Craft Class

Today we went to Jazzy's craft class at the Tempe Community Center. Nothing else to do since it is still 112 degrees outside. We made crafts having to do with plants and flowers. $5.00 for four Saturdays.... not a bad price for something to do. Then we went to Jazzy's favorite restaurant Pho Van in Chandler - where they already know her name. We always have Pho, the common and typical Vietnamese dish eaten at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Jasmine met another little girl there her age who gave her a Vietnamese lollipop... probably no different than any other lollipop, but just had Vietnamese paper on it.


Having fun in craft class with very old clothes on so we could get really dirty.

Swimming Graduation

Last night, Jasmine graduated from beginner to intermediate at the USA Swim Kids Child Development Center in Mesa. At this center, they only focus on "safety", not so much on regular swimming. To graduate from beginner to intermediate, they have to be able to jump in the water and immediately turn onto their back and float for 10 seconds, then swim to the side of the pool and climb out completely on their own. When they graduate, the child gets to go ring a bell and an announcement is made. Then they have their picture taken while "olympic theme music" is being played.

At her other swim lessons, Jazzy can swim thru a hula hoop under water as well as swim with the overhand stroke for part of the width of the pool. She doesn't keep up with the other kids in her class since they are twice her size, but she is doing amazingly well. I was watching the Mommy and Me baby class, which is where we were last year at this time and thinking that she has made amazing progress. I am so proud of her. She has turned out to be a great swimmer.

Here she is ringing the bell.
Getting her picture taken while the music is playing. People clapping.