Go Girls!

Last week was the Tri-County Fair in Monte Vista. Our girls have been working for months now with their lambs, and were entered in the Market Sheep Division. The entire week was busy, washing the lambs, shearing them, and washing them again. It was a blast!

The little kids weren't much help as far as getting the lambs ready, but they were easily entertained. This is a platform the we put the lambs on to shear them. We just put their heads in the brace and hold them there with the chain. So Dallin and all the other little kids had a blast pretending they were sheep and taking turns shearing one another!

Bailey, Sariah, Angel and Eric were all in the same class. Actually, both of Sariah's lambs were in this class, so we asked another girl to show her other lamb. She is the one in the back with the black and purple plaid shirt on. The judge has them circle the ring a few times and hold their lambs, then when he's ready he lines them up in order from 1st place to last place.

This was soooo exciting! He started lining them up......1st: Sariah, 2nd: Angel, 3rd: Bailey....we could hardly contain our excitement outside the ring!!!

Bailey with her 3rd place ribbon and her lamb "Rocky Bulwinkle."

Sariah with her 1st place ribbons and her lamb "Steamer."

After all the classes have been judged, all first place winners re-enter the ring to compete for Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. It was exciting and nerve-racking all at the same time. Sariah looked so tiny out there with all those big kids....and big sheep!

The judge said she is so fun to watch. Hmmmm.

And the final show is the Pee-Wee showing where little kids get to enter the ring and be next to those big animals. Dallin held the halter and Sariah helped him lead Steamer around the ring. He got a white ribbon too!

***And where was Ryan you ask? He spent most of the week hanging out at Chris's office watching movies, but the time he actually spent at the fair he spent playing out in the grandstands with a group of little kids. I love fair!