mini trip...

Jazzy got to go on a little mini trip for a few days with her friend Myah, Myah's mom Michele, and Michele's sister Nicole. Also in attendance was Myah's baby brother coming in a few months. They went to Thumper Pond - a really nice resort in Ottertail, MN. I want to go just because it's in a place called Ottertail!!! Thumper Pond is a really nice resort with a water park. I don't have any photos of them.... but I heard it's very nice!

MSU College for Kids

Minnesota State University has summer classes for kids - "College for Kids". Jasmine took "Soap Making" and "Polymer Clay Jewelry Making" At first, I was kind of disappointed in the soap making class. I thought they were actually going to learn how soap is made, but then I realized that would entail using caustic substances- so I can see why they didn't actually learn how to make soap. In the class, they used huge slabs of "craft soap"- glycerin and white soap- melted it down, colored it, then put it into molds. Jasmine has about 70 soaps now:) She made a large 6" by 4" slab of soap for her friend Myah. Inside is one of the little toys that Myah left at our house. Myah is going to be disappointed after using all of that soap- only to find one of her old toys inside:) Jasmine's jewelry creations- donut earrings, a charm bracelet with a chocolate bar, apple, panda, and a rose. butterfly necklace, rose necklace and two rings. They had a little jewelry/art show at the end of the class!

Camp Cormorant Horsemanship ....

I guess she had fun. She wouldn't tell me much about it, and the website didn't have many photos in general, let alone with Jasmine in them. She didn't get money to spend in the store because just prior to leaving for camp, she tried to steal 40.00 from my purse, plus a bag of candy. I purchased 4 months worth of non- perishable groceries to have on hand after my surgery. She found the small candy stash and tried to stuff it in her suitcase. I, of course, found it.... and took away the 40.00 I had given her for the store...plus the 40.00 she stole. She was not able to buy a souvenir or candy from the store this year. Too bad... so sad!

Camp Cormorant June 10-15

Day 1 at camp: Rained all day off and on. It looks like they did get the horses out one time though, then a campfire at night. These are all the photos I could find on their site with Jazzy.

Camp Invention....

This week, Jasmine attended Camp Invention. I don't know exactly what they did- because of course, she would not tell me. I do know that they had a robotic dog that they took apart, diagnosed, and treated with surgery. Here is a house designed by Jasmine. It has a solar powered generator on top as well as a rain water collection system on the side- just like the one we made last year at a workshop:) Rain water collection system: Here is a dog house she made with a little dog that was covered with the "skin" of Jasmine's choosing. She adopted the dog and named it "Roberta", then changed the name to "Tigger"!! Side view of the dog house which apparently will be converted into a bird house to hang on a tree outside. They also designed "robo-bots" and programmed them to follow any kind of black "track" or pen marking. Here is a planter that Jasmine made last week at a Fargo Parks and Rec DIY "Make your own planter" workshop:)

Fargo Moorehead Youth Choir Spring Concert

West Fargo Schools Orchestra Concert

Middle and High School Grades 6-12 West Fargo Orchestra. 725 kids. They were very talented. List of 6th graders. I couldn't even get all of them in the photo. Jasmine is in the back row- just a dot of brown hair next to the bass player:)