MOPS & Another Christmas Book

Today was our MOPS Christmas Party! I took my camera, but then had such a good time that I forgot to take any pictures! You'll just have to trust me that we were cute - Elizabeth wore a snowman shirt, David wore his VeggieTales Merry Christmas shirt, and I wore a sparkly Christmas tree shirt. We were very festive!

There we are resting back at home after our exciting morning! I think we could have fit the other cats up there with us, too!

Today's Christmas book was My First Christmas (Magnetic Adventures). This book was so much fun! Several of the pages are magnetic with a background scene. The book comes with a whole nativity set of magnets to interact with as the story unfolds. David had so much fun putting the magnets on the pages as we read the story of Mary & Joseph travelling to Bethlehem, looking for a place to stay, Jesus' birth, the shepherds, and the wise men.

I found 2 drawbacks to this book: There's no angel magnet! and this set was made in China. So you'll just have to imagine the angels, or come up with your own - and make sure the pieces are kept away from little ones who might put the pieces in their mouths! There is also the standard warning that the pieces could be a choking hazard; not recommended for children under age 3. Aside from that, this interactive book got David's two thumbs up for keeping him engaged in the story!

Playing

Today our MOPS group met at the park. See how the little girls are all sitting so sweetly on a pallet, eating their lunches? See the little red shirt over there by the playground? That's David. The other little boys were having their lunch behind where I was sitting with Elizabeth. He did play with the other kids when they were all out there, but didn't join everyone for lunch.

Below, you will see a big boy (aka Grandpa) having fun, playing with his new toy. I've always heard the only difference between men & boys is the price of their toys!

MOPS & Cubbies Update

It certainly doesn't feel like fall around here, but I have been inspired by seeing all of my sister's pumpkin pictures lately... so here is my pumpkin picture! The jar mix of Pumpkin Mini Muffins was our craft Friday at my MOPS meeting. It was fun to be in kitchen mode with all of the other moms as we each made a jar mix. I'll post a picture of my pumpkin muffins after they're made & let you know how it goes!

Also, I am happy to report that David did manage the long Bible verse this week at Cubbies! He recited:

Give thanks to the Lord,

who made the great lights:

sun, moon, and stars!

I was so proud! And that earned him his first Lamb Path patch!