The Fair 2011

I took over 200 pictures, a lot of which are blurry, but here is a bit of just about everything:

I mixed homemade pesto into my homemade pasta dough. Oh. My. Land. absolute heaven.

This incubator was a HUGE hit with my kidlets. Actually, everything our county farm bureau had was a hit.

This corn box. Where Honey lost both her shoes, but my sister thankfully found. Thanks again Christina.

Kids day meant a free doughnut. Miss Pokey Pants savored hers the longest.

Holding the chicks on kids day

My sister Anna nannies two darling children, just about my kids age. The girls clicked instantly, and hardly parted hands.

My SIL's cakes, ain't they purdy?

Apparently it was "Boat Year" in the woodworking department. They were so pretty though, I had to include pictures

Back row: Biscuits bean art (cowboy and horse) Honeys noodle art.

When I entered the "Dolls Other Techniques" category, I racked my brain to figure out what kind of competition I would have. The Molded-Looks-Real-To- The-Point-Of-Being-Creepy kind. The person did a beautiful job, but I'm not showing any pictures, because quite frankly, I think they look like they are dead. (On the outside chance that Elizabeth is reading this, absolutely NO offence meant.)

Like my little bag?

Beans went straight for the cars as soon as we got to the camper. He LOVES cars and trucks and tractors.

My skirt.

I also entered a jacket, but I guess I forgot to take a picture. It didn't place.

My apron. A last minute what do I have on hand that coordinates sort of project.

The apron that took grand.

I like mine better, even without being biased in my thinking.

Snoring away

LOTS of pretty quilts this year, I didn't even try posting all the pictures.

I don't like this pattern, but I do like the variation she did by making the houses all a different quilt block.

Have I ever mentioned how much I like these white pumpkins? 'Cuz I do.

Honey with her prize Cosmos

I was quite surprised I won. It was a bad year for flowers here.

Different 4-h clubs maintain gardens throughout the fairgrounds, this one always wins, and for good reason.

Aren't these fairy gardens cute?

I really liked this 4-h clubs booth, they made vegetables "growing in each box.

The required yearly tractor photo.

Biscuit is enamoured with "Bobcatsth."

The kiddles also couldn't get enough of the bees. Turns out they live practically around the corner from us.

Funny story: Biscuit took one look at this and HAD to milk the cow, because "Farmer Mansth do it." The first day I told him there wasn't any water in it, so he would have to wait. He talked of pretty much nothing else, but watering the cow. Confused, I told him that he wasn't giving the cow a drink, it was only pretend. He could milk it. "Mom, how can I milk it if water comesth out?" Ah. Point taken.

Honey tried her hand too.

And after taking several days to warm up to the idea, so did Muffin.

This goat kept licking the stroller. I tried to get a picture, but wasn't quite fast enough.

Never saw a goat do that before.

Sigh. I want a cow.

My siblings took grand and reserve champion Market Ducks! They also had the only ducks there.

I guess Joel's rooster pecked a lot of unsuspecting teenagers, who don't read signes about pecking/biting animals.

Tippy-toes

Pop-pop and 4 of the grandkids. And B.

We don't do the midway stuff (well okay, I did get a gyro and a birch beer), but it still makes good photos.

Ice cream mustache. I didn't get pictures of the dirt mustaches.

Goodbye! Less than one year until the next fair.....

I haven't done a ribbon count, I think I got 5 red and 9 blue all together. None of my breads which placed last year placed this year, but the so-so cookies I made (had to change the recipe at the last minute) took first.

Honeys drawing also placed first. Biscuits got a participant.

A very fun fair this year, except that a weeks worth of processed foods is taking its toll on my oldest 2. We aren't straying far from the house and bathroom this week.