-just a little note about the first few days of fair-

Fair week has been a ton of fun !
We entered a couple of things and came home with quite a few blue ribbons.

Fair started last Saturday, but we have been preparing for fair forever.  
I took a nightgown that I had sewed and a basket I made. As many of you know Tyler didn’t make weight so that was one less entry on my part (I am naming my goat Samson or Goliath next year (maybe)). I did ok with my other entries but I hope to do better next year; I got 2^nd place for my nightgown and 1^st place for my basket.

Mom did well in with her entries, more pacifically with her Java Chocolate Cake that she entered in the Hershey Baking Contest…BEST OF SHOW!!! *way to go mom*

Abigail’s goat made weight and got 1^st place in her class, it then went on to win Lightweight Champion. Lincolns got Reserve Lightweight.   

There were 4 goats in each class and the 1^st of those went on to the next class. There were 8 goats competing to be the Champion and Reserve.  They got best out of 32 kids.
There were 3 main categories and then those categories were broken into 3 more categories. Then they picked a champion and reserve out of each main category and then a Grand champion out of all the goats.  (I know it’s really confusing!)

 We have been working a lot at the fair this year. Once in the cafeteria (cutting celery all the day long!), 1 time in the French fry stand and another time in the Drink stand.

This years fair has been a lot of fun for me, I have learned a lot and cannot wait till next year :)

Here are some pictures; enjoy!

Abigail & Buck 

Lincoln & Starlight

Showing goats 

In the class for Lightweight Champion

The auction last night 

Selling Buck (he sold for $210)

On a hot day we spray the goats down!

Faith and Lincoln

Our baking winners! Sis. Melissa got 2nd in the Angel Food Cake and Faith got 3rd in the Hershey Cookie, Brownie and Bar Contest. Mom was even interviewed by a radio station!

Boaz is so CUTE! 

Watching Zach show his dairy cow

"Get me outta here!" ~ Bethany in a egg shell~

A random picture of a roster

" So what can I get you?" -Lincoln in the eatery-

Fair milkshakes are the best! 

Drinking our milkshakes while waiting for the car :)

See you later!

Zoë

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to LINCOLN !!! He is 10 years old today :) -Double Digits!!!!-

AAA….the life of luxury…uh,folks he really doesn't do this every day. 

He's a VERY smart little boy, and no...I did not punch him in the nose, Bethany did.

Being sweet to his little sister~ (painting a rocket)~

He is a good worker and likes hanging out with the "big guys" :) His favorite sports are: Hockey, Baseball and Basketball... He lives with three sisters... (no comment)... Oh, and he really likes 4wheelers :)

In Canada on a 4wheeler...

Happy Birthday little brother! I love you!

              Zoë

A Visit From Friends~

This weekend we had some friends come up to our house from Louisiana. It was a much looked forward to visit, because we had not seen them since 2005!

The Steinke’s arrived around 4:00 and stayed till 9:40 something~  

We welcomed them with open arms (literally) and then we went and showed them our animals (while the parents went inside). After that it was a game of P-I-G for the guys, while us gals chatted away.

Supper was 30min later and it was mexican :) Beans, rice, enchiladas and taquitos.

Our parents ate outside while we ate inside (so as to be closer to the food). Bethany kept us  entertained, with facts of fiction and storys of wild andventure!

When we were all finished, Oliva, Emmalynn, Maria, Abigail, Bethany and I went on a walk up to the golf course. The boys went on a bike ride to meet us,  but we were back to the house before they caught up to us.

We played some games of volleyball, (for example) all of us kids against  Joushua...and...he won...

(no further comment)

Then there were some more games of P-I-G and then a game of Dutch Blitz.

We took pictures and said our good byes :( then they....left...   It was so sad.

PIX:

The Steinke's!

Us gals....Me, Emmalynn, Maria, Olivia, Geneva and Abigail

Bethany and Maria

Olivia

Talking :)

Sad good bye's

P-I-G

and MORE P-I-G :)

It was a fun evening and we hope to see the Steinke’s sometime soon!

             Until Next Time~ Zoë

An Opossum Came to Sunday School….and….Then it Bit my Finger….

No, I’m not writing this post to say that I now am in the hospital *nothing quite like that*…But wouldn’t that be a rather interesting post? (Come on now!)

I am writing this to say that I am now a “professional opossum trainer”.                                           
Ok, for all those who read the previous sentence and believe it…don't...its not true. BUT wouldn’t that be interesting?

------Alright, enough of that!

This *previous* Sunday we had a funny little visitor come into our classroom: his name was Pouch :  ) and (as some of you may have already figured out) he is a opossum.

~Bro. Tom and Ben brought him along
 *Pouch was picked up beside a chicken coop when he was a tiny baby and is now being raised by them*

Every morning for breakfast he has a omelet (sounds good) and he has other various “people food” for the rest of the day. His favorite food is egg : )  He has a hairless tail, hairless paws and beady *marble* eyes.

By the way, I learned a neat fact yesterday…if a opossum is overweight the whites around his eyes will show! That isn’t hard to believe if you have ever “looked into” an opossum's eyes. They stick out : ) to be honest with you, they look really strange!! 

Oh and they named Pouch, pouch because of the pouch a mother opossum carries her little ones in.~

The kiddies did a color page, listened to a story cd about the mother opossum that Bro. Branham talks about, and played with the opossum.                                                                                                             I think that they liked picking it up by the tail best! The tail curls around your hand... because opossums use their tail to balance : )

It was a very fun filled class! Here are two pictures:

 I am a helper in this class!

    Have a happy 4^th everyone!

                         Zoë