Fair Week

We survived! Fair week is officially over. The kids had another successful year. We came home with lots of ribbons and trophies. Brenlon and Jayden got Grand Champion on their team presentation. Treyton got Grand Champion on his individual presentation, and now gets to represent our county at the State Fair in Salem in a couple of weeks. He's really excited about that. Brenlon and Jayden both gave individual presentations. They each learned good lessons on sportsmanship, as this time the little brother came out on top! Jayden received Grand Champion, and Brenlon received Reserved Champion.
Treyton achieved his ultimate goal: He beat the "Weed Queen" in the Weed and Crop ID Contest. A girl in our club has won it the last few years, so we call her the Weed Queen. Treyton beat everyone at the fair (4-H and FFA), and received a nice trophy. Brenlon won in his division, and Jayden came in Third (They are Juniors and Treyton is an Intermediate). They had to identify 32 different types of crops and weeds--some were in plant form, and some were only seeds. Brenlon won in his division (Junior) in the Livestock Judging Contest. They had to judge 6 different types of livestock, and give Oral Reasons to a Judge on one of the types (this time it was Market Lambs). He was pretty excited about that, and received a nice trophy as well.
Jayden's pig made weight, and was sold at the auction on Saturday. Brenlon's gilt didn't make weight, so he entered her in the Breeding Class, and received Reserved Champion. He has sold her to his Sunday School teacher. Treyton's pig didn't make weight either, but he also has him sold to his Sunday School teacher.
Kindra and Landon got to show pigs in Pee Wee Showmanship. They are so fun to watch. Landon is very intense in the ring, and will be quite a showman when he gets older. Kikki was upset that we didn't enter her, but I was too afraid of other pigs running her over. I promised her that she could do it next year.
We had a great fair, and are all glad it's over. We are planning on spending the week playing catch-up: on laundry, weeding, cleaning, and most important on SLEEP!