We pumped up the fun for Jasmine’s 7th birthday at a Pump It Up Party. The parents even joined in on the festivities. I think my favorite was the obstacle course. The kids liked the slides the best.
A Pumped Up Party
Father’s Day
With two birthday’s, last day of school, gymnastics and summer day camp starting – June is a busy month for us. But in the middle of the whirlwind we stop to give dad a special day. We had Father Day lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, Sushi Hanna. We call it the Sushi Train. As you can see from the pictures it is alot of fun to watch the different dishes go by and pick out what looks good. After our feast, Jeff opened his cards from wife, daughter and both cats. He also got two Fathers Day gifts. One was a request (Shrek) the other a little surprise (Blazing Saddles).
Cat and mouse
Sometimes our cat Little Man likes to help out with operationg our computer mouse. Maybe this is his way of saying ‘pay attention to me’, ‘pet me’, or ‘feed me’. Although I think the real answer is he was just too darn lazy to move to out of the way.
Father Daughter Day
Since school was out and summer camp was closed, I declared today father-daughter day. As usual, I did too much and tired myself out – but believe it or not Jasmine also got tired.
First: was a park ranger nature hike at a local state park with the theme of summer solstice, which is only a couple days away. On our hike we encountered giant banana slugs, stinging nettles and a garden snake.
Second: we went to the library for Jasmine to play kids games on the computer, while I collected childrens books. We are very excited that Jasmine is both reading and liking it.
Third: we tried out a new Mexican restaurant featuring a lunch buffet. I wasn’t impressed, but Jasmine enjoyed it. She had a cheese taco, cheese enchilada, chicken nuggets, french fries and cantaloupe.
Fourth: we went to the Children’s museum where she played dentist with an alligator, went grocery shopping, worked at a deli and performed theater.
We finally got home at 4:30, whereupon she went outside to play with friends and I made sure the living room couch was up to spec.
Tumble Fountain
Taking advantage of the nice weather and the bountiful energy of a young girl, we headed to the park. It was such a popular destination that we met one of Jasmine’s friends Nikki. The girls did gymnastics feats and splashed around in the cascading fountain.
