Today was Jasmine’s final class of Gymnastics level 2. They did lots of stretching, tumbling, jumping and balancing.
Gymnasitics 2 Final
Mother Daughter at Work
Jasmine has been asking, rather begging, me to take her to work for months. One Friday she had off from school, and Jeff was working a half day, so with the stars aligned we made plans.
Jasmine dressed up like mommy. I wore purple so we could match. Jasmine carryied my purse and coffee to the car. Everyone at work was happy to see her. Many had not met her yet. She was quite the little lady. She spent most of the morning playing games on my computer. Jeff came at noon to pick her up and we all had lunch together.
Halloween: What to wear?
Halloween in three parts
Being the best mom ever, I made my daughters Halloween costume this year. With a purchased long black wig and fabric I had on hand, Jasmine and I decided that Pricess Jasmine from Alladin would be a no-brainer. Little did I realize…
Friday. She had a costume party at her day camp. I realized that while the Princess Jasmine costume was okay to walk around in gathering candy, it was a little too skimpy for a day playing at camp. What to do! With three tiara’s and a tub full of dress up clothes, one can always pull a princess costume together.
One crisis averted.
Saturday. With gymnastics class in the morning and a Halloween festival at the parks & rec right after, I knew she would need something that could easily fit over her clothes and her father could put together on the fly. So I converted a black velvet skirt into a witches outfit complete with hat and caplet.
Two crisis’ averted.
Sunday. Finally it is Halloween and we can put the Princess Jasmine costume on. I then realize that an exposed belly will be too cold for her out in the evening. Soooo another last minute adjustment and out the door she goes.
Next year she’s going as a ghost.
Party at Safari Sams
We had a great time at Ella’s birthday party today. Safari Sam’s has lot of stuff to do – glowing mini-golf, arcade, pump-ups and the largest play structure in Oregon. Although I think we got in trouble. Emily, Jasmine, Ella and I were so engrossed in playing a safari hunt video game that we missed the speaker announcement to return to the table for birthday cupcakes. Ella’s mom Beth had to come get us.
Roloff Farms
For those of you who follow this bog, you may remember when we first met Jasmine she was living with foster mom Kristi and foster sister Jaiden. After we adopted Jasmine, Destiny came to live there with Jaiden. So when Jaiden and her adopted mother Julie came up to visit all three girls got a chance to see each other. Destiny brought her new cousin who is also named Jaiden.
We met up at Roloff Farms. The location of the reality TV program was turned into a fall wonderland. Donkey rides, petting zoo, exotic zoo, hay tower, pump-up slides and snacks. And just look at the beautiful day we had! Perfect for picking out that perfect pumpkin.
