Jasmine started 1st grade today and she was excited to go. She has been looking forward to returning to school for the last couple weeks. Mom and Jasmine have been preparing by picking up supplies and decorating her backpack. Dad took Jasmine the week before to check out her new classroom. So on the first day, Jasmine knew right where to go and led mom along for the ride. Jasmine quickly fell back into the school groove seeing her old friends and her teacher (same one she had for kindergarten).
We went for a Sunday drive on the Historic Columbia River Highway. We made several stops to enjoy the scenery and to have a picnic.
We attended the 5th Annual Tie-dye party hosted by Julia. Emily and Jasmine made many colorful items from shirts to socks. Jasmine had a lot of fun playing with Erin, especially the video games.
In case you are interested, here are the entries for the 4th Annual Party: Ta-da Tie-dye and Tie-dye results.
The annual Washington Park concert series started up here in Portland. So we headed to the International Rose Garden to watch a dance performance. It was a mix of styles from ballet to modern. We packed a yummy picnic of black bean salad, olive tapenade, and toasted bread. Jasmine joined the other kids playing tag or just dancing around. We think this was Jasmine’s first time watching a dance performance and she really enjoyed it. We think lessons are in her future.
7:30am Jeff wakes up wondering why the house is still quiet. Usually the whole family is awake at 6:30am. He checks around and finds that wife and daughter are still asleep. He then decides to take advantage of the time to pay some bills and plan the day.
8am Emily and Jeff wake Jasmine with some back tickles. Jasmine displays her best grumpy face at us and rolls over. Parents wonder if she is 6 or 16. Dad says, “Well I guess I will have to go to the festival alone today.” Jasmine yells “Wait for me!”
9am Family finishes breakfast. Jasmine gets her morning dose of cartoons including SpongeBob.
9:30am There are some strong negotiations on what to wear between Mom and Daughter in Jasmine’s bedroom. Daughter emerges from her room ready for the day sporting some hip sunglasses.
10am Family makes their weekly visit to the library. Dad and Mom pick out books while Jasmine plays on the kids activity computer.
11:30am We arrive to the Parks and Rec Family Festival. The place is packed and full of activities. There are big lines for the attractions – Jasmine does a great job of being patient – better than her parents roasting in the hot sun. Jasmine admires the vintage car show, gets her face painted, does a little rock climbing, and conquers a bunch of inflatable toys.
3pm We are back home and relaxing on our back patio. 5 minutes later Jasmine proclaims “I’m bored”.
4pm Jasmine watches the movie Shaggy Dog while Emily looks at cookbooks. Jeff goes upstairs to take a nap.
6pm Dinner.
7pm Jeff and Jasmine head to the park to play and for a bike ride.
8:30pm Parents read Jasmine bedtime stories.
9pm Jasmine is asleep. Parents read before falling asleep as well.
