On Friday night we headed to the Rodeo at the Fargodome! We got there an hour early and managed to get AMAZING seats... they were actually "Gold Buckle Reserved Seats" (as in, you have to pay twice as much!) but we arrived before the ticket-checkers did and, as luck would have it, nobody bought our particular seats. :)
Warming up...
Calf roping!
Sophia was quite the sticky cotton-candy girl!
The broncs... sorry for the blurry pictures, but they just move so darn fast!
The rodeo clown... this rocket act was his funniest. Otherwise, his acts were largely political and thus only appreciated by half the crowd... ugh... even the rodeo clowns get into election year bickering!
One of Sophia's favorite events: the cowgirls running barrels! The cowgirls were awesome: big hair, glittery belts, sparkling saddles, and AMAZING, beautiful horses. Not to mention incredible riders! They all ran the barrels between 13.18 and 14.2 seconds!
Sophia's other favorite: the bulls. As you can see, this cowboy barely made it out of the gate! There were some crazy bulls! Out of 18 rides only 3 bullriders stayed on long enough to score!
When we got home Sophia asked for her horse pajamas and then jumped on her trusty paint rocking horse for a ride across the kitchen! She loves rocking it hard enough to make it travel!
On Saturday morning we had ballet, and then headed out to the stable to see Margie. Note the one hand on her leg... Sophia's riding confidence is soaring!
It's been so exciting to see Sophia suddenly start to evolve in her relationship with horses. Of course Travis and I hope that she will someday love them as much as us, but we've always been open to the possibility that she won't be horse-crazy, and haven't pushed it... however... she's starting to exhibit signs! We watched the cartoon "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" on Saturday night and Sophia cried almost the whole way through (I never noticed how many trials poor Spirit is put through!). At one point she was bawling after the "bad guys" roped Spirit and I asked her why she was crying and she said "I just really love horses!" :)
Sunday turned into another record-breaking beautiful day in the upper 70's, and we pulled down the bicycles, pumped up the tires, and made the 40-minute bike ride to Trollwood Park in North Fargo. Sophia loved it!
There are 3 playground structures at Trollwood, and digging stations... Frolf courses... trails... picnic tables, etc. It's a beautiful park!
Picnic time!
When we got back home Sophia was inspired to try her "big girl" bike. I miss her little trike already :(
On Sunday night Travis, Sophia and I went to the American Legion's 93rd annual Membership Dinner, where I was presented with an award for Meritorious Service. :) I feel so lucky to have a job that I enjoy... it seems like everything falls into place and the job keeps getting better and better!
Photo op with my boss, Tom, and our part-time Admin Assistant (she has my old job!), Bonnie. It was a fun night, and very moving! What a cap for an incredible weekend! (And check out all the sun I got this weekend!) Haha
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