Moms Night Out- Mini Spa!

We had so much fun at our first Moms Night Out! Everyone carried in dinner, and much to our suprise (and delight)- it was pretty much all desserts! We shared a short devotional, and spent the evening in the MOPS mini spa- all the moms received a facial and a hand treatment. We had so much fun that a few of us stayed almost until midnight just chatting!

Sorry Amber- you just looked way to pretty, I had to post it!
Jeanne and Amber geting their hands done

Thanks Cass- you did a great job!

New Babies!

There will be 2 new faces at MOPS this year! Congratulations to new mommies, Malana Barnhill and Amber DeGraw!

Connor Barnhill

Jacqueline DeGraw and mommy Amber

MOPS Picnic

We ended the year with a super fun picnic in Sanders park this May, the food was yummy, and as always, the company was awesome! What a fun year we had, thank you all you moms that gave so generously of your time- and a special thank you to all of the dedicated nursery workers too!

Mr. and Ms. Garcia

Beth, Sarah, and Sunny

Gardening Gals

Sheri treated us all to a crash course in gardening this spring. Everyone got to transplant a cutting from a geranium plant- mine actually bloomed! Anyone else?

Amber C. and Kendell

Sheri- Thanks so much, everyone enjoyed it!

More Birthday

Ice cream invite

Dino Cake, made from a flower shaped pan cut in half, muffin pan head, feet and tail

Sea team Cake

Dino Invite

Birthday Party Challenge

The Mommies went head to head this week in a challenge to create 3 different budget friendly Birthday Parties, and were well motivated with a prize of an hour and a half of free childcare!

Each team had to come up with a theme, an invitation, a cake or other food, decorations, and a game or activity without spending any money. The kids all voted on a winner, and we all celebrated together afterwards! 1st place- dinosaurs, 2nd place under the sea, 3rd place ice

cream. What a great collection of thrifty ideas!

L-R Kendal, Jeanne, Cassie, Cheri, Amanda

Dinosaur team- leftover decorations from a past dinosaur party and lots of toy dinosaours, super cute dinosaur cake and dinosour teeth (triangle shaped pb and J sandwiches!), and a dinosour hunt for game. Total cost $1.25 for a box cake mix!

L-R Chris, Shaelee, not pictured Emily and Malana
Under the Sea- Decorate with sea shells and sand pails, super cute cake decorated with graham cracker crumb sand and gold fish crackers, activity- make a port hole out of paper plates, saran wrap, create an ocean scene inside. Total cost $0.00, way to go sea team!

L-R Beth, Amber, Linette, not pictured Jessica

Ice Cream Party- Build your own ice cream sundae! Decorate with sprinklings of actual toppings, game- build an ice cream cone blind folded. Everyone chips in toppings from home, total cost $3.95 for a bucket of ice cream- what a bargain!

FireProof Showing

There will be a showing of this film on the big screen upstairs at church Sat. Jan 24th and 31st at 7 pm. Childcare is provided, and the movie is FREE! It is a great "date" movie, but if your husband can't make it, don't feel akward coming without him!
If anyone is interested, a six week marriage workshop based on the film will be starting up Feb 07, Saturday evenings at 7pm, childcare provided.