Creamy Fruit Salad ...

2011-10-14T13:50:00.000-06:00

Winner of BEST DISH September 26, 2011

From the Kitchen of Nichelle Fields:

Creamy Fruit Salad

2 cans pineapple chunks
seedless grapes
strawberries, sliced
blueberries
1 large box vanilla pudding/pie filling
granola

Drain pineapple, reserving the liquid. Combine all the fruit in large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix pudding/pie filling with pineapple juice until slightly thickened. Fold pudding mixture along with granola into bowl of fruit and mix well. Best when fruit is cold and served right away!

What's great about this super easy recipe is that any amount of any type of fruit and granola can be used (depending upon the number of servings needed--just adjust how much pudding/pie filling mix is added.)

Newest Moppet ...

2011-07-15T21:33:00.000-06:00

Welcome our Newest Moppet!

Annalise Charlotte Topf made her big debut at 11:50 pm on July 11!

She's a tiny peanut at 5 lbs 14 oz and measures 19.5 inches long.

Mommy (Karena Topf), daddy, big sister Genevieve, and Annalise are home from the hospital, resting and are doing GREAT!!

Steering Retreat

2011-06-22T15:33:00.000-06:00

Last weekend our steering team gathered for a 2 day fellowship and planning retreat in beautiful Red Feather Lakes. This is our second year together as a team so the planning went a lot smoother this year. Not only did we brainstorm and plan some fun and exciting ideas for our upcoming MOPS year we even had time for a little FUN …

Our Steering Team - Bonnie, Tilan, Aliy, Baby Jayce, Jan, Audrey and Emily

Emily hard at work on decorating her Prayer Journal

Jan sneaking in a cat nap

Chef Tilan getting dinner ready

Just one of our precious reminders of what has bonded us all together .... Motherhood.

Success ... we finished planning ahead of schedule so we had time for a few games of Apples to Apples ... we ended our day with a movie.

We went out and stood on the porch to admire the stunning sunset.

Ahhhhhhhhhh ... Aliy loving the foot soak!

Now that we have had a chance to mingle around with lots of great ideas, changes and new challenges for our MOPS group our team will spend the summer focusing on getting things in place for the start of our new year. We have a super fun theme to work with this year …

MomSense: Bold • Loving • Sensible – equips moms to embrace their mothering instincts and develop their own parenting style while navigating through the myriad of daily mom decisions. Most women wonder:

How do I decide what to do when I really don’t know what to do?
Should I trust my intuition?
With so much available information, how do I discern what’s best?
What are the most important family values?

Developing a mothering strategy is somewhat like playing a game — and this year’s theme is appropriately game related. It's all about having fun being a mom! Playing games involves being bold and taking risks, loving those in the game with us and being sensible while figuring out what works and what doesn’t.

Just as in real-life, sometimes in games, unexpected, “chance” events occur, abruptly changing our paths. We must regroup and determine our next steps. Sometimes we follow the instructions of “experts.” Sometimes we follow the advice of trusted friends. Sometimes we decide our “house rules” work best for our family. Teaming together with other moms is a great strategy. Relying on a spouse or mentor can help us play more effectively. And, most of all, developing a strong God-Sense is essential for mothering. Growing as a mom through the analogy of game playing assures every mom gains confidence in her abilities as a mom.

Combining her mom intuition and her common sense helps a woman discover her own unique MomSense. ... Mom Intuition + Common Sense = MomSense

Summer 2011 Park Dates

2011-04-29T10:01:00.002-06:00

Join us this summer for some fun at our local parks.

First Presbyterian MOPS

Creamy Fruit Salad ...

Newest Moppet ...

Steering Retreat

Summer 2011 Park Dates