November Update

We started the month with Sophia turning eight years old.  Hard to believe how quickly the years have come and gone.  As she matures she is turning into a remarkable young lady.  She is funny, bright, caring and a joy to be around.

She spent her birthday at the barn doing a camp day seeing school was out.  She had a blast there.  It was a perfect day.   We had her birthday party a couple weeks later.  We had a cooking party at our house with five of her friends.  We made pizza and cupcakes and played cooking related games.  It was fun.  The kids enjoyed themselves and the food.

She competed in her last horse show of the season and placed better this time than in September.  She also took a couple of private lessons at another stable and during one of the lessons they were going over low crossbars and her horse actually jumped them rather than trotting over as expected.  She was thrilled.   We ended the month with a trail ride, Steve, Sophia and I were joined by another family and we went on an hour trail ride over Thanksgiving weekend.  I have a new appreciation of all the work and courage it takes to ride a horse.  You won't see me cantering or going over poles anytime soon!

 Sophia had a career day in school.  She talked about how she wants to be a horse trainer when she grows up. She did a great job presenting her information to the parents.

Aiden spent a weekend with us.  Sophia loves spending time with Aiden.