MOPS and Me

This is a new endeavor for me---the whole process of posting pictures. If any of you read this in the next day or two, you're probably figuring that the art of posting anything on my blog is new for me!! Now that I'm a novice at uploading pictures, I think this will be more fun for me. Some of you are waiting for pictures from both Honduras and China, and don't worry....I'll work on that hopefully this weekend. Twelve hour work days don't afford me a lot of free time in the next couple of days.
But, I thought I'd start with my MOPS picture because it is personally one of my more recent favorites. These were 'my girls' this past year at MOPS; lots of estrogen in one room for 2 hrs! Each one brought a different sort of 'spice' to our mix, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Grandma Viv (Viv Gamez) and I were the leaders of this pack and we both had a fun year with them all. Thanks to all of you Moms who let us care for your kids; it was a privilege, and at times (I'll admit)..... a challenge. I love Emma's big cheesy grin (front right); Olivia's mischievous smile; Amber's wide open mouth ---I think she was singing. Actually she had a great song during our 'song time.' I always let each one of the girls pick a song to sing; when it was her turn, Amber said she had a song for us all. It was called the "Duck Song."
I told her that we didn't know that one, but she could teach it to us. And before I could even get ready to listen, she popped up and started flapping her arms as she ran around the table 4-5 times all the while she was singing about flying ducks. Then she calmly sat down and said "that's my Duck Song." Rock on Amber! The girl's got creativity. And of course, Rachel has been playing with markers, as she unabashedly displays with her left hand; the incriminating piece of evidence as to where the marker spots came from is obviously held (cap off of course) in her right hand. Gotta love it! Erica and Katelyn round out the crew there in the back row. They were my quieter two, but get them one-on-one and they are quite chatty. We met the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, September through May this past year, and Lord willing, I'll have the opportunity to spend my Tuesdays with 4 and 5 yr. olds again this Fall. If you love an unpredictable life, then spend a few hours with these little ones and you'll find that life truly has not an ounce of boredom.