Joy of the Lens Photography

Joy of the Lens Photography sponsored our High Flyin' Meet and Greet this month and provided some great shots of the kids playing at Linder Farms for our IMN families. 

 In case you were wondering here is a little bit more about Joy of the Lens Photography.

This is the owner and photographer Matt Stanley

"I am a naturally artistic person, and I love to create images that tell a story. I have taken all kinds of pictures, from those of infants to adults and every age in-between. Doing portraits of families and children is my favorite kind of photography, however. Pictures that capture a moment in the life of your family are priceless works of art that you will cherish forever. I enjoy each photo shoot, when I get to glimpse into the life of your family and tell your story. This passion and joy that I feel when I’m behind the lens of my camera is the inspiration for the name of my company, Joy of the Lens Photography."- Matt Stanley

Matt does family shots, birthday, infant photos, maternity, and more. 

It's no too late to take advantage of Joy of the Lens Photography's mini-sessions 

November 1st & 2nd:

30 minutes with up to 7 people for $50*

Includes:

All images that turn out, provided via digital download (Dropbox); CD available on request for no additional charge

10 professionally retouched images

Photographic release to print your own images

Mention coupon code IMN-OCT13 to get 20% off this already great price

Here are a few of Matt's favorite shots.  

Make sure you give them a "like" on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/JoyOfTheLensPhotography

Visit their website

http://www.joyofthelens.com

Call them to schedule today!

(208) 283-6272

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High Flyin' Meet and Greet Sponsored by Joy of the Lens Photography

Did you make it to this month's High Flyin' Meet and Greet sponsored by Joy of the Lens Photography?

It was crazy fun!

We decorated our planes.

We tested them.

We flew them.  

We all won awards!

And best of all we got cupcakes.  Joy of the Lens Photography's Matt and Jade Stanely brought us these amazing cupcakes to share!

Another great meet and greet!

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IMN Halloween Party

This party was seriously rockin'!   

We had so many families attend and everyone had a great time.

There were lots of smiles...

Crafts...

Great food...

Tons of games...

a candy scramble provided with donations from Wal-Mart...

spooky storytime with mystery bags

mummy wrapping...

amazing family photos from Wild Sage Studio

https://www.facebook.com/wildsagestudio

with a back drop of hay bales provided by Old Fashioned Fruit and Veg Stands

https://www.facebook.com/OldFashionedFruitAndVeg

and great prizes like this one from Powell's Sweet Shop. 

https://www.facebook.com/PowellsBoise?directed_target_id=0

What a great time for all!

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Sylvie's Sidekicks

Meet Sylvie.

Sylvie is a spirited Boise Kindergartner who loves Lego, Captain America, Star Wars, and being outdoors. 
This past summer, she was diagnosed with Leukemia.  

 Idaho Moms' Network created Sylvie's Sidekicks to help Sylvie with her battle against her greatest enemy.  We will be doing various fundraisers through the next few months to raise money to help her family cover their additional medical expenses.

Please join Sylvie's Sidekicks and make a donation towards her medical costs today.  Together as a community, we can help this brave little girl defeat Leukemia.

How can you help?

Buy Nancy's Gourmet Cookie Dough from the Link Below

http://nancygcookies.com/?page_id=209

100% of proceeds from Nancy's Cookie Sales at this link will go directly to Sylvie's medical costs.

Cookie dough can be picked up at our Sylvie's Sidekick Celebration at Trail Wind Elementary School Gym on Friday, November 22 from 5:00pm-6:30pm or at Nancy's Gourmet Cookies anytime after the 22nd.

Make a Direct Donation to Sylvie's Family at the Link Below

http://www.youcaring.com/sylviessidekicks

Idaho Moms' Network set up the above site to allow direct donations to Sylvie's family.  100% of all money donated through this site will go towards Sylvie's medical costs.

Visit Sylvie's Sidekicks Bake Sale in November

Idaho Moms' Network will be holding a bake sale at Trail Wind Elementary School's Holiday Bazaar Saturday, November 16  from 9:00am-3:00pm .  Moms from our network are donating Sylvie's favorite homemade treats and we will be selling them at the bazaar. 100% of all money earned from the bake sale will go directly to Sylvie's medical costs.

Visit Caffe Capri to Make a Cash Donation

Cafe Capri at 2242 E Gowen Rd. in Boise as a donation jar near the cash register for Sylvie.  Stop by anytime to make a cash donation.  100% of all donations made to the jar will go directly towards Sylvie's medical costs. 

  Stay Up to Date on More Ways to Help by "liking" Sylvie's Sidekicks on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Sylvies-Sidekicks

Scarecrow Stroll

Our scarecrow stroll this morning was so much fun!

The scarecrows were really awesome.

Some were actual "Scary Crows..."

some were spooky...

some were from your favorite books...

and some were totally radical dude!

The chimes along the fences were quite fascinating as well.

The kids had a great time. 

Of course we stopped to play a few times along the way.

OK OK a lot of times along the way...

Then, everyone got to choose their pumpkin.

Another great playdate!

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Linder Farms a HUGE Sucess!

Thank you so much to all our hard working moms who sold tickets.

Thanks to you, we sold 200 tickets this year!

That is just amazing. 

 We are going to be able to do so much more for our members this year with the extra budget to work with.

We love our IMN moms!

Making Edible Necklaces

Today's playgroup was so much fun! 

We all got to make edible necklaces!

It was really easy and the kids had a blast making them, even if they did consume them quickly!

Our moms are so creative!  Here is how we did it!

 

Gather as many snack, cereal or candy items with holes in them as you would like.  Here is the sampling from this mornings playgroup.

 

 

This next part is brilliant!

 Tie off the first item you put on the string.  This stops everything from falling off while building a necklace.

 

 

Then string up your treats! 

 

The kids had a blast creating their masterpieces.

 

 

 

Of course there was some snacking... ok a lot of snacking.

 

In the end, they made a really cute snack!

 

 

Even the moms got in on the action!

 

If you missed out on today's playgroup this is definitely one to try at home!

 

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