August...so far.

Well, so sorry July but you are getting the shaft on this one.  Don't get me wrong, you really are a dear friend, not to mention full of plenty of important and noteworthy events.  This year you even included a cruise to Alaska!  Unfortunately we will have to cut our losses on a July blog post and part our ways.  It just ain't gonna happen.

Ain't ain't a word and you ain't s'posed to say it.  Say ain't 5 times and you ain't goin' to heaven.....

Sorry.  I just couldn't help myself.

We'll back up to the first of August.

August = Fair.  Yippee-oh-ki-yay!!  The Cache County Fair!  Can't you just hear the fiddles and banjos in the background?  Stomp them boots y'all, it's time for the county fair!  August 2015 goes down in the history books as our first official year at the fair.  Here's the breakdown:

Ya gotta wash yer hog:

 What?  You don't wash pigs for family home evening?  Weird. 

Next, refine the swine:

Pick you out a prime piece of real estate:

A little TLC doesn't hurt either.  It's a family affair, remember:

Get all gussied up and enter the ring!

Oh the nerves about did me in!  I was so proud of Kenna and Princess!  Yes, this particular pig is named Princess.  This first day was the market show.  Princess wasn't the hottest hog in the show, but was just perfect to give us a year to get our feet wet.

Still, a blue ribbon and $11 is good enough!

Oh thank heavens for a fabulous father!  Thanks to him, Kenna had this great opportunity.  Me, well, I just basically show up and cry.  And snap the photos.

Nothing says fun at the fair quite like finding a used, discarded plastic spoon to play in the dirt with. 

Digging or yoga?  Could be both.....   

Finally the first day of showing was over and we could just kick back and relax a bit.  Ask me just how much I LOVE this picture:

Since the weather was going to be possibly stormy for the next few days, I decided Thursday would be the best day to hit the rides for the kiddos.  With the exception of Ty who decided to not cooperate and lost his chance at the rides.  Darn.  We had to circle the carnival rides a few times until the girls officially decided the two rides they got to go on.  Yes, just two.  I'm not interested in taking out a small loan so my kids can have unlimited rides at the carnival.  Such deprivation!! 

Lexi wasted no time in hopping right up in front of the roller coaster.  You go girl.

The first day of the fair was topped off at the rodeo with some friends.  Giddyup!

 

Day 2 at the fair was Fitting and Showmanship.  This time we had to wait around quite a while before Kenna's group came up.  What a crew!  We just about needed to invest in a tracking device for Ty and Lexi.  Those two could disappear so quick.  Ooooooh those two...... 

No question who Kenna belongs to.  She looks just like her dad here!

Once again Kenna did us proud and rounded herself up a 3rd Place ribbon!  Not bad for a first year!  

Let's not forget the Pee Wee show!  Allie and Ty were excited to hop in and get their share of all the pig- showing excitement.  Not to mention the thrill of pocketing 2 bucks for showing!

 Many thanks to earning a bit of money, Ty lucked out and got a chance to pick out one ride to go on:

I've pretty well decided that Cache County would fall to pieces and cease to exist if it weren't for this gentleman here:

We personally refer to him as Grandpa, but he is sure a talented fella and does a LOT of great things.

Jacob and I got a babysitter for Friday night and went to the rodeo again.  Well, we attempted to go to the rodeo.  It started out with a pretty good rainstorm which put the rodeo back a good half hour or so.  So, we just ventured out to check on the pigs and made it back in time to watch Benson, Lee, and Daniel in the wild cow ride.  Sorry boys, I don't even have a good pic to put up of your adventures!

Saturday at the fair was the sale.  After two days of chasing Ty and Lexi all over, I decided to stay home with the littles and sit this one out.  It ended up being a pretty long day for Kenna and Jacob, and the ending of our first adventure at the fair.  Adios Cache County Fair!  See you next year!