4-H County Fair 2009

Big B WON Jr. Showmanship!!!!!!!!!!! This is a very big honor and we are so PROUD of Big B!!!! The judge picks him out of the age bracket based on many criteria. He is such a good kid!!! Congrats Big B We Love You!!!!

The boys and their sale pigs. This is money they have to put away until college. They hate it now but will be thankful for it later!!!

A long day at a 4-H fair hog show and a blue ring pop make for a blue lipped sleepy girl!!

During the Grand Champion Gilt Drive!! Big B's gilt got first in his class so he got to drive his hog in the championship drive!! This was our first year and we were all excited for the opportunity to be in the ring verses watching outside of it!! We didn't win but there is always next year or the year after.............

Big B

Little B and C showing his pair of barrows.

Little B and Big B showing Little B's Litter.

The boys watering their pigs!

Doesn't he look so cute all dressed up ready to show.

Little B was being interviewed by the judge on his Leg0 collection....

He got an A rating and third place over all in his class!!!! Not bad for our first year.

The boys did great at the fair this year. The pigs took first in 4 classes what a great year!!! We were so excited for the boys. They were thrilled to be able to drive the hogs in the championship drives. We are now getting ready for the state fair in 3 weeks!!

Zoo, Carnival Rides, and Wedding !!

Feeding the giraffes was Little B's favorite part of the zoo! That tongue was long and gross!

Little B loved the giraffes.

Baby B loves anything that lets her be outside!

Little B and C riding their favorite ride!!

So glad it rained on the 4th so we were able to get home from Michigan to take part in the traditional carnival rides. A little bummed the tilt a whirl was gone but we will do double next year mom, and Shel!!

Baby B and C on the ferris wheel

Baby B got to ride rides for the first time this year. She LOVED them!!!!

Little B and cousin E danced the night away. They were so much fun to watch.

Cousin A looked so beautiful in her dress. Big B looked so old all dressed up.

Little B informed me that is was "Not cool to dance with girl cousins"

Baby B shakin her thing!!

The whole fam all dressed up! Big B loved his pink tie that I made him wear!!

The first two weeks in July have been jammed packed with fun. We went to the Binder Park Zoo in Michigan. Then home for the traditional 4th of July carnival!! Nothing beats the 4th in the park. Then our niece got married this weekend and it was beautiful. Camping trip this weekend, fair next week, then a few weeks of r&r!!

Mid Summer Recap!!

Grandma's Pool

A Cardinal's Game

Visits from J Man

Growing up so fast:o(

Hanging out at the pond.

Enjoying some summertime sweets. Baby B actually won a photo contest with our local News channel with the one below!

We started cleaning out closets and we found all sorts of fun things to play with!!

Roller Coaster Mania!!

They had to have a 360 in their coaster.

Once again our Junior High makes learning so much fun. In order to even start the project the kids had to take a test to prove they had the skills and knowledge to build the roller coasters. Happy to say Big B aced it the first time!! The kids were split into teams and then challenged to build a roller coaster out of paper towel and toilet paper rolls. It was a lot of work trying to figure out how to get the marble to go completely through the roller coaster without falling out. Sometimes a little frustrating when it wouldn't go right but it was all good when grading time came. Everyday for two weeks this was all we heard about so I went in to take a look! Pretty cool I must say. The whole room was lined with roller coasters. Why couldn't we do fun stuff like this growing up.

Egg Drop Day!!

We carved the egg shape into the styrofoam and put the egg in (thank goodness for vacuums with attachments!) Then taped it shut and put the parachute on!

The whole school came out to watch!

Little B and his Friends C and K!

A face only a mother could love!

Here is C's going over the edge!!!

I know you have all been on pins and needles waiting for the video!! It has been a whirlwind around here lately. Baseball, end of school activities, start of summer camps, and oh that's right the beginning of summer "break." I don't think it is much of a break but at least we are sleeping in until 7:45 which is usually when I have to be at work.........blessing!! So enough babbling and onto the egg drop. The day was a huge success!! The kids had a great time watching all the eggs get thrown off the roof by the principle. I will have to report we were safe once again and our egg did not break!! I think I was more nervous than Little B. There was a little pressure since Big B's didn't break we couldn't have Little B's break or we were going to be in BIG trouble!! So we have now tucked the parachute back in the cabinet for Baby B's egg dropping days. We must repeat the ritual one more time in about 7 years! If you noticed they dropped his twice once on the roof because the wind caught it and then it made it over the edge!