County Fair

Miss Brett had a wonderful first 4-H fair.  She sewed a pillow mat, baked cookies, and created designer water balloon flip flops.  She received purple and blue ribbons in the 4-H building.

Miss Tilly accompanied Brett to the fair, her suite was decorated with zebra adornments.  Together they won Reserve Champion Pony at the 2012 DC Fair, second in showmanship, and won a halter in the junior barrel class.  The six hour horse show was a learning experience for us all! 

Miss Brett and her friends watched the older showman.  These little ladies did a great job.

Claudine was part of the Bottle Calf Bus.  (Bottle Calf Bus= a route around the neighborhood picking up bottle calves to go to the fair)  She and Halfpint won her age division but could not pull off the Grand Prize.  Grandma Suzy also participated this year at the fair in the Celebrity Steer Show, placing second.  We camped with 62 other campers at the fair, 6 Ditch Divas, and truly missed the Missouri Ladybug.  A wonderful time had by all at the successful 2012 DC Fair!  

July 4th

 We always have a very busy 4th of July, but this year we added to our craziness.  The girls have wanted to "ride" in the parade for a few years, and this year they were asked to carry a flag.  So we washed and prettied our ponies, sewed a trick rider outfit (the one standing on her pony), and added some bling to the girls' hair for the parade.  Later that week, the "trick rider" also got a few pointers for a real trick rider.  The suicide drag is now her favorite trick, but Boss is not quite sure about it.  She will continue to entertain all our friends and neighbors at home with her trick riding.

She goes from trick ponies to sheep.  Halfpint won the 8 year old Muttin Bustin and received this big ol' trophy.  We are very proud of her accomplishments last week.  I am sure a humbling experience is just around the corner.

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Halfpint celebrated her 8th birthday last night with her family.  We enjoyed swimming in the pond, sprinklers (sparklers) with her cousins, eating homemade ice cream and a delicious UGLY cake with a firecracker candle.  Great fun, good food, wonderful time with wonderful people!  Happy 8th Birthday Halfpint!