Getting our PARTY on {MOPs and Small Group}

Thursday was a day of holiday parties for me! It started with our MOPS party. I joined MOPS this fall and love it so much. All the women are so friendly and it's a great way for me to get time to be encouraged and talk with friends while Eva gets to go play with her friends in their MOPPETS program.  I would definitely encourage any mama out there to get involved in a MOPS group because it's so much fun!

Instead of a white elephant gift we did a favorite things exchange. We each spent about $5 and brought something we liked and drew names for who should get it. I liked this a lot more than white elephant because you got something you actually liked and you got to share why about the favorite thing you gave away. I meant to get a picture of our table group for the semester but forgot so this will have to do. It's most of our group - we missed the few that weren't there yesterday! Merry Christmas MOPS friends!

Thursday night we hosted our small group holiday party. We were supposed to wear tacky Christmas sweaters but it was rather tame. I just wore regular a sweater and pinned mitten ornaments on it. I did have a moment where I couldn't decide which pair of festive earrings to wear - and then I remembered that my ears are actually double pierced! I haven't worn an earring in my 2nd piercing in many years but I was able to easily get a pair in. I guess those piercings really are permanent! 

We played holiday Minute to Win It games. First up, the nutcracker game, where you stack nuts in a tower.

Then some cup stacking into a Christmas tree shape. There was much controversy over this round. Don't let any of the fellows lie to you, Laura definitely won. The coin flip decided it all and the coin doesn't lie. 

We did a "snowball" toss using giant marshmallows and a wreath. 

Action shot! We raced cheerios back and forth using chopsticks. I lost.

Family shot. Not quite as cute as the year we were all matching, but a close second.

I love all my small group friends so much! {Ashley we missed you} Thankful for their friendships, their prayers, and their goofiness!

Next stop....Christmas!