Laura Groen's Baby Shower

Today we had a baby shower for Laura, our MOPS Assistant Coordinator.

Laura and her family welcomed the newest member of their family on Saturday June 13th, Case William, weighing in at 10lbs 2oz and 21" long. We like to have baby showers for our new moms after the babies are born. This way it gives us a chance to meet the baby and give mom time to recover.

We had a good turn out and served a salad bar for dinner (which was a big hit).

Laura was able to stock up on lots of diapers, wipes, and some really cute new clothes. Thank you to all who came! Bambi, of course, made an amazing cake that copied the napkin that we used. Thank you to all who came early to help with food set up and who stayed after to help clean up and thank you to Phylis for the fun time putting it all together.

2009 MOPS International Photo Contest

2009 MOPS International Photo Contest

It's that time again - time to pull out your camera to take pictures for the 2009 MOPS International Photo Contest. This year we’re looking for photos in four categories: mom and child, child only, family fun and mom-friends photos. Enter a picture that shows your child's unique and adorable qualities. Or send us one that reflects the bond between you and your child. Send a funny, unusual, touching or goofy family photo. You could even send us a picture that depicts the special friendship you share with other moms. We encourage photos from all seasons and holidays.

This contest is open through 07/15/2009.

What Dover Mops is up to..

We finished up our last meeting with a bang. We had our pastors wife in to speak to us about going back to school when your children are all grown up and moved out. It was amazing to hear her speak about how she went back to school and fulfilled her dreams. She is an amazing lady that we all look up to very much. We also had a little ceremony for the children that will be no longer apart of our Moppets program. They are now off to school.. We gave gifts to our Moppets workers in appreciation for all they do for our kids.

Laura and I are also very excited about our new coordinating positions. We are planning a retreat for August to take our steering team away for the weekend to bond and plan the coming years' curriculum.

We want to Congratulate Laura, Jon, and Tanner Groen and her family as they welcome the newest addition to there family Case William, weighing in at 10lb 2oz 21in. He and mom are doing great. We are planning a baby shower for her and Case on June 27th at 5pm. I will keep you posted on how that goes.

On Monday we will be going strawberry picking (if the weather allows us) at Butternut Farm. We will be meeting at 1:30pm. I will post pictures.