Freestyle Dressage

My dad just sent me this YouTube clip. It is amazing! If you are at all interested in horses, you should check it out. The horse is dancing....even if you don't know anything about dressage, it is VERY impressive to see. They even made the commentators speechless! :-)

Girl Scouts

We have taken the plunge into Girl Scouts! Claire is offically a Brownie now! Getting involved mid-year is very overwhelming at first (at least for me, Claire jumped right in and did great!). But, because it is mid-year a TON of stuff is going on right now. Selling Girl Scout cookies is the biggest thing on the plate right now. Claire (and myself!) have taken a lot of pre-orders for the cookies that are delievered on Feb. 23. A big thank you to everyone who bought cookies from her! It is exciting and she does earn a patch for her hard work, so its all worth it in the end.

Her troop is participating in "Thinking Day" in a few weeks. Each troop has a country they have been learning about; Claire's troop is learning about Poland. On Thinking Day, the troops come together to share what they've learned. And, the each troop dresses in the type of clothing of their country. As you can see from the picture, this is how the Polish girls dress. Claire was able to pick out the fabric, and one of the moms sewed it together. I think it turned out nice. I'm not sure where she'll be able to wear it again, but it's still fun to do. (Kind of like a bridesmaid, I guess) :-) All in all, I'm as excited about Girl Scouts as Claire. I wasn't in them when I was young, so now I finally get to join in. Her troop is hopefully a good one; they seem to do a lot of activities. Claire's calendar is getting full very quickly. :-)