Back to the Beaverton Fountain. The “IN” place for all the cool kids. This time Grandma joined Jasmine and me as we met Destiny and Patty for food and fountain fun. Notice the similar bathing suits each picked on their own. Cute!!!
My mom flew in on Thursday and the next day, being a typical georgeus summer day in Oregon, we headed out to the Beaverton Fountain. We met up with our neighbor Jan and her grandkids John Hayden and Amelia for a picnic and play date. Pizza and grapes were on the menu and fun fun fun was had by all!
What do you do with a big cardboard box? Two years ago, I made a playhouse for Jasmine. She outgrew it (literally) and it got recycled. This time I decided that her Barbies (all 25 of them) needed a play house. It was a lot of fun and I was able to keep it a surprise until it was all done. Jasmine and her friends love it, but are already asking for some home-improvements. The bedroom has been re-arranged to accommodate a closet and an addition is being planned to add rooms for the kids. And lets not forget a garage for the car and an elevator…oh and a swimming pool…
Jasmine and I rocked the 2011 Parks & Rec. annual festival. Each year it gets more popular and action packed. So much so, that it took quite a while to find a parking spot.
Jasmine loved all the giant inflatable play structures – they certainly were quite colorful and fun to look at. I was amazed at how patient she was waiting in the long lines – if only she exhibited such reserve for the other obstacles in her life – such as cleaning her room.
We enjoyed a police dog demonstration, an Irish dancing show and a stroll through the hotrod/vintage cars. She liked lots of vehicles, particularly the pink car that matched her shirt that day.
There was even an charismatic Elvis impersonator taking requests from the audience.
Emily had a craving for some soup and salad, so we went to Sweet Tomatoes. We took our neighbor Grace with us. It’s always interesting seeing what kids select from the buffet – these two kids definitely like cucumbers and pickles – and pizza – and of course icecream. I was really digging the southwest lime chicken bean soup. Emily liked the vegy medley soup – which I also liked. Emily, Jasmine and Grace all enjoyed the mac & cheese.
