MOPS

Today was our first day back to MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), and it went great!  I was a little nervous leaving Emily in MOPPETS, but she was fine.  She did cry when I was leaving but only cried for 5 minutes and then enjoyed playing and being read to.  There are 9 toddlers in her room with 3 loving caregivers.  It looked like most of the 9 children are little girls, very close in age to Emily, two named Addison both with straight blonde hair similar to Emily's hair.  When I came to pick up Emily after our meeting she cried, why do kids do that?  The caregivers said she was a little angel.

This year's Theme is on Adventures in Mothering and built around a amusement park - enjoying the ride.  I am in charge of the ice breakers and today we filled out a few questions about our favorite amusement park ride and how it relates to our mothering style/being a mom and shared our answers with our table.   There are about 50 mom's and 65+ children.  It's quite the production, and I am so thankful for a meeting with mom's to focus on us, as they say "better mom's make a better world."  Plus Emily gets a little time away from me to play with other children her age which is good for both of us.