Super busy end to the week!

We had a fairly normal week with a couple extra things added in but nothing too busy.  But then Friday hit and we were off to a busy start of the weekend!  We started out with the Christmas parade.  The 8th graders got to join the high school band and it was so much fun to watch and we are so thankful Anna got the opportunity!  Take a listen (and you can ignore my couple of comments!  

And in case you are wondering, it is really hard to take a photo of a band member since they are constantly moving!  Ha ha!  This is one I got at the end.  

And here is one just before the end.  It just barely shows her.  

And the boys were good sports about watching the parade.  

And then we had an early morning on Saturday.  Although it could have been an hour earlier, it was still very early.  We went to the schooling horse show where Anna competed in her first 2' event.  In the afternoon she competed in two groups of cross rails.  This is her first event on Sunday. Note - I have put music on the videos (sorry if it is annoying) but the talking in the background was too much.   

And a couple of photos.

 

And this is her second event.  She got third!  

While we were watching there was a lot of air traffic including a plane with a banner with a marriage proposal.  There was also an osprey!  Very cool to see!

And this is her third event on Saturday.  She got fourth!

On Sunday this is her first event.  She got third!

And last but by far not the least, this is her second event on Sunday and the last of the show.  And her first ever first place!

Today we remembered to take her photo with the cool backdrop they have!

Anna had fun talking horse with her cousins who are also riding!  Maybe the next show one of them will also be showing!

And they were awesome and helped her groom the horse after the show.  

And as cool as all of that is, the best prize, the smile on her face!  Keeping her spirits up and not just jumping out of the arena when the times got hard is a sign of her determination and love for what she is doing!