This year the Venango County Fair was open over 2 weekends so we were there a few days longer than last year. This made the schedule a little different, but change is good! We started the week pretty well- Andrew showed his hog first. He did a great job showing and made it for the 2nd round of showmanship! Haylee also showed a pig!
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| Robert and Jas |
Robert and Garrett showed their goats Tuesday evening(first time for an evening show in a very long time) but it seemed to go really well. Robert placed 2nd in his market class and had a very large showmanship class. Garrett entered his goats in the breeding classes. The only problem was that Ellie got too tall for him and her horns were right at Garrett's eye height, so he and Robert traded which goats they were showing. Garrett had Shamrock and Missy (Robert's goat) and Robert showed Jas and Ellie (Garrett's goat).
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| Garrett and Shamrock |
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| Robert and Jas in Champion Round |
Then Andrew was in with his beef project and he showed her very well especially for his first time showing a beef project.
Wednesday afternoon was a big moment for Garrett, it was his last year at the Pedal Tractor pull, he was 8 and that is the cut off. So he and Haylee both participated in the pulls. Unfortunately Garrett didn't pull quite far enough to get the trophy that he wanted. He won 3rd place in the 8 year old division,
Thursday everyone was busy - this was Dairy Day- Robert had 2 calves, Andrew had 4, Garrett showed one of Robert's and Haylee found one to show too! Robert ended up showing more than just his own animals which was fun to watch him step up to helping others and animals that he might not know as well as his. Robert received Outstanding Intermediate Showmanship. Andrew won Grand Champion Guernsey and Garrett and Haylee both received blue ribbons in the Pee Wee showmanship.
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| Robert and Rossi |
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| Andrew and Orion |
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| Haylee with Alabama |
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| Garrett with Rossi |
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| Robert with a Brown Swiss?!? |
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| Andrew with Applejack |
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| Robert with Marion |
Thursday ends up being a very long day for the kids because when they are done showing they then have to get ready for the Livestock Auction. Robert and Andrew both did very well with their animals in the sales ring.
Friday was a pretty slow day the kids just waited for the Tractor Pulls. But then Saturday came along and with it came Robert's first Garden Tractor Pull. The first pull was 47ft, but something wasn't quite with the tractor so he is still working on it for next year.
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| First Weigh-ins |
Saturday afternoon was the award ceremony and you can tell that the fair was wearing them out when you make them sit for to long and you find them looking like this...
Champion Intermediate Showmanship Dairy
And the fair closed with a demo derby and then for the first time fireworks. Jimmy was in charge of the kids in their prime seating on top of the ice cream booth.
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| Jimmy's crew |
The boys had other projects besides the animals and they placed on some and not on some others, but it was once again a great family time at the Venango County Fair.
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| Shoebox Float |
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| Recycled creation |
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| Homemade loom |
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| Small Engine Poster |
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