Off to the Fair! Again!

So this year we decided to do another fair. So we are off early in the morning with our little band of Pygmy Goats to see how we do this time around. I am even going to get into the action! Yes, I am going to show our goats too. It should be hilarious! Hope you have a great weekend while I'm gone!

This is not our goat, but I thought it was so darn cute anyway!

Elephant Ears, Animals & Ribbons Oh My!

Well we got through another fair this weekend. We had lots of fun despite the heat. It was a lot of fun and Logan did great. He even got a champion ribbon with Royce. He learned a lot and it was a lot of fun for he and I to hang out together.

We can't go to the fair with dirty goats, so baths and trimming were in order. This is a workout and a half. These little guys are a lot stronger that they look, and my back hurt all night after doing the baths. Little miss Pearl was the hardest one of all, despite her petite size. I am sure the neighbors thought we were torturing her from all her cries. Notice I am almost as wet at the goat.

Logan all ready for the fair to begin. These were his two stalls all decorated and ready to go. Doesn't he look adorable in his little wranglers and his cowboy belt?

Katrina, Kaya, & Logan going the circle in the wether class.

Logan working the goat in the ring. He did such a good job and learned a little more with each class that he did.

Just look at that cute wrangler bum!

Logan is having his chat with the judge during one of his classes.
She was very cute with the kids.

This is our future pygmy goat shower. Landon loved walking

around the barn chatting with all the goats.

Addison didn't do the fair this year, but came for the last day and hung out with her friend Kaya! The two princesses had lots of fun.

Not only do the kids show their animals, but they also get to do a costume contest. It is a riot to dress the animals up in funny costumes and torture them. This year Logan went as a pirate and since the goats name is "Black Pearl" we thought it was fitting to be a pirate girl. She was very embarrassed to have to wear the hat. I don't think she is a hat goat. The kids did a little parade around the fair grounds and were instant celebrities!

This is Logan with a sheep and a wool vest in the Lad's class of the Lad's & Lassie's. They participated in this class with their friend Kaya. I was about 91 degrees while they were doing this. Wool and 91 is not a good combo. Thank goodness they got ice cream after they were done. Yes, that is me wearing flip flops with farm animals around. I know, I am just asking to get a tape worm! What can I say it was a wee bit hot!

This is Addison having her turn in the Lassie's class. She did great with the sheep! Maybe a market lamb is in our future?

The kids were troopers even though it was so darn hot! Addison & Logan had a lot of fun hanging out with Kaya!

Does this tail make my butt look big?

Every year the club leaders like to get a little something for the kids. This year they got snugly blankets with the club name and the names of all their goats. Since Logan is always cold, this is the perfect thing for him. He loved it!

This is Logan with Katrina and Diandra, from our club. These girls are so awesome with my kids. They are so great about including them and making them feel special. They are great competitors are lots of fun to be around. I am so glad they have them for examples to watch and learn from.

At the end of a long hard weekend, this is the result. Wiped clean out! So if you want to wear your rowdy little boys out 4-H is a great way to do it! Here's to next year!

Camps, Fairs, and Fun! Oh My!

This is going to be a whopper of a week around

Rainy Day Farm.

My baby girl is off to her first overnight camp. She is spending the whole week with 150 other crazy girls at Girls Scout Camp! She was so excited to go...I just hope she is as excited about staying!?! We are going to miss her and I really had to hold myself together before I left her, because these kinds of things prove that they will not be little forever! Boo Hoo for me!




Don't feel too bad for me I do have munchkin #2 in the fair this week with the goats. That means decorating, setting up, wrangling and bathing 3 VERY strong goats, and hanging out at the fair for 3 days. This is him practicing with Royce on the back patio. Yes, that is goat poop on my nice patio. They kind of go as they please, but we just hose it off into the grass for great fertilizer. Or scooby snacks for Landon! Just Kidding, I hope!

Logan has been working very hard getting ready. He was a super star while we were working on his educational poster. He did all the typing, cutting, gluing and hammering. I did poke the pins in, so as not to have to deal with tons of bloody fingertips. All in the name of motherhood!

I am going to try and do all this while somehow keeping track of this little monkey mess maker! So I will sign off for the rest of the week and catch up with you next week, after I have recuperated! Maybe a spa day is in order! Wish me luck! I think I am going to need a lot of it!

Logan's First Show

This was the first year that Logan showed the goats in the open class. He did a great job for his first time, even though Royce outweighed him by a good 40lbs. He earned Reserve Champion in the Open class for wethers with Royce. He looked so cute in his little wranglers and romeos. He had a lot of fun earning his ribbons and looks forward to competing next year.

Fair Time Again

Addison had a lot of fun at the fair this year. She was still a primary this year so she earned rainbow ribbons for her showmanship class. She not only entered her pygmy goats but her ceramics collection too. She ended up getting Grand Champion Best Overall Wether with Royce and Reserve Champion with Rocco. She earned up with so many ribbons that we are not sure what to do with them all. She loved that everyone came to see her show. She even made a new friend while she was on barn duty. They played with their goats and shared little girl secrets with each other.