MOPS Steering Team Retreat

This year I am Co-Coordinating my MOPS Group and we got to go on an amazing Steering Team Retreat during the weekend of July 9-11 at one of our member's mother-in-law's home in San Ramone.  Below is a picture or our fabulous Steering Team, minus Kelly, Kristen and Lois who couldn't be with us that weekend.  We missed you guys!  Top row, left to right; Diana (it was her mother-in-law's home we stayed at), Kirsten, Erin, baby Ariel, Carly, Kristina.  Bottom row; baby Ryel, Pam, Emily, Katie, Kami, Traci, baby Brycen, me, and baby Evie.

Here I am with my fabulous Co-Coordinator, Carly.

We got lots of great fellowship, food, planning, praying, bonding, and ultimately huge spiritual growth during the retreat.  Here we are watching a video from MOPS International on the new theme this year MOMOLOGY, "The Art and Science of Mothering."  See Evie in the background just rolling about. :)

Here is a picture, courtesy of Erin, showing our brain food over the weekend. :) 

As you saw in the larger group picture, we also had four babies on this retreat.

Here they are on our night out on the town after dinner on Saturday.  They are in age order.  Adorable!

There are also three babies still in their mama's tummies who were at the retreat. :)  You can see we are a pretty fertile group. :)

This also was the first girls weekend that Evie and I have every had.  I look forward to many more.  She did amazing!  By, the way the boys had a fabulous weekend alone too according to Daddy. :)

Here she is just hanging out while we cleaned and packed up to go home.  I just love her to pieces!

Can't wait for this next semester of MOPS.  It is going to be amazing.  God is doing a great work at Creekside Church MOPS for sure this year.  Thank you Lord for this awesome ministry and these wonderful ladies in my life!