The fair

We survived the fair! Both kids entered arts, crafts, flowers, baked goods, and photography. The big new thing this year was that Abigail took her first 4H lamb to the fair. What an experience! Abigail and Dollar had a bit of a tough time bonding at first, but by the time the fair rolled around, everything was good.

She showed Dollar in showmanship first. She didn't place but she did really good for her first year. We are very proud of her!


The judge gave her a few pointers on improving for next year....



Next she showed in the market class, which determines if they will be able to sell in the Junior Livestock Auction at the end of the fair. And we made it!


The last day of the fair was pretty tough for Abigail. She had many tears before she even sold him in the auction. She had a tough time understanding why we couldn't just take him home. I know she understood how the process was supposed to work, but it was breaking her heart to let him go.


She gave a big smile during the auction and received a really great price for her lamb.


Thanks to the Victorine family for buying Dollar....


It was pretty traumatic for Abigail when she finally had to let him go....


I wasn't sure if she would end up doing this again next year. She did say that she wants to take two lambs next year.... one to sell and one to bring home.