Here are a couple pictures of Emily’s holiday decor this year. Note the new addition of ‘Christmas Town’ – Emily and Jasmine have different opinions on how it should be organized – they each shuffle things around every day. Also take a look at the mantel, and you well see the labels Jasmine made for the stockings so Santa knows where to put stuff.
My mom is visiting us for Christmas week. Today we went out to lunch at a restaurant I’ve been wanting to try – a mongolian grill. I’ve been to these types of eateries before, but never with my daughter. I was excited to see her response.
Jasmine really enjoyed the experience. She piled her plate with chicken, pasta, and pineapple. The chefs made a special cooking performance for her, spinning her food in the air ‘like magic’. She also got lots of cuddling with grandma.
My favorite combo was pork, onions, green onions, zucchini, jalapeno peppers, garlic and ginger sauce.
Thanks to Jasmine’s eagle eyes, we also found out that admission included an icecream dessert. Jasmine and I got chocolate sauce, grandma got caramel.
Jasmine had a playdate tonight with sister Destiny, foster sister Jaiden, and friend Jaiden. They did lots of silliness and posing.
It’s time for our favorite holiday festival – the Beaverton Tree Lighting. Fancy lights, grab bags, Santa visits, cookies, hot chocolate, carolers, and dancing. We had much holiday cheer and old fashioned fun.
Jasmine bowls a strike! Avery, Jasmine’s bff from school, had her ninth birthday at a bowling alley. While Jeff and I looked on, Jasmine, Avery and another school friend, Kassidy had a blast bowling. The gutter gaurds helped, of course. After cake the girls watched as Avery went into the booth of swirling game tickets and grabbed as many as she could. The day ended with video games and prizes.
