PAINTING BABY BENJAMIN'S BEDROOM

PAINTING AT DANIELLE'S

We had a great painting day for baby Benjamin. Thank you to our painting moms who helped Danielle get the room ready for baby to be! We had a great day and a wonderful lunch together. Sandy and Danielle even got an opportunity to assemble the baby stroller. It was a great time getting to know each other better and putting our talents to a great cause. We will post finished pictures when the room is completed! Kelly looked so sporty in her blue hat and hopefully will not be too sore tomorrow from all the rolling! Maybe this would be a good time for a massage.

MAY 3 - STROLLER STRIDE EVENT

MOMS AT STROLLER STRIDE

We had a great time at our first Stroller Strides event at Phillips Park Thursday morning. Five of our moms attended; Melissa, Jill, Kim, Rosalind and Priscilla. We also had our instructor Jenny and a Stroller Strides mom Ashley. We started off with stretching at the Sunken Garden then did our cardio work in the garden and throughout the zoo. We also used resistance bands and learned a variety of exercises to strengthen our arms and build muscle. Afterwards the kids played at the playground and fed the ducks in the pond. According to Jill's heart monitor we did 50 minutes of exercise and burned 240 calories....which we all decided we could "spend" on an extra brownie later that day!! (Just kidding...that would defeat the purpose right!) All in all it was a great time with beautiful weather and a good workout. Enjoy the pictures! Thank you Melissa for organizing this event and providing us with the synopsis of the days events for those of you who could not attend!

MOMS' NIGHT OUT - SCHEDULE

In an attempt to celebrate the season of motherhood and foster relationships with other moms we have planned a Mom's Night Out for you. Please plan to attend one of our scheduled nights out:

• FRIDAY, MAY 4TH - Wedding Celebration - hosted by Kelly
• FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST - Sleepover & PJ Party - hosted by Sandy

APRIL 26 - MOMS MEETING

Glad you joined us for our meeting on Thursday, April 26th. We had several new moms, Camille and Olivia, we are so happy you joined us. Once again, it was a breakfast table filled with all kinds of delights -- we have such great cooks among us!! We will have to put together a M.O.M.S. recipe book so that we can share all these great recipes. Anyone interest -- leave a comment a let me know!!

Shellie provided a creative activity -- Mother's Day cards! They were beautiful and the stamping was simple and easy to follow. Hopefully we will make more of these great cards in the future. I think we should put together a card workshop and make thank you, birthday, thinking of you cards, etc. We always need these on hand!

We only have two meeting left before the end of our first year together! At the May 10th meeting we will have Kelly speaking and sharing her testimony and on May 24 we will be having our first Mom's Clothing Exchange and Year-end Celebration! Please come and help us thank our many volunteers that contribute their time and heart to make this M.O.M.S. group a blessing to all.

Until next meeting, remember to celebrate the season of motherhood!