Tuesdays....

Tuesdays are busy days. After school, we go to the City of Tempe dance class.... which is over in a couple of weeks, then we go to "Let's Play Music"... a 3 year class we just started a few weeks ago. Ms. Janalee is the teacher and holds the class at her house. Parents go every other week.
Each child has their own xylophone labelled with Do, Re, Mi, etc and a workbook with "homework" every week. More homework!! In the second year, they begin piano with this program.

On the weeks that parents don't go, I have dinner with Heather (Sierra's mom) .... the blonde mom with gray sweat pants. She and her husband are both "project managers" at Intel.

Here we are in class tonight. Rocking back and forth to a song.... and I cut Jasmine out of the photo:(.

P-T Conference.....

This week at Dobson Academy is Parent Teacher Conference time. Jazzy got all E+'s and the only item that needs a little attention is "focus". Gee.. where have I heard that before?

One week, they studied American symbols and they made a poster of themselves. She also keeps a "journal", and when she draws a picture of herself.... she draws her hair blonde!

Ice skating fun....

Today some black clouds rolled in, so we were looking for something to do. Out of default, we ended up at the ice skating rink. It was so crowded that I couldn't even get a picture of Jazzy skating.... typical Saturday there. During a "break", Jazzy had cotton candy and hung out with her friends for awhile. Later we had to leave because she fell, gashed her head and wouldn't stop crying... mainly because of the blood. It ended up just being a small scalp abrasion which bled alot.

Last night we also went skating. "WE".... as in Jazzy. They did their "graduation recital" to music. Forgot the camera though. Also, yesterday was Miss Wachtel's birthday. They had a party, cake, lollipops and Miss Wachtel got to wear the birthday crown all day:) I heard about that all night long:)

Jasmine is singing to me right now. She says "I have a song for every occasion":)

Then she said... "There was blood on my head. That was a disaster":))

Tumbleweed Rec Center...

Every Wednesday night, the Recreation Center has "Family Night"... movies, exercise classes, etc. We decided to go last night and it was "Autumn Craft Night"... Oh boy, more crafts!:). So, we made an autumn pumpkin looking thing and a scary tree with leaves. Jasmine gave her "pumpkin" to Miss Wachtel, her teacher. I am told that she said "Awww.... that's nice.. Give me a hug:)".

Eat lunch with Jazzy day.....

Yesterday was "eat lunch with your child day" at Dobson Academy. 107 degrees.... record high temperature...and we were sitting outside on a picnic table eating lunch and getting heat stroke. They only have 20 minutes to eat lunch! so it was kind of rushed, and now I know that Jasmine doesn't really eat lunch. She just sits there, plays around with her friends and talks the whole time:)

Later we went ice skating where Jazzy was promoted to Basic One in skating. She has made it thru Snowplow Sam 1, 2 and 3. They are supposed to be 6 yrs old to go to Basic One... but they didn't want to hold her back. Basic Seven is the level when they get to start to compete.
No photos:(.

Autumn Moon Festival....

Tonight we went to the Chinese/Vietnamese Autumn Moon Festival at Indian School Park in Scottsdale. Lots of little Chinese and Vietnamese adopted kids were there playing on the playground and eating mooncakes- apparently the customary thing to eat at the Autumn Moon Festival. They are supposed to have an egg in the middle resembling a moon.... which I am grateful that they didn't... yuk.
The Autumn Moon Princess read a story, then they marched around in a parade with the lanterns they made

Coloring with the college kids from the Chinese Undergraduate Group from ASU. Brittany seemed to be Jasmine's personal babysitter for the entire evening.

Eating a mooncake.

Listening to the Autumn Moon story.

Beginning of the lantern parade.

Busy week....

Been doing all kinds of new things this week: New piano lessons, "Let's Play Music", new dance class, gymnastics, ice skating.....
Today is "National Gymnastics Day" so there was a free open gym. Normally, we don't go to the open gym because there is really no supervision or guidance. The kids just go around do whatever they want... which is fun...but it would be better if they actually had classes.. like today. Apparently, National Gymnastics Day is the beginning of the competition season. Typically, we get in more skating time because unlimited skating at the public sessions is included in the fee for lessons. More bang for the buck... so to speak.

Having fun today. There was a handstand contest to see who could hold a handstand the longest. Jazzy didn't win of course.. but she was right up there.
Practicing a backbend, on the bar, and of course... making a face at me:)