January 2015 First Moms Events

Here is our schedule for January 2015.

We hope you are able to join us!!!

Upcoming Events

January 8, Thursday; 845am:  

First Moms Meeting at First Baptist Church south campus.  Meetings are free and open to all moms in the community.  We'll have brunch, watch a dvd on parenting, do a fun craft (we'll make cool decoupage tile coasters), and chat. Free childcare is also provided.  

January 15, Thursday; 630p-8p:  

This spring semester we're going to try to include some service project/community projects into our events.  Some will be geared towards just us moms while some may be suitable for children to help.  This first one will be for moms.  Join us at FBC gym to cut wedding dress fabric into patterns that will be used to make infant burial gowns.  Rhonda Wright came to speak at our December meeting and a lot of us loved her ministry and thought it would be a worthwhile project.  NO sewing experience necessary.  Please bring sharp scissors with you.  

January 23, Friday; 11am:  

Playdate to Incredible Pizza.  8314 E 71^st St. Tulsa.  Join us for games, pizza buffet, and trampoline fun!  Look on their website for coupons or deals of the day.    http://tulsaincrediblepizza.com/family-fun/ipc/

January 27, Tuesday, Time To Be Determined. 

Mom's Night Out to Warren Theater in Broken Arrow for dinner and a movie.  This is the brand new theater where you can eat a meal while you watch a newly released flick.  As it gets closer to the date, we'll post on facebook the movie and time.  http://www.warrentheatres.com/brokenarrow.asp

If you ever have questions or comments about our events, please let us know.  Hope you are able to make it!

Blessings!!!

Saying Goodbye to 2014, Welcoming in 2015

Hello First Moms members!!!
Sorry its been a while since updating the blog, but I'll make a New Year's Resolution to keep it updated more often ;-)

So we finished up 2014 with being Thankful in November and celebrating the birth of Jesus at Christmas during our December meetings. 

We were blessed to have numerous door prizes at the December meeting from some members of our group and the community.  We'd like to thank and recognize them.  You can find may of these ladies on Facebook if you wish to talk to them about their products or services.

Rachel Orth - Mary Kay
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rachels-Mary-Kay/

Julie Phelps - Pampered Chef
https://www.facebook.com/julie.p.phelps

Kim McCoy - Jamberry
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kim-McCoy-Jamberry-Nails-Consultant/

Ashley Sokoloski - Scentsy
https://www.facebook.com/ashley.sokoloski

Dawg House Donuts -
https://www.facebook.com/dawghousedonuts

Heather McCoy - Pampered Chef
https://www.facebook.com/TPCHeatherMcCoy

Cindy Hoover - handmade bag
https://www.facebook.com/cindy.p.hoover

Dana Moses - Essential Oils
https://www.facebook.com/dana.moses.cdeo

Kendall Johns - Photography
https://www.facebook.com/kjartography

Shepherd's Fold Ranch - gift basket
https://www.facebook.com/shepherdsfoldranch

Kendl Breeding - Nerium skin care
https://www.facebook.com/kendl.breeding

Additionally Nobles Town and Country Meats donated three turkeys for our December meeting 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nobles-Town-and-Country-Meats/

Thanks for supporting these wonderful women!!!

October Events

Attention: Due to potential rain for Oct 13, we have rescheduled the trip to Carmichael's Pumpkin Patch. 
 The new date is Monday Oct 20.

 

Monday, October 20

Playdate to Carmichael's Pumpkin Patch.

Located on SE corner of 171st and Mingo in Bixby.   

Carpool from FBC at 10am.

In addition to loads of pumpkins, they have a petting zoo, pony rides, hay rides, and a corn maze. 

 

 

Thursday, October 30: 7pm

Moms' Night Out to watch the movie

"Moms' Night Out"

We'll show the movie in the FBC South campus sanctuary on the big screen.  Come on out for some good laughs -

even if you've already seen the movie!

We'll have popcorn, soda, candy. 

Check out trailers at http://momsnightoutmovie.com/

 

 You are welcome to attend our playdates and MNO's even if you can't make the regular meetings. 
We look forward to seeing you soon!

 

 

 

 

 

October Meeting Recap

 

Thanks so much to everyone who came to our October First Moms Meeting at FBC.

We had over 40 women present and were so excited to see each and every one of them.

If you are still interested in joining our group, it's not too late!  We meet on the first Thursday of the month, 845am-11am, at FBC south campus in Skiatook.  Come join us!

 

We continued our study of the Raising Boys and Girls DVD and booklet. 

(By the way the answers to the listening guide are in the back of the book!)

The topic was The World of Preschoolers, ages birth to 5 years old.

Boys and girls each learn and develop differently.  Generally speaking, girls are relational, engaging, intuitive, and imaginative.  Boys can be wild, active, adventurous, curious, and experiential.  Our table discussions were very engaging as we talked about how our kids either exactly fit into these categories...or were the direct opposite! 

 

We also did a super fun craft during our meeting.  We made a wooden "Fall" pumpkin blocks. It was a fun time of chatting and laughing.  They turned out so cute! 

 

 

First Moms of Skiatook FIRST Meeting was AWESOME

Last Thursday September 4, 2014 we had our FIRST First Moms of Skiatook meeting at First Baptist Church.  It was SO MUCH FUN! 
We had almost 30 women present - laughing, eating, sharing.  It was awesome!  And for quite a few of the moms it was their first time coming to a mom's group. 

The welcome table looked beautiful and welcoming!  Rebecca did a wonderful job picking out the colors and accents.

Heidi, our coordinator, had us do a really fun ice breaker.  The four corners of the gym floor were numbered 1,2,3,4.  She read a list of 4 options and which ever option you liked the best, you moved to that corner of the gym.  For example, which is your favorite way to relax: manicure, pedicure, massage, or haircut.  The "massage" corner was quite full!  Which is your favorite type of music: Mexican, Italian, Chinese, American.  A lot of us LOVE Mexican food!  It was hilarious watching us all mosey around the gym and seeing what common interests we all share. 

We began our DVD video and book discussion on Raising Boys and Girls.  You can check out the authors' website and blog at www.raisingboysandgirls.com  The first video was mostly an introduction from one of the authors about how she started the organization and her motivation behind helping children, adolescents, and families.  Next month we start talking about preschoolers!  If you didn't receive a copy of the book yet, don't fret.  We'll have more available at the October 2 meeting. 

 

Our whole group seemed really interested in the video and the discussion that followed.  The book is filled with discussion questions, so it was really easy to be engaged and to learn more about each other.   

 

 

After watching the first segment of the video and discussion time, we worked on our crafts.  We will have time for DVD, discussion, and crafts at each meeting.  We did two crafts this first month.  We created our super cute name tags and a beaded key chain with a pewter feather. Both were easy to make even for the "non-crafty" people in our bunch! :-)

 

All in all it was a TERRIFIC meeting of First Moms!  We are so happy for the women that decided to join us.  New moms are always welcome.  We meet the 1st Thursday of the month in the gym area of First Baptist Church in Skiatook, 845am-11am.  Hope to see you there!!!

 



  

First Moms General Information

First Moms of Skiatook

Connecting the Hearts of Moms

First Moms of Skiatook (formally Skiatook Mops) is a group of women coming together for fellowship, laugher,

and a great brunch!

 

We welcome moms in every sense of the word: new mom, grand-mom, stepmom, working mom, stay-at-home mom, foster mom,

 homeschool mom...literally ALL MOMS!!!

 

Our meeting are:

1st Thursday of the month

September 2014 through May 2015

8:45am to 11am

 

Join us in the gym area of First Baptist Church

940 West Oak, Skiatook

(First Moms is a Ministry of FBC)

 

At First Moms, we will welcome you with open arms. 
You will be encouraged and supported. 

Our members live in Skiatook, Owasso and neighboring towns.

We also attend a variety of churches in the area.

 

 

 

September 4 Meeting preview

Hello fellow Moms!!!

We are so excited about our upcoming

First Moms meeting on Sept 4 at FBC Skiatook!!! 

We hope you can join us.  This is the first meeting of our new calendar year and the first meeting since we've changed over from Skiatook Mops. 

A lot of great things that worked under Mops will stay the same -

yummy delicious brunch, fabulous speakers and discussion questions,

childcare available for your little ones. 

 

But we have some new surprises in store this year as First Moms!!! 

The BIGGEST BLESSING to us has been that First Baptist Church has graciously incorporated us into their ministry program and that means

First Moms is FREE TO ATTEND!!! 

 

You do not need to be a member of FBC to join First Moms or to receive this terrific deal.  Our members attend a variety of churches in the surrounding area: Life Church Owasso, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, GUTS,

Prue First Baptist are just a few. 

 

We are so grateful to FBC and their leadership for appreciating and supporting this moms group.

 

Our Theme for the year is

"Our Strength is in our Quiver"

Psalm 127:3-5

"Children are a heritage from the Lord,

offspring a reward from him.

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior

are children born in one's youth.

Blessed is the man [MOM]

whose quiver is full of them.

They will not be put to shame when 

they contend with their opponents in court."

 

 

This year we will be following along with the

Raising Boys and Girls DVD series by Goff, Thomas, and Trevathan.

You can check out their website at www.raisingboysandgirls.com for additional information and links.

 

First Kids is our childcare program this year. 

Our childcare coordinators have developed a wonderful program to keep your little ones entertained and cared after.