What a fun holiday gathering we had at Garcia's for MNO. We each brought a gift under $15.00 to exchange and "Steal" from each other. It was a lot of fun and we all left very happy. The funnies gift was an actual "white elephant". We enjoyed the delicious Mexican food, margaritas, and a few of us ended the night with sopapillas.

December MNO (Moms Night Out)

Cheers to Friends!

Happy Holidays!

Another fun MNO!

Great Gift! :)

Yummy Dessert!

December Business Meeting

What a fun meeting we had wrapping presents for our "Singleton Moms" family. We had lots of Santa's helpers and enjoyed the yummy breakfast pot luck after we finished the meeting. The kids had a great time playing and making foam candy canes and trees. I think they enjoyed the Christmas donuts more though. Hope to see you at next months meeting.

Yummy treats!

All the gifts we got from donations and our funds!

November MNO

What a loud night we had that was filled with lots of laughter Tempe's dueling piano bar. The Big Bang Bar was so much fun and we all left with dry throats from singing for over 3 hours with the crowd and participating in the fun.

The Band

Fun with Friends

Costume Cuties!

Here are a few pics of some of the club's kids dressed up in their Halloween Costumes.
Hope you all had a spooktacular time Trick-or-Treating!

Horizon Bay Service Project!

For the last three days we have gone to the Horizon Bay Nursing Home for a very fun service project. The kids get dressed up in their Halloween costumes and parade around the sitting area. Lots of the residence come down to see them before lunch and we all have fun interacting. We had a great turn out again this year and lots of cute costumes! Looking forward to doing this again next year!

Off we goooooooooooooooo!

Mom's Morning Out

This last month we tried something new for our MNO activity. Instead of heading out for the evening we decided to get together in the morning. 5 of us went to the Country Cottage Café & Gift Shop in Gilbert. The atmosphere is so much fun and the food was delicious. We had a great time catching up and enjoyed a relaxing brunch.

Friends and Food...great combination!

Yummy Fruit Platter

Cute Cafe!

MOMS Club State Luncheon

This years state luncheon was held in Glendale. Three of our board members were able to make it to this years festivities. We won a lot of awards this year and because of the donations from our group we got 2nd place for our Chapter's basket that was auctioned off. The ladies had fun getting new ideas for our chapter and meeting other moms from around Arizona.

Here are the awards we won:
* Top of the Chart Award-awarded to the chapter who RSVP'd first to the board workshop

*2nd Chapter Basket- Awarded to the chapter that created a fantastic basket

*Outstanding Service Programs: donations to Make A Wish, Challenged Athletes, Water Drive, Halloween Parade, Wreath Sales, Adopt a Soldier, FD toy drive, New Leaf Foundation, Mother's Day cookies, Ride for Silence, Aid to member in need.

*Outstanding Aid to Member-Organized meal support every 3rd day for 31 meals, helped with childcare, housework and yard work.

*Outstanding Children's Activity- Themed Park Day Picnics

*Mother to Mother Fund Donation

Way to go ladies on an awesome year! Looking forward to more fun in the future.

Thanks Lennar Homes

Lennar Homes was so nice to host our mom and tot lunch on Friday. They invited us over to have fun at their splash pad and provided pizza and drinks for lunch. We all had a great time.

Lunch time in the shade!

The circus WAS here!

Here is a cute picture of the group that attended the Circus that came to town in June. You can click on it (or any other picture on the blog) to see it bigger!

MOMS NIGHT OUT well actually AWAY!

For moms night out this month a few of us Moms went to a local resort. They were having such great end of the summer discounts at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass that it was too good to pass up. We had a great room with a view of the pool, golf course, and mountains. We enjoyed the beautiful pool area and water slide that afternoon. That night we took the little boat ride to the casino and had dinner there and lost a few bucks gambling. It was so nice to sleep in and we enjoyed breakfast around the pool again and some more fun in the sun. It was hard to go back to reality, but we all missed our little ones. :)

Spray Pad Day

We had a fun morning cooling off at the Spray Pad before the mall opened. There were a lot of falls this time though which made for lots of tears. While some had fun in the water area others went to the play area to have more fun. It was a great turn out for fun in the sun and shade!

August Kid's Activity Day

This month we had a fun scavenger hunt at IKEA. We had 5 teams compete and run around the HUGE store. Afterwards we met up with some other moms for lunch. The kids had fun sitting and playing in the toddler eating area before lunch came. After lunch the big kids went to the play land while the moms and babies went shopping. It was a lot of fun and a must do again!

Ice Cream Day

We tried out a new place for Ice Cream Day this last week. The Sweet Yogurt Shop gave our club free toppings which was so nice. Over 15 of us showed up for some frozen treats. We all enjoyed our creations and catching up. I think the highlight was watching one of the baby boys walking for the first time.

Family Fun at the Yogurt Shop!

Fun with the Sun Lakes Firefighters!

What an amazing time we all had the other day with the Sun Lakes Firefighters! This activity was set up last minute when we met Captain Robert at breakfast club last week. He was kind enough, along with his amazing crew, to meet up with us to see the truck, the firefighters, and get wet from the hoses. It was a VERY HOT morning but we had a blast. The kids first got to put on the fire hats they gave them and then pick out a water or Gatorade from their coolers. It was a nice treat as standing on the black-top we were all getting very sweaty. They then put on their gear and talked to the kids about fire safety. Also that they aren't scary even with the masks on and the noises it makes.

Then they took down one of the huge hoses and turned it on. It sprayed so far and the kids went nuts! Most of the firefighters joined in the fun of getting soaked and even some moms got wet unexpectedly and on purpose. :) After the kids cooled down they got to take turns at turning on the nozzle of the hose. They then tried to knock down a cone with the water pressure. We then got to tour the ambulance and had fun taking pictures with the crew. We can't thank the Sun Lakes Fire Department enough for such a fun and memorable event. So glad Captain Robert likes the Tropical Smoothie Cafe or we would have missed out on a very fun morning! :) We hope to do it again with our new firefighter friends!

Firemen talking and then the hose turning on!

Knocking down the cone and more fun in the water!

August Family Activity Day

What a fun time we had at Home Depot the other morning for their Kids Workshop. The kids had fun in their aprons making a bulletin/white board. It was very loud with all the hammering and very sticky with lots of glue smeared over the wood. Hope to do this activity again in the future as everyone had a fun time getting their certificates, new pins, and taking projects home.

Otter Pop Day

Since our last otter pop day was such a huge hit, our Ice Cream Day coordinator decided to throw another one. She picked a great day as it was the first day of school so the little siblings had something fun to do and the many moms that just sent their children off to first grade could meet up. We all had fun cooling off in from the hot Arizona sun.

July Moms Night Out

We had a very fun night bowling on Friday for MNO. There were lots of laughs, strikes, spares, and gutter balls.

Wild Card Luau

Aloha!
What a fun time we had at the luau today! Our hostess with the mostess decorated the house and had leis for everyone. The kids had fun with the cute craft and running around. They each got to decorate a fish and take it home. Everyone brought something yummy to eat and enjoyed hanging out.