Ella had a great school year, sadly her last one in elementary. Her best one yet. She made us so proud receiving the Presidential Award for academic excellence (A's only) for the past two years, and for scoring Advanced (Master's level) on her STAAR tests for Math, English, and Science. She also got many other awards for Texas Bluebonnet excellence in reading, Leadership award, Matchbook award, and others. The awards ceremony was needless to say very emotional and it was wonderful that we had grandparents with us to celebrate our Ella Bella!
But first some pics from Winter and Spring:
Our beautiful azaleas:
Schooling for a horseshow:
The pretty bluebonnets behind our house:
Family bike rides around the Telfair lake:
Ella making bracelets:
Getting to babysit/ do respite care for this little boy, James. He is being adopted a year later by a Buckner family.
Then we had a GHHJA banquet where Piccolo got 4th in the Non-pro hunter division:
School projects:
Riding a lot through winter and spring:
Rollerblading:
Having fun with her friend, Helly at the GHHJa banquet:
More bike riding:
Horse-back riding has been phenomenal for her lately. Or I should say she and Piccolo have been amazing over these past 8-9 months. They have come up four divisions in 8 months (4 shows only.) From beginner to short-stirrup (2'), to novice (2'3"), to children's pony hunter 2'6", and jumping 2'9" and 3' sometimes at home, in lessons that is. Grateful to God for His infinite mercy and love for allowing them to accomplish so much together. In their first Novice show back in February they won Reserve Champion.
Then grandma and grandpa from Romania came and had Easter together and had a lot of good times in Spring and Summer.
Church service projects: making blankets for foster children, and donating books and making cards and book marks.
Ella practicing for Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser. She made t-shirts for each of her team mates.
This is when our sweet Piccolo had a colic episode from which she actually sprung back quite quickly.
Temple trip:
Our pretty Marmie getting more beautiful by the day.
Spring horseshow Ella and Piccolo won reserve champion in Novice division:
Rodeo Houston 2017:
Showing off our cowboys hats:
Summer is almost here: enjoying some popsicles after a nice ride at Sienna.
Ella's bedroom makeover:
Houston Symphony Concert at the Sugar Land Baptist church.
