Lets start a tradition of supporting our MOPS Mom’s group during the Holiday Season. We are going to have a Fall Holiday Bazaar on Thursday November 18th at the Tuscany Subdivision Clubhouse (Eagle/Locust Grove) from 12-9. It will be “open house” style so moms can drop by all day long. This is a great opportunity to promote your business for FREE!!! All Mom’s that are registered (and paid) with our group can have a booth to represent their business (and or their husbands business) We are limiting to 1 of each specific brand so hurry and reserve your spot ASAP! This means we will only have 1 Pampered Chef consultant, 1 Scentsy...etc. But there can be more than 1 booth in the same category, ex: 1 Creative Memories and 1 Close 2 My Heart...see the distinction? OK, so I will take reservations for a booth until November 8th, at that point if you have any friends or know someone that would be interested in setting up a booth at our event we will open it up to “outside” (NOT MOPS Mom’s) businesses for $20 per booth. If we get an overwhelming number of you that are interested we may have to limit the number of “outsiders” we have, so that too will be on a first come first serve basis. We will be announcing this at the next meeting and you can invite anyone you know, the buying portion of our sale is open to EVERYONE!!! So spread the word. The more people that know the better success we will have supporting our Mom’s.

Here is our updated vendor list:

Arbon
Creative Memories
Hope for Chernobyl (NPO)
Vizions Real Estate
Mary Kay Cosmetics
SIB Systems Internet Marketing & Web Design
TaiSlim/Free Life
Culligan Water

Clear (Wireless Internet)

A Li Fluf (Children's pillowcase dresses with matching hair accessories)

Close 2 My Heart (scrapbooking)

Scentsy

Bodies N Motion

2 B A Kid

Vault Denim

First MOPS meeting of the New School Year

What a success we had with our first MOPS meeting of the new School Year! We had a great turnout of 32 moms! What a great first meeting. Our next meeting will be Friday September 24th 9:30-11:30 at Calvary Chapel Boise in the Youth Building. Our guest speaker will be Colleen Maile and she will be speaking on Prayer. Bring a Mom who could use some fellowship.

MNO (Mom's Night Out)... MOPS & POPS (yes bring the whole family)

Our next MNO will also be Friday September 24th from 5:30-8:00 at

Boise First Community Center

A Church of the Nazarene
3852 N. Eagle Rd
Boise, Idaho 83713

Bring your own dinner (Subway, McDonalds...something quick and easy) We will be eating in the large grass area picnic style on the South side of the building.

Childcare will be provided from 6-8 inside the building allowing the adults some time to play. The Youth group from Cloverdale Church of God will be providing the childcare as a fundraiser. Donations are encouraged but not mandatory! We encourage you to use the childcare so that all parents can play and visit.

5:30 Picnic Dinner

6:00-8:00 Childcare

6:00-8:00 Adult "Play Time"

This "Meet and Greet" is a time to show your husbands what this MOPS thing is all about. To get to know other couples in the same stage of life. We will have some games going Volleyball, football, Soccer...we will just have to see what happens :)

Steering Team Retreat

What a weekend! 8 members of the steering team met for an Awesome weekend of Inspiration and Fellowship...and WOW! We are so pumped for the upcoming MOPS year. We have such a Christ centered year planned, it is going to ROCK. I really feel like we are all on the same page as to the direction of this MOPS group. We have some great ideas for the Theme and the speakers are going to be NEW and refreshing. Thank you so much Gina, Sherri, Melissa, Mandi, Rebecca, Stacie and Danielle. I feel so blessed to have gotten to know you better and look forward to a deepening relationship throughout the year...I can hardly wait for our next retreat!

For those of you that couldn't make it, or didn't know that the Steering team has such awesome perks...here is what you missed...

4 wheelin' & Dirtbike ridin'

Devotional time while enjoying the beauty of the forrest

Laughing till you cry...and some crying till you laugh

Kwwwaaaaaaa :) Samurai moves

Eating way too much good food

Prayer and Fellowship

Moving to a deeper level...

Enjoy the pictures :)

Stroller Brigade...Julia Davis Park this Friday June 25th

This Friday... Playdate 10-12! Stroller Brigade. Meet at the friendship bridge that connects Julia Davis Park to BSU. Meet on the Julia Davis side at the base of the bridge and bring your sneakers! Big kids can bring bikes or scooters. Pack your own lunches and we will play at the playground after we get done. Parking is available at the playground & tennis courts in Julia Davis Park..... just a stretch from the bridge. See you all there!!! For questions please call Gina.

Mom's Night Out...Recipe Card Box Success

What a blast we had last Thursday. There were 9 of us that made the craft, and what a good time it was. The food was plentiful, as was the conversation. We had some great ideas about upcoming MNO's and guest speakers. Right now we are looking for someone that can get us a pool, and hopefully a hot tub. We want to have a Pool Party BBQ for ADULTS ONLY! Doesn't that sound fun!? Could you actually imagine sitting in that nice warm water without anyone splashing you in the face? Or floating around the pool drinking a lemonade and NOT worrying if one of your little ones will fall into the deep end. So, if you have any ideas on where we could have this "Pool Party" please let me know. We would like it to be private, not a public pool so we can enjoy grown up time without kids. So for July-Pool Party and for August we are gonna float the river! Melissa Wright's dad owns a tire store so the tubes will be provided for free. We will probably meet and eat first then get on the river. September will be an Awesome opportunity for us to bring our hubbies or boyfriends (just not both :) and have a Volleyball or Soccer hangout Dinner BBQ thingy. We are working on having childcare on site on a donation only basis...more to come soon on that.

Play Date at Merrill Park...

Thank you so much for coming out to our first Play date in the park. It was a little breezy but the sun was shinning and the kids had a blast.

Our next Play Date will be June 25th. We will be walking/riding the Greenbelt and having lunch in the park. More details when we get closer.

Also don't forget our next MNO will be this Thursday June 17th at 6:30. See previous post for more details.

MOM's Night Out...Recipe Card Box

Thursday June 17th we will be having our next MNO. We will be meeting at:

Boise First Community Center
A Church of the Nazarene
3852 N. Eagle Rd
Boise, Idaho 83713

6:30- Potluck Dinner

8:00- Recipe Card Box Craft

Please Contact Stephanie if you have any questions 922-5095

We also have 2 Play Dates scheduled...

Friday June 11th at

Reid W. Merrill Sr. Community Park
637 E. Shore Drive

(located in the Eagle River Development)

You turn East at the light off Eagle Rd where the Hilton and Bardenays is. It will wind around until you see the playground. We will be set up at one of the picnic tables under/near the shelter. Construction on Reid W. Merrill, Sr. Community Park was completed in March of 2003. The park features include an open playing field, picnic areas, wetland/riparian areas, an observation shelter (gazebo), pond area, foot paths, children's play area (including an interactive water feature), volleyball and basketball courts. The picnic shelter may be reserved.

10-12...bring your own lunch and Swimsuit

June 25th

Stroller Brigade...lets walk the Greenbelt and enjoy lunch in the park!

Mom's Night Out...Gab & Grab

Friday May 21st marked our first bi-annual Mom's Night Out Gab & Grab. I would have to call it a success. We had 11 moms and lots of yummy food. If you don't know what this event was all about I will break it down for ya. Each of us brought gently used clothing, shoes, purses, jewelry...(anything another mom could use) and we swapped them for FREE. It was so much fun. We took turns shopping based on the "value" of what you brought so those who brought more got to shop first. We will be planning another Gab & Grab for the fall so stay tuned for more details. Our next MNO (Mom's Night Out) is scheduled for Thursday June 17th and we will be making Recipe Card Boxes...more to follow