When's New York's Birthday?

Jasmine is so confused.
New York...Buffalo...America...they're all "where we live" and she has no idea which one she really means to refer to.
To help things along, we've been referring to today as America's Birthday over and over again, to help them get the idea. It usually works.

The kids have been enjoying SchoolHouse Rock lately. Jasmine loves to ask me what each song is about, and when we'll learn that (and what subject it falls under). She and Bekah can now sing the multiples of three thanks to "Three is a magic number," and they know a little bit of history, science and government.
And the other day, Jasmine came down in "costume" and made me guess what she was.
thanks to her props and pose, I was able to figure it out:

Isn't she much cuter than the Green Lady??
Bekah had to be one too, but since the Statue of Liberty was already taken, Jasmine had a new suggestion: She could be the Statue of New Mexico!
(no picture of her, unfortunately)

Happy Independence Day to all my American friends and family! I love being an American :)