Good times in May

May was an amazing month. Of course we had to take our yearly picture by the blooming azalea
bushes.  I can't wait to put all these pictures side by side in a scrapbook and see how much she has grown from one year to the next.

Sophia earned her Bronze Award in Girl Scouts. She worked on a project for a horse rescue. She and her friend made horse treat bags for the horses during the holidays and raised money for a donation to the rescue.  She is very excited about moving on her her Silver and Gold Awards.  Sophia bridged from Juniors to Cadettes in May too.  Our troop had a huge Cupcake War event where 30 scouts participated in a competition decorating cupcakes. It was a great event and helped us earn money to support the Bronze Award projects the girls completed.

We celebrated Mother's Day with Steve's Mom and sister. It was nice to be with family on Mother's Day. I miss my Mom terribly but know that she is still with me in spirit. Her love can still be felt.

Sophia auditioned for the County's Festival Chorus. She worked weekly with about five other kids to learn music over a six week period. She then joined kids from all 5th grades in the county and spent a day practicing as a group with a guest conductor. They then performed together at night.  It was a twelve hour day but she had a blast.

She continues to ride. Sometimes I feel we are at the barn more than our house!  She loves riding Navajo. He is such a great horse.  She was planning on trying him in the jumper ring during the May show but it got rained out.  She did compete in the May Dressage show. She did test A and B. She did well. She is very motivated to improve her score each time she rides.

Sophia had a blast at the Memorial Day In-house show. She did very well with Navajo. She rode pairs with one of her friends. They took first place. Sophia and her friend designed T-shirts that we made on the Cricut. She is a very creative child. Sophia was pretty exhausted after the show. Otto slept with her.

The pool opened Memorial Day weekend. The water was SOOO cold. I did not go in but Steve and Sophia did brave the cold.

My most favorite part of the month was getting a note from Sophia. She took a necklace she bought me in Claire's (with her money) last year and incorporated it into a picture. She is an amazing kid. We are so blessed with her in our lives.

Our pets are all happy. Otto loves Boba and rubs up against him. Boba doesn't know quite what to do. Kaegogi loves Mr. Twinkletoes and barks at him and chases him. So glad they all get along.