Fair

I think this was the longest four days of my life. I think I am ok with never seeing a farm animal again in my life, but that won't happen so I am making sure I stay away from the farm for a while. So to explain a little of how the fair goes, is Sydney is judge on her performance and then the animals are judge on how good of an animal they are. The animals are put into "classes" usually by weight when the animal is judged. If the animals win first or second then they come back and are judged with all the other kids animals. It is called star round. It doesn't matter what age. Then Sydney is put into an age group when she is judged so she isn't up againts the older kids who are more experienced (juniors, intermediate, seniors). If they win Grand or Reserve Champion then they come back and do what is called Round Robin where they have to work with a Cow, Pig, Goat, Sheep. Even if they don't show one of those animals they are still judged and are asked questions on them.

Syd's winnings:

*Junior Livestock Champion-this is were she has to judge the animal and then they compare it to a professional judge

*Top Showman Beef-we were shocked that she won this one.

*Both pigs won first in their class and then 7th and 10th overall when they went in for the star round

*Reserve Champion Swine Showmanship-this is when she was judged and won.

*Reserve champion Beef Market-this is when pumpkin won

*Grand Champion Beef Showmanship-Syd won this one

*Grand Champion Top Exhibitor Junior

Syd's four belt buckles
She won Overall Top Exhibitor in the junior class!


She won a t-shirt, ribbons, money, bags, belt buckles, plaques. Dave said that with both Brad and him combined in all the years that they did 4H it doesn't even come close to all the stuff she got in this one year.

Getting one of her belt buckles

After the round robin we went and got snow cones. We had a free one and you could get any size. Dave got a jumbo.

Aunt Liz came one night!

This hung outside Pumpkins stall

Since syd did so well Dave let her do this balloon thing. It was so funny to watch her.

Bradlee told Syd if the Cow won Grand or Reserve she could put glitter on him. We went and bought glitter and it had a stencil in it and so we did stars on pumpkin

Gage loved the rabbits

Round Robin: Showing a Sheep

Showing a Goat. They were really cute. We want to get one next year and then keep it down on the farm.

With the Steer judge after winning Grand champion

After pumpkin winning reserve champion.

Giving pumpkin a hug after wining. It was so funny. Dave yelled so loud when they won, that he scared the cow that was in front of us. After that he kept quite.

Dr. Brennen

With the judge after Sydney winning Reserve champion

Dwight