Milk's August Moosletter Welcome to our August edition of our moosletter. We hope you enjoy it and don't forget to enter the competitions! Style Column By Haley Summer is nearing an end, so you better enjoy the last of your fresh garden veggies! Show your love for all things green and healthy with this new set by Wicked Lovely! Only 40 bells for this appetizing set! Oh no! School is here! Send your babyz off to school in something fun and cheery, like this new set from Spark!. What kid doesn't love coloring? And what mom doesn't love a set that's only 20 bells! Summer may be coming to a close, but the sun will always shine! Kids, tell your mom to throw out those big black, chunky glasses and demand they be replaced with the sleeker frame by Liz at Parade. These hip glasses will help you regain your dignity and won't break your pocket book! Only 30 bells for the entire set. This new set by BabyCakes is sure to turn heads! A colorful set that's great for mixing and matching and perfect for a little lady who loves My Little Pony! Create endless style possibilities at only 30 bells! You know how girls are! Always competing for who has the latest and greatest. Make your little one a fashionista with these dramatic side bows from Parade! 40 bells has never been so well spent! Let your little ones copy your scholarly ways with this set by Sugar Rush. Free until September 6th! Just enter "back2school" in the total. Weekly Theme Rundown By Elle & Jen Pets Week- We kicked off August by celebrating our furry friends during pets week! Animal themed outfits were a must, as well as showing off our Wajas and Petz in Milkmen Beware. Animal prints were back in style, and all in all, we had a barking good time Olympics Week- In honor of the summer olympics 2008, we had our own week of fun at milk! Olympic competitions included, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing/Wrestling, Sailing, Triathalon, and Archery. Gold, silver, and bronze were awarded to the lucky winners, and medals were handed out. Surely, olympics week will be one of the most remembered Milk themes for a while to come! Retirees week- this was a week to show off our BCRS babes who have really earned the status of pageant queen & king! 133 babyz have retired in the past five years! Who tookied the cookie week- It all started when Jen dropped her cookies and they rolled all around Milk! Everyone helped her to pick them up except for the Guinea Pigs who would rather help Jen eat them! Hope everyone managed to eat a cookie this week! Caption Contest By Haley What is Lottie thinking? You tell us! Send your entries to the Moosletter account and you may win a prize! Last Month's Winners In first place, and earning 30 bells, Zel! *gasp* "The outfit she is wearing... mine's totally better!" In second place, and earning 20 bells, Cheryl! "OMG...would you look at what she's wearing!?!" Moosletter Poll By Liz This weeks moosletter question was Do you actually play the game or just open it to snap shots? 38 of you voted, and the results are in! 10 of you said that you actually play, 3 just like to snap shots, 18 do a little bit of both and 7 of you only play properly with certain babyz. Look out for the next moosletter poll soon! Tip of the Month By Sara I notice that many people wonder how to get pageant-worthy pictures of their babyz, so I figured I'd compile a list of the best tips, and add some of my own! I like staying in the clothes closet when I take pictures, personally, because when you put clothes on the baby, they're likely to sit up on their knees and smile for you. I put a shirt on them, for example, and they get up on their knees. If they don't, or if I want them to do it again, I hold down the left mouse to take it off and then let go to put it right back on. Many people, myself included, believe that blowing into the microphone will help you to get the baby to pose. One day I started singing along to a song that was on, and my babyz smiled at that as well! Consistent random noise seems to get them to smile at you. If your babyz know how to talk, then saying a word that they know may be a good idea. Many times, if your baby correctly repeats a word you said, they will smile, proud of the fact that they said the word. Simple words like "mama," "cat," and "ball" would probably be your best bet. Putting on the record player in the living room seems to work great as well. Babyz seem to have different personalities when it comes to what music makes them dance, so try out a few and see what record gets them smiling. Most babyz get up on their knees when they dance, in my experience, so this is a great way to get some great pageant-worthy shots. Some babyz don't really like dancing so much, so I take those out to the backyard for a ride on the slide. When they hit the floor, many times they land in a way that makes them bounce off their knees. If you catch the picture at the right time, you'll get some gorgeous big mouth smiles. For "o" face pictures, I found that gasping and going "Oh no!" really does seem to help. Or scare them! I'll yell "Boo!" into the microphone, and if I scare them, they'll give a huge "o" face. If you like sitting pictures, I found that putting babyz on the couch and tickling them seems to be a great way to get babyz to smile for your pictures. Wait for them to stop squirming, and they should give you some perfect faces. Finally, set your settings to automatically save all pictures you take, that way you can snap away and sort through them later. You'll catch pictures this way that you normally might have missed! Milk Olympics 2008 By Jen Our second weekly theme this month was of course Olympic Week to coincide with Beijing 2008!! We held six activities and we hope everyone enjoyed playing with us! Onto the best part though.... The awards!! Gold! These six winners also get 1500 bells prize! Silver! The six silver winners get 1000 bells prize! Bronze! The six bronze winners get 500 bells! And of course special mention for the three winners of Sara's pageant: End of Term Prom By Jen The Summer Prom was held from 23rd - 25th August and hopefully a good time was had by all! Everyone looked beautiful and no-one left hungry! The Milker's voted Isa as their Summer Prom Queen! Well done Isa! Baby of the Month by Lynn This month's BOTM is Isa's Gabriel! Congratulations August Birthdays By Sara Guess the Baby! By Jen Can you guess which baby has been all muddled up? Send your answer to the 'moosletter' account! Well done to last month's winners who correctly guessed Kelly's Mimi! 50 bells to; Zel, Kelly & Cheryl Monthly Star Signs By Jen Virgo Please don't be angry when you don't get that birthday present you so wanted...money troubles are rife and you'll be dearly awarded later for your patience. Libra Don't be afraid to flirt this month, love is in the air so take a deep breath in. Scorpio Your ambition is what will drive you this month, don't talk yourself out of applying for that job, you're the perfect person for it! Saggitarius That significant conversation isn't the place for a witty remark, think first before you open your mouth. Capricorn Why not let someone else do the talking for once? Just listen and you might be surprised. Aquarius Having trouble deciding if you've picked the right major? Go for something with a creative edge! You may be the perfect teacher. Pisces You hate feeling vulnerable but that friend of yours wants to take care of you. Give him what he wants and play the damsel in distress card. Aries Feeling a bit angry? Why not find a sport to help work off that excess negative energy. Taurus Your cancerian friend could really use you this month, but be careful what advice you dish out...what might suit you won't be helpful to them. Gemini Time for a quick get away? It might be what you need before the new school year! Otherwise consider experimenting with something new! Cancer You're not feeling yourself at the moment but why not try being resourceful and pull yourself out of your slump. A cuddle from mom wouldn't hurt either! Leo Take a risk this month, it will pay off and provide a life experience. Also stop being jealous, your Aries friend likes you for you not for getting jealous so easily. Find It By Lynn Well done to Zel, Amzy, Cheryl & Breezy who found last month's word hiding in the PSP Tutorial! This month you're looking for the word "beautiful". Our winners win 50 bells! 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