Christmas 2009

New Baby

Marie Leslie is the Hydrangea Discussion Group Leader and she just had her beautiful baby girl this week. Baby Brystol was born Tuesday December 15th at 11:33am weighing 6 lbs. 10 oz. and measuring 20 inches long! Both mommy and baby are doing well. Older brother Brevin is still adjusting to the newness of baby Brystol's arrival but with Christmas just around the corner his focus will soon be elsewhere. Please join me in congratulating Marie, her husband John, and big brother Brevin on the birth of beautiful baby Brystol.

Baby & Christmas Events

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Leanna and Jory Smith welcomed their fourth baby, Levi Jory, on December 9th, 2009. Levi weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and measured 20 inches long. Congratulations to Leanna, Jory, Hailey, Caden and Xander on the birth of baby Levi.





Newberg Friends Church
Friday December 18th, 7pm in the Sanctuary.
FREE viewing of the new Veggie Tale Movie, St. Nicolas: A Story of Joyful Giving. Wear your jammies. Bring a pillow or blanket and enjoy some yummy popcorn!

The LIVE NATIVITY at Attrell’s Newberg Funeral Chapel, which went up on Dec. 12 this year is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and will be open through Christmas Day. While Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus are represented by mannequins, Theodore the donkey and Miniature Babydoll Southdown sheep Whoopi and Miss Piggy are the real thing, courtesy of area farmer Fred Pohler. In addition to visiting with the animals in the 8- by 16-foot manger, visitors can also push a button and listen to a recording of Attrell reading the story of Jesus’ birth from the Bible. Virtually unchanged since it started in 1976, the nativity also features the original mannequins, Attrell said.

Christmas Events and Monday's Meeting

Are you a music lover?

Toby Mac and Relient K will be performing in the Winter Wonder Slam on Sunday December 13, 2009 at 6:00pm at the Oregon State Fair Indoor Pavilion (2330 Seventeenth Street NE, Salem, OR). Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.

Are you a lights lover?

See the Zoo transform into a beautiful light show.
Days and Hours: Nov. 27-Jan. 3
Closed Dec. 24-25
Sun-Thurs: 5-8 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 5-8:30 p.m.
Stay until one hour after gate closes.
http://www.oregonzoo.org/Events/ZooLights/index.htm

This Monday, December 14th will mark our last MOPS meeting for 2009. Please remember that everyone is asked to bring something for brunch. Also, if you are participating in the Mystery Moms program, please remember to bring your gift to Monday's meeting. If you are returning in the winter semester of 2010 please have your fees available for Kim Caldwell at Monday's meeting as well. If you paid in full at the beginning of the year, this does not apply to you.

See you all on Monday.

MOPPETS

MOPPETS Day Out!

Monday December 7th 11:30-1:00pm
Oregon Gymnastics Academy, Indoor Park

16305 NW Bethany Ct,Beaverton, OR 97006

503-531-3409

http://www.ogagym.org/

Come enjoy open gym time with your kids!

$5 per child

If you have any questions please contact Angie, russellangie1@gmail.com

The Beginning of Christmas in Newberg

In case you missed it in last month's newsletter, I just wanted to remind you that Newberg's Tree Lighting & visit with Santa Claus will be this Thursday evening. (Yes - on CIVIL WAR night!) If you have no other plans, perhaps you would like to bring the family to experience all of the festivities. Here are the details:

Kids' Craft Sale, Library Tree Lighting and Santa Claus Visit!

5:00 pm Shop the Kids’ Craft Sale where local youth artisans, aged 18 years and younger, will be selling their wares in the library’s lobby and meeting room. Consider this opportunity to support local entrepreneurship, business education, & creativity for your holiday giving and shopping.

6:30 pm Newberg Christian Church carolers will be singing, and Santa will arrive on a fire truck to join us and light the tree out front!

6:45 pm After the tree lighting, Santa will head upstairs in the library for visits. Parents are welcome to bring along their cameras for this free photo opportunity! Be sure to get your colored tickets from library staff to take your turn with Santa Claus.

Recipe

Hello ladies. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. This seems to be the weekend for cooking and baking so I thought I would share this recipe with you. This is a fun treat for the whole family. Enjoy!

Red Velvet Whoopie Pie
(http://www.bhg.com/recipe/cookies/red-velvet-whoopie-pie/)

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 1-oz. bottle red food coloring (2 Tbsp.)
1 recipe Whoopie Pie Filling, recipe below

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment; set aside. In medium bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. In large mixing bowl beat butter on medium to high 30 seconds. Beat in brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beating after each addition just until combined. Stir in food coloring.
3. Spoon batter in 1- or 2-inch diameter rounds, about 1/2-inch high on prepared baking sheets, allowing 1 inch between each round.
4. Bake 7 to 9 minutes for 1-inch cookies or 9 to 11 minutes for 2-inch cookies, or until tops are set. Cool completely on baking sheets on rack. Remove cooled cookies from baking sheets.
5. To fill, dollop Whoopie Pie Filling on flat sides of half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies, flat sides down. Makes 60 one-inch or 42 two-inch cookies.
6. Whoopie Pie Filling: In medium mixing bowl beat 1/4 cup softened butter and half an 8-ounce package softened cream cheese until smooth. Fold in one 7-ounce jar marshmallow creme.
7. To store: Refrigerate in airtight container up to 4 days. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.