Journey to Jasmine

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Billings MT Zoo

This week we drove 8 hours to Billings, had several dental surgeries, went to the zoo, then drove home.

I couldn't get our zoo photo to upload:(

Friday, April 6, 2018

Updates....

Just updates since I haven't had my computer for over week. Marissa and Jasmine decided to stay "in" for their "date" so they could paint ceramic unicorns.

Swimming lessons for a couple of weeks. Jasmine has not had swim lessons since we moved to Fargo. Prior to that, she went thru all of the levels all the way up to swim team. Now she is acting as if she has never seen a swimming pool before...starting at a lower level with much younger kids. Part of the "developmental trauma" symptoms.

Reading a book....wish I could still do this!

Pooped for the night- on the couch:)

Easter stuff...

Jazz and Myah at a "Bounce Fest" just before Easter.

I took them to McDonald's afterwards:( Bad mommy!

Jasmine made some chick- deviled eggs at a cooking class:)

A little miniature lego replica of the White House made by Jasmine. It's about 1" tall.

Putting together a "dog puzzle". Jasmine left the unfinished puzzle out all night and Stefani scattered the pieces all over the place:)

Nice outfit from Grandma- a little skirt with unicorns on it and a pink shirt. Jazz had to wear a different sweater because it's still so cold out.

It was nice quiet Easter!

Monday, February 12, 2018

ND Adoption Camp....

This weekend, we attended the ND Post Adopt Winter Camp in Medina, ND- just outside of Bismarck. It wasn't exactly "camping" since it was -11 degrees most of the time. We mostly did crafts together, played games, and had various adoption discussions. We made a double decker kitty!

Single decker kitty before we finished it!Our "respite family"- the Evensens were there too! Here they are with the rocket ship they built.

Minute to win it game! I think it was this game where Jasmine won gift certificates to "Pizza Ranch":)

Playing "carpet bomb" game with Jocelyn and Abigail Evensen.

One of the crafts we made- not done yet- still have to put our names and dates on it!

Playing a game with the Evensen's- Todd, Jocelyn, Natalie, Abigail, Jasmine.

This is a photo of the lake!! There is a huge slide- obviously not in use now, a large place on the ice cleared off for ice skating, holes for ice fishing- but it was just too cold to have activities outside. We did lots of other things indoors thought- roller skating, rock climbing, and basketball!

Jasmine is a puzzle wizard!

I keep trying to find more and more complicated puzzles- rounded edges, over 1000 pieces, etc., but she seems to be able to figure it out pretty quickly:)

Stefani posing next to Jasmine's stuffed dog:)

Big Sister dates:)

Every two weeks, Jasmine goes on a "date" with Marissa Johnson, her "Big Sister". Sometimes they just go out to get ice cream, go to the library, the mall, or just stay home and play a board game. This time they went to "Creatively Uncorked"- a painting event place in downtown Fargo. The painting subject was "Unicorns" - which is why it was so popular with little girls:)