May update

May was another fun filled month.

We take a picture every year in early May when the azalea bushes.

Sophia was in two horse shows.  One was the schooling series.  She took grand champion for her division.  She was also in the in-house show which is much more laid back. We were at the barn for ten hours for the in house show.  She had her first class, jumping at 9 AM and then entered the pairs class which was the next to last event of the day. She rode in the pairs class with her buddy, Emily.  They used the Thing 1 and Thing 2 costumes from Halloween.  They took third place, not bad for girls that did not even know what they class was about before they entered the ring.

Sophia has taken an interest in cake/cookie decorating.  She made a cake for her friend Katelyn's birthday and another one for Mother's Day.  She did a great job.

Sophia played her violin in the spring concert.  She asked her former riding instructor/coach, Ms. Angel to come.  Sophia was thrilled to have her in the audience.

Mr. Twinkletoes continues to entertain us.  He plays with the dogs and pesters Shadow.  Every now and then you find Shadow and Mr. Twinkletoes sleeping on the bed together.  Kaegogi loses a lot of fur in the spring.  We can't keep up with the brushing.

Sophia wanted to volunteer at an puppy adoption event at Petsmart.  We first were in charge of a puppy that kept escaping from his playpen.  He was adopted quickly.  Then Sophia took care of a little chihuahua mix who was two years old. She took such good care of him.  She really wanted to bring him home.  It was hard when someone took an interest in adopting him but in the end she was happy he was going to find a forever home.

Mother's Day was hard without my mother.  We went to see Steve's mother and grandmother.  It was nice to spend some time with Grandma Beadle.  She is almost 93 years old and we know that we won't have many more days with her.