Swamp Romp!

We had 2 teams representing Stroller Strides at the Swamp Romp over the weekend. Thanks to Stephanie for all of the photos, and please share if you have any additional! From the looks of it, it was a lot of fun and definitely an adventure! Congrats to all of the ladies that participated!

Stroller Strides at the Swamp Romp

Words cannot describe the muddiness that was Swamp Romp 2010! It was truly a one-of-a-kind race, one that had several of us yelling "What did I get myself into?!" as our teammates had to pull us out of the hip-deep mud.

I'll post more photos as they come in. For now, congratulations to the "Muddie Mommies," Kim M., Teresa, Heather, Susan, Stephanie (CORP), and Liz W., and the "Swampie Striders," Joni, Rayna, Laura O., Jen P., and honorary Striders Carla and Rick. (Rick saved my bacon and pulled me out of the mud in Mile 1. Very glad to have him on the team!)

And congrats go out to Michele and Bridget who also ran the Swamp Romp in separate teams.

Congrats to the GAR runners!

We had quite a showing at today's 8.15 mile Great Aloha Run! Congratulations to the following women from Leeward Oahu!

Gwen, Teresa, Kim M., Rosy, Tania, Jen N., Lisa, Jen P., and Joni

Tania, far left, with two friends

Jen and Lisa after the race

Joni, Kim, Teresa, Tania and Gwen, right before the gun went off!


Gwen and her husband Josh (honorary Stroller Strider).

IMPROV show for MNO!

Our own Sarah (CORP) will be performing in On the Spot's improvised theater production of Hitchcock. Let me know if you'd like to go as a part of a Stroller Strides Mom's Night Out event!

The show is on Friday, February 26 at 8 PM in Honolulu and tickets cost $15. Email Joni if you're interested so that we can put together a group.

Coming This Tuesday!

Check your email and RSVP for February's Restaurant Club at Sam Choy's Restaurant.

Date: Tuesday, February 9
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: 580 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu

"Located in Honolulu’s busy industrial district of Iwilei, Sam Choy’s family style, casual restaurant opened in May 1997 featuring huge portions of local favorites for breakfast and lunch. Dinner at Sam Choy’s Breakfast, Lunch, & Crab showcases a variety of fresh crab, lobster and shellfish, steaks, ribs, and chicken."

Come join us for some local flavor!

Playgroup Activities for February

Beach Day Playgroup
Thursday, February 25 @ 11 AM
Ko Olina, Lagoon 2




Friday, February 5
Healthy Heart, KAP
All About My Heart, OP

Friday, February 12
Valentine's Day Craft, KAP & OP

Wednesday, February 17
Body Part Games, KAP
Playgroup moved to Wednesday due to PGC schedule conflict

Friday, February 19
Parachute Fun & Music, OP

Friday, February 26
Let's Learn About Lungs
Final Friday class held at Kapolei only

Swap-A-Thon

SWAP-A-THON

A Baby Hui Fundraiser

Saturday, January 30th 8-11 am

2 CrAzY hOuRs
of Deals & Steals

What: The Baby Hui SWAP-A-THON
Where: New Hope Diamond Head Resource Center in Kahala Mall (above CPK)
When: January 30th from 8 - 11 am (Drop off at 8am, Swap starts at 9am - 11am)
Why: To get the deal of your life, reduce waste by recycling gently used keiki stuff, and to support The Baby Hui programs.

Find fabulous deals as you treasure hunt through new or gently used keiki clothes, toys, infant gear, accessories, shoes, maternity clothes, and tons of kid's stuff all for only $20! Come early to visit our "Re-Gifting" table for the best steals and enjoy some pastries while you meet fellow bargain hunters.

How Does it Work?
For each item you bring, you will get you a coupon to swap for something else. Bring as much as you want! $4 per item if you find more items to take, than the number you bring.

We will accept items at 8 am...you can go for coffee &
the return at 9 am to join in the fun!

Donation: $20* donation at the door - $15* if you order before January 22, 2010
($40 for entry with no swappable items, in exchange for 10 coupons.)
* Includes the Swap-a-thon, Pastries, and Prize Drawing.

Items accepted for keiki ages 0 months -18 years old
Re-gift items should be new in box or VERY gently used & packaged
Early drop off locations in Kahala (255-6121) and Kapolei (554-0457) are available.
We will gratefully accept any donations of items and hangers even if you are unable to attend the SWAP-a-THON - call or email for pickup.
All "unswapped" items will be donated to local families in need.
For tickets or more information, call 728-3247 or email swap@thebabyhui.org

MORE:
The Baby Hui is a 501(c) 3 corporations that is celebrating 27 years of providing peer parenting support groups to families in Hawai'i. This fundraising endeavor will help fund future hui groups, teen support hui and our community outreach program. Everyone is welcome to attend...bring a friend or 10!

Help spread the word. Please forward this email on to any families,
friends or neighbors that may be interested in being part of the fun!
Join Our Mailing List!


The Baby Hui
P.O. Box 10826
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Phone: 808-735-2484
www.thebabyhui.org

Second Tuesdays Restaurant Club

**please scroll down for sandwich sign-up post**

from l to r: Joni, Michaela, Jessica S., Lisa, Gwen, Patti, Rainey, Margene, Jerah, Teresa, Danielle

delicious dessert!

from Margene:

"The inaugural meeting of the restaurant club was a great success. Stroller Strides moms arrived in their stylish attire and took part in a carefree evening. Cocktails and conversation could not be beat. Twelve ladies passed the night away catching up and unwinding over macadamia nut encrusted fish and other fine Roy’s creations. Dessert was enjoyed by all with chocolate soufflé being a very popular choice!

We are looking forward to the next meeting of this new Stroller Strides adventure. Join us for Second Tuesdays Restaurant Club as we enjoy the culinary offerings of the highly rated Zagat reviewed Orchids at the Halekulani on December 8th."

If you have not been to the Halekulani, you are in for a treat as their service and food is unprecedented.

If you would like to attend, please reply to the evite you should have received via email. Please also vote on a menu when you reply to the evite. Options are below (click to enlarge, or click on link)

November Mom's Night Out

For this month's MNO we will be going to see the movie "New Moon," the 2nd movie in the Twilight Saga.

When: Friday, November 20th (opening night!)

Time: 7:45pm show

Where: Mililani Consolidated Theaters

We highly recommend purchasing your tickets in advance because the show will definitely sell out. You can purchase from:

http://www.fandango.com/mililani_aabwf/theaterpage?date=11/20/2009.

Let Joni know if you will be attending so that she can organize the group. Hope to see you all there!

U.S. Vets Patriot Walk Run

Date: Saturday, November 14th, 8:00am

Location: Waterfront at Puuloa

5105 Iroquois Ave., Ewa Beach

Registration closes on Nov. 12th. Please click on the website for more information and to register.

Halloween Playgroup this FRIDAY!

There will be a Halloween Playgroup and Festival this Friday at

Kapolei after class.

It's nearly Halloween! Beth and her team of helpers have organized lots of fun activities and games for the kids on Friday. Everyone is invited to the event (you do not need to be a Stroller Strides member to participate), so bring along a friend!

Please bring a bag for your child to collect their prizes and other assorted loot :). Our goodies for the kids will all be non-food related, for those of you who are concerned about sugar overload.

Please DO NOT bring any candy to hand out. There will be snacks as usual for the kids.

There will be prizes for costumes as determined by the Instructor Panel -- so kids and moms, join the fun and wear those fun outfits!!

Restaurant Club

The inaugural dinner for Restaurant Club will meet on Tuesday, November 10th at 7pm at Roy's Restaurant in Ko Olina. If you've never been to Roy's, you're in for a treat, the food is DELICIOUS!

If you would like to join the club, or just attend this one for now, please contact Liz or Margene (or you can email Joni if you do not have their contact info, or do not see them in class).

*Restaurant Club will meet every second Tuesday of the month, and information will be sent out to members (and posted here and on facebook) as soon as the location is decided. A fun night out for us busy moms that want/need a break, and some adult and fellow mom time!

Treasure Hunt Play Group!

Beth hosted a FANTASTIC pirate playgroup for the kids. They made pirate hats, pirate telescopes, ate Cap'n Crunch, and went on a treasure hunt around Kapolei Park that ended with a chest full of buried treasure. Thanks to Teresa for taking the pictures and sending them along. The kids were so dang cute on their treasure hunt!

It looks like a Pirate Day!

Kyle's on the lookout!

Finding clues with Auntie Beth

Hunting for treasure with their telescopes

thanks to Joni for sending the photos from Teresa and composing the text for this post!

Even HOT werewolves use tubing...

Joni found this for all you Twilight fans:

From a recent photo spread in the L.A. Times.

Wanna Hula? *UPDATE*

*Hula night has been scheduled for Friday, September 25th at 8pm.

The address is 2851 E. Manoa Rd., Ste. 1-207, which is located in Manoa Marketplace.

If you are interested in attending, please notify Joni by TOMORROW, Friday Sept. 18th.  Fees for the class will by due by next Monday.

So far, 10 moms have signed up, so you can expect the cost to be anywhere from $15-22.  Most likely everyone will meet up for a light dinner before the class.

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Come learn Hula for October's Mom's Night Out!

Joni has been in touch with Wanna Hula to organize a group lesson for us.  She told Sarah from Wanna Hula that all of you like to work out and sweat, so she promises a good workout with perhaps some Tahitian dancing thrown in!

The more people that participate reduces the cost of an hour-long session, so a group of 10-15 would be ideal and would run from $10 to $15 per person.  She would like to pick a time and day that works best for those who are interested, so let her know if you want to Hula!  email her at: joni@strollerstrides.net.

Kapolei United Way 5K Run

A great run, benefiting a terrific cause! Buffy's husband is in charge of this race, and it's right here on the Leeward side at Campbell Industrial Park in Kapolei!

Date: Sunday, October 18
Start Time: 7:00am
Distance: 5K
Location: Tesoro Refinery, 91-325 Komohana St., Kapolei (Campbell Industrial Park)
Entry Fee: $20 if by Oct. 8, Late Entry $25, Race Day $35
Course: One fast, flat, wheel measured loop within Campbell Industrial Park

Packet Pick-Up will be at Runners Hi, 98-390 Kamehameha Hwy in Aiea on Saturday Oct. 17 from 10 AM - 3 PM

Register on-line at www.active.com, or pick up a registration sheet from Buffy or Joni at class. Get in touch with Buffy if you have any questions about the race.

All proceeds benefit the United Way!

Swim Play Date MONDAY!

We will be meeting at Wet and Wild next Monday, September 21 at 10:30 AM. 

If you are not currently a Wet and Wild Annual Pass holder, they are running an Endless Summer special -- join anytime before September 30 and get unlimited admission through December 31 for $29. Must have a Hawaii State ID.

Meet at the Keiki Lagoon!

Book Club!

An email was sent out to all members, announcing the launch of a book club.  Please email Rosy if interested!

(If you deleted the email, or never got it, please email Joni at joni@strollerstrides.net to get Rosy's email address).

Once a group has been established, they will decide on meeting days/times as well as reading material.

Happy Reading!

Instructor Extravaganza!

With 20 moms

 at class last Friday, the instructor extravaganza at Kapolei was a rousing success!

It was a definitely a challenging workout!  Class was designed as a circuit training event so that your heart rate remained elevated for the entire hour, while different muscle groups took turns working to failure.

The Extravaganza may become a quarterly event, so look out for it in the future!

Art Playgroup in the Park!

Beth organized a fun "Art in the Park" playgroup at Kapolei last Friday, and the kids drew on the sidewalk with chalk and paint.  The art supplies were a BIG (messy!) hit and everyone had a great time!