First day of 4th grade!

Back to school! 111 degrees, 50% humidity. New book bag, lunch bag and books:) Desk next to Leila- from 3rd grade- the one who gives Jasmine candy and makeup every day! Great:( New teacher is Mrs. Swane- much more organized than last year. She even plays nice calming music in the background:) I think this year will go much more smoothly. Mrs. Swane is even open to using essential oils in the classroom. I brought her essential oil cleaning items and an oil combination to spray all over the room for "focus". Only problem is that the other parents brought the carcinogenic chlorox junk:(

Back from Willow Springs....

It hardly ever rains in Phoenix, but of course when I went to pick Jasmine up at the bus stop... it was pouring down rain with thunder and lightening. What a mess!Apparently she wore the same clothes every day again, even though we've had the discussion about it many times. All of her clean and folded clothes, including underwear, shower towel, and clean folded sheets were in the dirty clothes bag!! She slept on the yukky mattress in her sleeping bag with no sheets:( Yuk! There are only two photos on the camp blog with Jasmine in them. In this one, she is the tiny dot with the same green shirt on. With a magnifying glass, I can see that at least she is smiling. Here are the "Coco Puffs" which consisted of two cabins- Jasmine's photography group and the Desert Divas. The photography group called "HerStory" was supposed to be a group learning to take photos to tell their own story. I don't think that happened. She did take a picture of a lizard and named him "Photographic". She made the frame too. You can hardly see him in the photo:) They made carrying cases for their cameras- which is good because even though we had a hard case, the camera looked like it aged by 10 years just in 5 days! Since it rained occasionally during the day, they did some indoor crafts. A painting.... and a "tie dye" that looks like it may have been meant to be a heart? Apparently at one of the nightly bonfires, Jasmine got the "most lovable smallest camper award":) A nice camper "parent report". Apparently she was teaching the other girls the benefits of being lactose and gluten free:))) Two badges-- one of which was supposed to be a STEM badge.

Leaving for Camp Willow Springs today!

Willow Springs Camp Prescott, AZ Photography camp! Maybe she can show me how to take photos when she returns, since mine never turn out right. Ready to get on the bus with a forced smile:) A selfie with Jazzy and me:)

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Playdate at Makuto's Island...

Every single one of my photos came out blurry:( Makuto's Island is a big indoor jungle with huge trees, tree houses, rope bridges high in the trees, a zip line, games... all indoors !! We have been to many birthday parties there! plus it's right next door to the skating rink.

Minion Movie with Tindall's !

These guys just have to see a movie on the day it comes out!! I'm not sure why. I saw the previews and it looked like torture for me. So, I went to the gym and ran some errands while Jasmine, Abby, Gadiel, and Jenny all went to the movie. Jenny said it was terrible, but the kids liked it. Then of course, they had to go to "Build A Bear" to make a minion. We do not need yet another stuffed toy!

Hollywood!!!

Jenny, Abby, Gadiel and Jazzy left one Thursday morning...and I'm not totally clear on what they did until Monday:) First they drove to LA, got some new tires!, made it to the hotel and went swimming. The next day, they spent at Huntington Beach- but Jenny forgot the camera:) Saturday- Universal Studios, Minion ride, Rainforest Cafe, made some cars, took a bus tour of Hollywood and went to the Hollywood sign, of course. Took another day to drive home:) Somewhere along the way, they went to fireworks and water show, as well as a "pet performance show". That's all I could get! At one of the shows....