Recitals and Horses!

We spent six hours at the farm yesterday watching Lynette ride in three classes. She took fourth place, third place, and second place in them! She had a great time, and we all got sun-burned, even though we had sunscreen on and tried to stay in the shade as much as possible! She said her favorite event was the last one (pictured above) because the jumps were higher. She was also in the arena by herself, so she wasn't distracted by other horses and riders.

After the horse show, we had friends and the elders over for dinner. We were trying out our new "Volcano" stove and dutch oven. It worked great! Well worth the money.

Saturday, we spent the whole day (pretty much) at ballet recitals. First, Rachel had hers. Watching 3-5 year olds dance is always entertaining! I'm thinking next year, Rachel will be trying something else. We're spending a lot of money to watch her stand on stage watching what everyone else is doing!
Elaine's recital was in the evening. She had three dances: one with the ballet company, and two with her classes. I think she got cheated with her costumes this year. None of them were especially pretty, but at least two of them were studio costumes, so we didn't have to pay for them! She did beautifully, of course. You can tell she loves to dance, even though performing makes her nervous. This is not the best picture, but it's hard to get a good photo during performance, and this is the only close-up that we got. She also wouldn't stay to have any photos taken after her performance because she was anxious to get to the tri-stake dance!