Next Meeting!

September 18th

8:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Brunch provided by the Kitchen Cuties

Clean Up - Kitchen Cuties (also)

First Meeting - September 4th - 8:45 a.m!

New year of MOPS is beginning!

Westside Baptist Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, September 4th
Childcare Opens and Breakfast begins at 8:45 a.m.

Meeting begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.

If you haven't had a chance to register for the new year,

you can fill out the new forms that morning.
Any New Moms? Please remember to have them RSVP
with Anne or Celeste (phone numbers listed at the bottom of this blog)

so we are prepared in our MOPPETS rooms!

Summer's Not Over Yet!

Yes Girls! It seems this summer is flying by so quickly... don't lose a moment of these nice summer days with your children and families. As of today, August 3rd, there are 28 days left in August. For some of us, there are just 25 days left until school starts!

Here is some of the "news about town" that I've heard.... to give you some last ideas before the end of summer (and surviving the Rally!).

• Old McDonald's Farm says that they are REALLY slow during the rally, the usual "family traffic" slows down -- and they are NOT a big "biker hangout" either! So if you are looking for somewhere to get out with your kids, away from the Rally craziness, check out the "Farm" -- perhaps some of the other "kids only" places in town are less busy too, like Storybook Island, or the pools?





• Rally Week might be a great time to plan a back-yard playdate with some of your MOPS friends, friends from school, or neiborhood friends? Target has some fun back-yard items in the "dollar area" -- like water ballon kits (complete with garden hose attachment). My kids are into paper airplane races lately... simple stuff!



• Older kids and babies too?? Is your house like mine this summer, a little crazy trying to balance time with/for the older kids... and still getting babies feedings and naptimes taken care of? I just heard of a great website for kids old enough to sit and have a story read to them... its: storytimeonline.com... kid-friendly celebreties read a favorite book, in movie format... so once you start the book, it goes on it's own until it's done. If your child is old enough to maneuver a mouse, they can choose another book right away. There are usually 4-5 stories available at a time.






• Great Mom Tip (from More Organized Mom website): "When the ceral box, or chip bag, or crackers gets near the end, I take snack sized zip-lock bags, and fill them. When we have to pack a quick snack for the zoo, park, piano practice for my older kids... I just grab a baggie of cereal, or crackers... and I am out the door. We have a bowl on our counter that we keep these snacks in. I also love being able to toss the cereal box, before the cereal goes stale. I also pop microwave popcorn and add pretzels, cereal, goldfish crackers, raisins, etc. to make inexpensive snack packs for the kids or snacks for playdates. It definitely stretches the snack budget. "

Welcome to the NEW Westside Baptist MOPS website! (actually this is a blog...) We hope you will enjoy the colorful and easy access to our group's information. We will be closing our old website very soon... all information will be at this site from now on.



Please note the summer schedule of MOPS playdates... outlined here, on the right side. And below that, a fun summer recipe I found through Martha Stewart KIDS Magazine.

Hopefully most of you have been getting the email reminders I've been sending. We will continue to send you short reminders via email... detailed information will be posted on this site. There is also a list of all the Steering Team Leaders (at the bottom of this page), and phone numbers if you have questions or need to contact us for any reason.



We recently had our first planning meeting for the 2007-08 MOPs year and have set just a few dates for next fall.

• Registration Day Drive-Thru Event: Thursday, August 23rd, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Quick and easy, treats for you and your kids... more details later.

• First meeting: Tuesday, September 4th - Childcare Opens at 8:45 a.m. - Meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.

We're looking forward to seeing all of you soon!