Celebrating our Last MOPS of Spring 2012

What do Cinderella, Ding Dongs, ping pong balls, a bunch of women gabbing, a bunch of kids singing, vegetable oil and bags of sugar have in common?  Nothing at all, unless you happened to be at the last PazNaz MOPS meeting of Spring 2012.  We went all out on May 11th, knowing that we won't meet again at MOPS until after the summer.  

Cinderella and Amie talk about Princess Camp at Lumina Dance Academy

We played Minute to Win It games, stacking Ding Dong chocolate cakes on our foreheads, and trying (but failing) to stack 3 ping pong balls atop one another.  Amie Hanrahan sponsored the first game, and gave out princess pink nail polish to the winners (courtesy of her upcoming Princess Camp).  Meredith Waters gave swimming lesson gift certificate and goggles (courtesy of her Head Above Water business) to the winners of the second MTWI game.  See MTWI Sponsors Page on the right for more info.

Minute to Win It Game #1 - stacking Ding Dongs

Minute to Win It Game #2 - stacking ping pong balls

Arpy got 2 out of 3!

We Fast-Talked about summer tips, watched our adorable Moppets sing for us, and made lovely scented sugar scrubs to take home.  Lorraine, a visiting mom who runs a MOPS group in Athens, shared with us all about the similarities and differences of MOPS in the U.S. and Greece.

Fast-Talk Summer Tips

Miss Debbie and the Moppets perform

We also said good-bye to our three graduates, whose youngest children are moving up to 1st Grade. We gave them beautiful potted Gerbera daisies with notes of scripture.  The graduates and other moms who won't be able to return next year shared kind and heartfelt words about their time in MOPS.

We hope to see you at PazNaz MOPS again when we start back up in September.  In the meantime, keep checking our Facebook page and this blog for summer playdate options.  Have a wonderful summer!

Graduate Gina - 4 years

Graduate Cindy - 2 years

Graduate Debbie - 11 years at MOPS

Lorraine tells us about her MOPS group in Athens

Sugar Scrub crafting

Jana Alayra Entertains our Moppets (and us too!)

On a perfectly sunny Spring morning in April, MOPS moms and their invited guests met on the PazNaz patio to enjoy a continental breakfast on "Bring a Friend to MOPS Day".  Everyone, including the Moppets and a few Sunrise Preschool classes, also got to attend a special concert by Christian singing artist Jana Alayra.

Jana rocked Lee Chapel with fun, sing-and-dance-along songs, encouraging lots of participation from kids and moms alike.  After the Moppets' show, Jana shared her heartfelt testimony and her beautiful, emotional songs to the moms.  It was a morning to remember, and a reminder to just keep loving on our families, our precious gifts from God.

April 20 PazNaz MOPS Tea & Testimony

A lovely day for tea

Good friends

Good food

Delicious cupcakes made by Rebecca Vega

Amie pours tea

Sona's table

Minute to Win It game - paper bag relay race

Deborah's table wins goggles or a half-hour private swim lesson
courtesy of Meredith Sommers'
Head Above Water Swim School

Minute to Win It Game 2 - spinning toilet paper mummies!

Hue is dizzy from spinning so fast!
Amie's table wins a photo session in the park and
3 digital images courtesy of Lyda Fong Photography

Krys speaks about infertility, a child's faith and answered prayers

Lyda talks about cancer and learning to "live in the moment, and staying in the moment"

Kitty talks about overcoming childhood rejection and abandonment
issues, living with God in your heart, and teaching children to not just believe in God
but to welcome Him into their daily lives

Thank you, ladies, for your wonderful testimonies!