2011 County Fair

Well, it has been a very busy week here!  It is Walker County Fair this week and we have definetly had our share of the fairgrounds!

  

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Just a quick recap...

Thursday Brogan turned in her Canned Good: "Spirited Pumpkin Butter".  She won fifth!  Not a bad showing for her first fair.

Monday Jeremy & I took our rabbits over to someone so he could tell us what he thought.  The news was not very good.  We warned the kids about what we were looking at and told them not to get their hopes up.

Monday night we had the Little Tykes Rodeo.  Christian looks forward to this all year.  He counts down until it is time for his rodeo so when this came he was on happy cowboy.  This year Rylen was old enough to participate and Brogan decided since she would be to old next year she would give it a try.  Christian won 1st place in the "Run to touch the Dog" and 4th in the "Stickhorse Race".  Brogan won 1st in the "Stickhorse Race" and 2nd in the "Wagon Pull".  She beat out a group full of boys!  Rylen waited to whole time and kept asking when he was gong to get his trophy.  He finally got a ribbon for participation.  He was so happy!

Tuesday Brogan, Codey & Joshua showed rabbits.  This was the second year for Codey but just the first for Joshua and Brogan.  To our surprise we did well.  We were extremly happy that we were not in the bottom eight.  These were "No placed".  When we made it past that we were a little more relieved.  Joshua ended up 18th and Codey 20th.  Codey was bummed but they both took it all in stride.  Brogan however was doing really well.  After every 5 we were feeling a little better.  Not that we felt we had winners but we were relieved that she was still in the running.  She ended up 6th!  She was so happy and is still saying "I can't believe I got 6th on my first year!"  We go to the Premium auction next.  Ughh!  So nerve-racking but so good for her!

Also on Tuesday Brogan had her sewing competition.  She ended up 2nd in the interview and 4th in the construction.  We were so happy for her!  I think I was more nervous about this than the rabbits.  I was so happy that she did so well!

We also did the Kids on Parade on Tuesday.  Rylen & Christian modeled with Brogan.  All of the kids got a special gift for participating and the boys had fun.

It was one looong day to say the least!

Wednesday we went to Kindergarten Day at the fair.  We went with some other families and the kids had a fun time looking at and petting the animals despite the cold weather.  We waited outside 45 minutes to ride an old firetruck.  It was the only thing Rylen had been asking to do and I was determined that we would wait and do it for him.  We did and then we hurried to the car and headed home to a warm house and lunch.    

Tomorrow is Thursday and we have the Premuim Auction for Brogan.  More nerves.  Friday morning Brogan turns in her bread for the Baked Goods competition.  Saturday is the freezer sale for Joshua & Codey and Sunday we pick up rabbits and clean up the fairgrounds.  One long week but well worth it!