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.

Ladies Bible Study

This Bible study will meet Tuesday evenings at 7 pm for 10 weeks (video session and discussion), starting Feb. 03. If you would like to attend but need childcare, please let me know so that I can make arangements for a nursery. These studies are always fun, and there is always a wonderful group of ladies participating!

New Faces At MOPS

How exciting the past few weeks have been! Three new babies will be joining us at MOPS now, Congratulations to the Woodbury, Core, and Greimsman Families on their new additions!

Jonas Woodbury

Kaitlynn Core

Tanner Greimsman