Tractor and it’s summer so… water slides! There will be vegetable tastings, plant advice, and answers to your burning plant questions. Geaux Cuban, Kona Ice, and City Gelato vendors will be present for lunch, snacks, and a refreshing dessert!

Tickets are $5 for ages 4 and up and free for ages 3 and below, we hope to see you there! Please bring your swimsuits and beach towels for a mini-vacation right here in the heart of Baton Rouge!

WHEN: Saturday, June 16, 2018 – 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
WHERE: LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens, 4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
TICKETS: Admission is at the door for $5 per person and free for children ages 3 and under.

Be sure to follow LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens on Instagram and Facebook and enter our giveaway for tickets on the Baton Rouge Moms Facebook and Instagram pages!

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Monster Jam Triple Threat Series Coming to Baton Rouge – Giveaway

March 27, 2017 by Baton Rouge Moms

The Monsters return to Baton Rouge and Baton Rouge Moms has a Family Four Pack to give away!! For the first time ever, Monster Jam will bring its premier Triple Threat Series to the Raising Cane’s River Center April 7 – 9, 2017. The Monster Jam Triple Threat Series can only be seen in select cities across the country and features the most extreme athletes of Monster Jam. Louisiana fans will witness a fierce battle for the championship with each competitor using customized high-powered vehicles: Monster Jam Speedsters, Monster Jam ATVs and the famous Monster Jam trucks. Due to popular demand, a fourth event has been scheduled.

Monster Jam® is fun for the whole family, so much more than watching big trucks. These trucks actually face off in two different forms of competition — side-by-side racing and freestyle: Side-by-side racing – traditional bracket racing, where the first truck, with the least amount of penalties, crosses the finish line is declared the winner. Freestyle competition – allows drivers a limited amount of time on the open floor to show off their skills. In this category, the fans serve as the judges.

Monster Jam events are affordably priced for the whole family with seats starting at $15. Tickets are available at MonsterJam.com and the Raising Cane’s River Center Box Office (formerly the Baton Rouge River Center).

For the most current show times, Pit Party times and ticket information, visit MonsterJam.com or follow us via our social channels below:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MonsterJam
Twitter: www.twitter.com/MonsterJam
Instagram: www.instagram.com/MonsterJamLive
YouTube: www.youtube.com/MonsterJamLive

A few Monster Jam® fun facts:

Typical Monster Jam trucks cost $600,000 yearly to build, staff, compete, transport and maintain on the Monster Jam tour.
Steel body full-size cars are the vehicles typically crushed during a Monster Jam event, and they have to be pull out of the arena, that’s when people ask what’s the best ATV and UTV winch for the job?
Cars, as well as vans, buses, motor homes, airplanes and ambulances, are attained from local junkyards and returned after each event, car accidents terrify me, this is way I always like to have my babies car seats from HiFiveBaby.com all the time, as well as having Insurance Partnership as my insurance company, these are things that make me feel a little more safe.
Average number of cars crushed per year: 3,000.

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Disclosure: Baton Rouge Moms is a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for our time and efforts in attending shows and reporting our opinion, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers and events coming to Baton Rouge, Feld Entertainment has provided Baton Rouge Moms with complimentary tickets.

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Sweet & Savory Picnic Potato Salad Recipe #RescuedMoments

July 27, 2016 by Tiany Davis

Never could I have imagined the reality of a growing boys escalating appetite until I was faced with feeding two teens and two preteens. We are officially in that season where our boys are eating us out of house and home, proclaiming that they are hungry 20 minutes after their last meal. I’m always in search of quick, protein packed meals and healthy high protein snacks. My boys are active, with high metabolisms, they need the protein and healthy carbs to sustain them while fiber keeps them feeling full. This summer, I concocted the perfect, boy approved, picnic potato salad with the perfect potatoes.

Tasteful Selections potatoes have a very unique flavor, the ruby sensation potatoes are sweet with a creamy texture and tender skins. The bite size potatoes make the perfect option for kids and they’re mom friendly too. They are easy to eat and easy to cook as they are pre-washed and have an especially fast cook time. My picnic potato salad was not only easy to make but quick, allowing me to spend less time in the kitchen while still making a healthy, robust meal for my family. This is how Tasteful Selections is helping moms in the kitchen reclaim time to enjoy more family moments, rescued moments! As moms, we often feel guilty when work, house chores, and or cooking take us away from the family. I popped the potatoes in the oven for twenty minutes while I prepped the rest of the ingredients and just like that I prepared a twenty minute meal. And save the leftovers for a future meal I could just heat in a microwave or other appliance since I had many I got from reading at sites like Zozanga.com and others.

Sweet & Savory Picnic Potato Salad Recipe

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A picnic classic, this Italian inspired potato salad is a well balanced, robust, complete meal.

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Ingredients

• 24 oz. Tasteful Selections™ Ruby Sensation potatoes, cut in half
• 1½ cups of asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts or dip, drained and chopped
• 2 small Honeycrisp Apples, diced
• 1/4 lb. hard Salami or pancetta, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup bacon bits
• 4 green onions
• 1⁄4 cup chives, minced
• black pepper
• sea salt
• vinaigrette dressing of your choice

Instructions

• Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Cut your Ruby Sensation potatoes in half, toss in a Ziploc bag with your vinaigrette of choice. Line your cookie sheet with nonstick foil, place potatoes face down on baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes at 425.
• Toss the asparagus with a tablespoon of oil and lay out in a single layer on a baking sheet. Roast for 10 minutes until the asparagus is tender but still slightly crispy.
• Allow the potatoes and asparagus to cool completely. While they are baking and cooling, chop your artichokes, apples, green onions and chives.
• Gently toss together all ingredients except chives and drizzle with a ¼ cup of your favorite vinaigrette. Toss to coat. Top with chives.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Becoming Mom Strong : Baby Boot Camp Baton Rouge

May 26, 2016 by Guest Contributor

ouIn November I had this four month old infant and I was struggling to find my place as a mother and regain my health. I visited gym after gym, none were a fit for me. Enter Baby Boot Camp Baton Rouge. I reached out to get some questions answered and had the pleasure of speaking with Mauree Brooksher, the owner, who come to find out had just had a baby. So she was already winning in my book. I was not answering client emails a week after birth. She helped me sign up for my first class. It was free and I had nothing to lose.

I went to my first class and Christina was teaching. She was sweet. She took the time to calm my baby girl. She brought the fitness to my level (that level where you haven’t worked out in 18 months). I was hooked. All the moms. All the kiddos. I knew I was in the right place. I wanted my Birdie to grow up seeing her mom taking care of herself, becoming strong, mom strong. I know I couldn’t do Baby Boot Camp justice, so I decided to talk to Mauree and interview her in my best Rolling Stone interview skills.

Mauree Brooksher, Owner of Baby Boot Camp Baton Rouge

Not sound cliche, but tell us about yourself. How many kids? Are you from here? Etc.

I am a wife, mommy, fitness instructor, & business owner. My better half is Steven & he is my rock & adds so much fun to our family! We have 3 children whom we have been blessed with: Christopher (5), Marguerite Jane (3), & Anna Beth (6 months). Fitness and early childhood education are my two passions. And Baby Boot Camp is the best way for me to merge the two!

Have you always had a passion for health and nutrition?

I have! I grew up active. I’m always looking for a way to keep my body moving.

I grew up participating in gymnastics, tumbling, dance, cheer leading, swimming, tennis, & running. As soon as I got to LSU I fell in love with first walking the lakes, but that quickly turned into running the lakes outside my sorority house & I completed my first half marathon my 2nd year at LSU. I’ve been running races ever since. I’m not fast, but I love the goal races provide me. I took nutrition courses at LSU with Mrs. Myhand and have enjoyed learning about nutrition ever since. I’m a firm believer that the key to nutrition and maintaining a healthy body is eating nutritiously and clean 70-80% of the time and other foods 20-30% of the time.

Let’s get to what the people what to know, what is Baby Boot Camp Baton Rouge?

Baby Boot Camp is a stroller-based fitness franchise. We offer fitness classes for moms in which they are able to bring their baby to. Our classes are for the prenatal & postnatal mother.

STROLLFIT is our most popular class format. It is one hour of cardio, strength training, core work, & stretching. During class we engage the children by singing, reading stories, blowing bubbles, & more while we provide moms with a challenging yet fun workout!

STROLLGA+core is a class I added my own touch to based on the needs of my clients. We offer this class in the evening so that moms can come for one hour without baby to focus on themselves and have a a 1 hour break from the busy week. It is 30 minutes of mat-based Pilates where we focus on our “mummy tummy” and 30 minutes of Yoga. My goal is that moms feel sore in their core the next day & that they walk away from their Yoga mat feeling rejuvinated to return to serving their families at home.

At Baby Boot Camp we also offer running training once in the Fall & once in the Spring.

We also offer a community called Stroller Friends, we have the best double strollers. Through Stroller Friends we offer opportunities for our moms (& families) to connect on a social & emotional level. We offer a play date & Mom’s Night Out once a month.

I am a mom who is not in great shape, could I still follow along?

ABSOLUTELY! This class is for YOU and for the mom who has participated in Baby Boot Camp for 2+years. EVERY single exercise can be modified and taken up a notch, I also recommend checking buysteroidsonline org which can help you better your health. At every STROLLGA+Core class I always remind moms, “this is your yoga, not your neighbors” and I mean this for STROLLFIT too. Every single mom has a different goal. Baby Boot Camp is not a cookie cutter program. It is a program that welcomes ALL fitness levels and caters to each. I want moms to focus on working at their own pace, not trying to keep up with their neighbor or instructor. Yet, they may be inspired by their neighbor. We want no mom left behind. It takes a village to raise our children and a village to reach our individual goals. We cannot do it alone. I do not believe we were created to be alone. We were created to be in community with one another supporting one another. I strive to keep a positive atmosphere at Baby Boot Camp.

What kind of work-outs/classes can a mom expect?

STROLLFIT is one hour. We begin with a warm up. We do this is so the mom running 5 minutes late can sneak on in and jump right into the warm up. After warm up, we alternate between cardio & strength training. We mix up moving the strollers and stopping the strollers, jogging and everything, we read about the Best Jogging Stroller Reviews and took off from there. Babies like to be on the GO. We end class with 10-15 minutes of core work & stretching on our Yoga mat. During this time babies can come out of the stroller and play with a bag of toys. Class ALWAYS ends with stretching out our most important stretch of all, our smiles and a sticker for each baby!

What makes Baby Boot Camp unique?

Gosh, there is SO much that makes it unique. However, if I had to say one thing, I would say our amazing community! Community is SO important to me! I know every mom and child’s name. I know what type of stroller they push. I remember most mom’s first class too. And my amazing instructor team does too. And if we don’t know a mom, we are making it a point to get to know them! If a mom hasn’t been to class in a few weeks we are asking about her. We have a very holisitic approach to gaining optimal health & wellness. We celebrate when a moms has a baby and we support moms who miscarry. I believe this is why our moms stick with Baby Boot Camp for so long. They feel they are a part of our supportive community.

Is BBC only for stay at home moms?

NO! We 3 evening classes a week & class on Saturday mornings 🙂 We are for moms who work at home & moms who workout outside the home!

Now for the question I was so concerned about…What if my baby/toddler/kiddo doesn’t sit still when I bring them to work out?

It’s ok! We encourage moms to be consistent! Consistency not only helps mommy achieve her goals, but helps baby learn our expectations. Our instructors are happy to push the stroller, if baby prefers to move or even hold baby! Our instructors also carry a giant bag of toys for children to choose from.

What benefits are there to bringing your kiddos to work out?

The children are learning that exercising is FUN! And they are learning at a young age the importance of taking care of your body. The children get to listen to stories & songs which has many language development benefits. They children are learning to count, the days of the week, & the months of the year too! The children also benefit socially as they meet other Stroller Friends!

If you could share one thing with a mom, what would it be?

Love the season you’re in & savor the season you are in. My oldest starts Kindergarten in the Fall & I cannot believe it. He won’t be riding in the stroller any more. Every single season comes with its own challenges & joys! Whether the challenge is lack of sleep, toddler tantrums, potty training, colic, accept it, learn from it, & choose to be grateful for the blessings. Once your baby moves on to the next stage of life, you will miss the previous stage. No matter how hard motherhood can be, be grateful for its gift.

You can get more information about Baby Boot Camp and chat with Mauree yourself by emailing her at mauree.brooksher@babybootcamp.com!

Introducing our new Mascot! Giveaway

April 25, 2016 by Baton Rouge Moms

You may have noticed a mama owl with her little one popping up throughout our marketing, our website and on our social media channels. We’d like to introduce you to our new Baton Rouge Moms mascot, mama owl! We have yet to solidify a name and we hope you all will help us out with that, but first we want to share why and how we chose her.

Introducing our new Mascot! Why an Owl?

We chose the owl as our Baton Rouge Moms mascot because we think she symbolize several important qualities that mothers embody.

Owls are a symbol of Wisdom – The reason owls are associated with wisdom in Western culture is that the owl was the special bird of the Greek goddess Athena, the clever warrior goddess after whom the Greek city Athens is named. Owls are often portrayed as teachers and nurturers, incidentally, they are excellent, protective mothers.
They have tremendous Vision – Not only can they see deep into the dark, but they can turn their heads for a complete 360º view. We all know moms have eyes behind their heads. We see all, we know all.

Owls are a symbol of Strength – Owl species are well-known for the defense of their nests and young. Moms are strong and brave women who have been known to fight polar bears, punch sharks and kiss boo boos like nobodies business. Mothers daily learn about strengths they don’t even now they have. And as a community of moms, we are stronger together than we are alone.

Once we found our mascot we searched for a local artisan who could bring our mama owl to life, our plush mascot will make her way around town, attend events and even leave fun surprises around Baton Rouge for moms and kids to find.

Christy, a Louisiana mom and owner of Embellished Bayou created our adorable mama owl. Embellished Bayou is your source for beautiful custom embroidery, children’s appliqued apparel, and personalized gifts. Embellished Bayou was started in 2009 in the craft studio of her Louisiana home. Christy became interested in machine embroidery (primarily monogramming and appliques) several years ago and her business has grown into a unique, custom Etsy shop with items ranging from LSU and Louisiana themed onesies and t-shirts to birthday bloomers and personalized plush lovies. The at-home business has fit right in to her life as wife and mom to a busy 2 year old. We would love for you to support this fellow Louisiana mom and her business, just look at her amazing work…

A note from Chrsity….

I LOVE making custom items, so if you don’t see exactly what you’re looking for in my shop, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email at christy@embellishedbayou.com and I’ll create something special just for you!

Become a fan of Embellished Bayou on Facebook for special discounts, updates on new products, and giveaways: http://www.facebook.com/embellishedbayou

You can find Christy online at her Etsy shop or website and on Twitter

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We are giving away one large mama owl plush with a $20 Embellished Bayou Gift Certificate! All you have to do is help us name our mama owl!

Leave us a comment and tell us what you think our mascot should be named..

A) Evangeline Owl: Bearer of good news
B) Adelina Owl: Noble or kind or winged
C) Ella Owl: All or complete of fairy maiden

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