Bella Rustica

Sophie riding a horse

Abbie's turn on the horse

the girls pose for a picture

Abbie's pushing Sophie on the tire swing!

Last weekend, we were trying to get a couple of things done in the morning and then Sophie had some birthday parties to attend in the afternoon. However, we had a little time in the middle of the day so we headed just down the road to Bella Rustica, a fundraiser for Agape at a local farm. They were having a big barn sale and one of my friends was selling some of her children's clothes so we stopped by. Abbie was especially looking forward to riding a horse for the first time! Sophie was a little unsure (she's ridden horses before but it's been a while) but she decided to ride one. It was a beautiful day for the sale and the girls enjoyed riding on the tire swings. There was live music and people were selling all kinds of things at the sale. I didn't buy anything but I had a good time browsing around and running into some people I knew.

Kentucky Horse Park & Luke's B-day

Paula & Sophie after taking a carriage tour of the Kentucky Horse Park

Sophie likes horses but this is the kind that she's not afraid to touch!

Sophie & her cousin, Luke, at his 2nd birthday party

We had a great week this past week. Sophie went to her Mother's Day Out one day, we had a fun day in the park with some friends on Tuesday, I can't remember much about Wednesday, and then on Thursday, we left for Lexington, KY. We had been invited to attend a birthday party for the son of Matt's cousin, Mark, and his wife, Ashley. Their son, Luke, is only about 5 months younger than Sophie. Luke & Sophie enjoy the times when they are together and we don't see them that often because until now we haven't lived close. We always enjoy getting to spend time with them. It also worked out that Matt needed to do some work in Lexington so we were able to combine work and a fun trip to see family.

On Friday, Matt's aunt, JoAnne, came down to Lexington too and several of us visited the Kentucky Horse Park. It was a nice place where you could see many types of horses. I hope we can go back sometime because Matt didn't get to go and there's so much to see. On Saturday, we all went to Luke's party which was at a local park. It was very hot (as you can probably tell by looking at Sophie)! She didn't get sunburned though as it appears. She did get a little sun but I promise that she wore sunscreen! We had fun at the birthday party. I wish that I had gotten some better pictures of Luke & Sophie. If I get some better ones, I'll share them too! Ashley, Luke's mom, made sure that Luke got to try some icing before everyone dug into the cake. Once he tried the icing, he loved it and had to be stopped! We enjoyed getting to spend time with Matt's Aunt JoAnne & Uncle Gary, Mark, Ashley & Luke.