Kade is finally old enough to start participating in some of the contests down at the fair. Wed. night at the bullriding he participated in the "muttin bustin." We practiced the day before on a sheep out at Great Granny's house, and he took one hard fall. He got a scratched eye and a doozy of a bruise on his thigh. I was sure there was no way he was going to get on a sheep the next night at the fair, but he proved me wrong. He was a little nervous about getting on, but he rode, and he did awesome. We were all very proud of him. After the "muttin bustin" we took the boys down to the carinval to ride a few rides. This was the first time Brady has ever ridden the rides, and he had a blast. He just laughed and giggled the whole time he rode. It was worth spending the money to see his reaction that night. It was priceless.
Saturday morning Kade and his cousin Maddie entered the "Little Wrangler Hay Haulin" contest. They didn't get a trophy, but they got a great prize bag full of goodies to take home. They did so good. First, second, and third place got trophies; Kade and Maddie ended up in fourth place out of about 12 or 14 teams.
After the hay hauling contest ended, the fair officials began setting up for the children's pet show contest. One of the contests was for "Tallest Dog." Dane felt Champ, our Great Dane, would win, so he signed Kade and Champ up and went home to get the dog. I wasn't so sure that was such a good idea, but what the heck. Champ surprised me by behaving really well, and Kade ended up winning first place with him getting a trophy, a blue ribbon, some money, and a couple of free passes to the movies. All in all, our fair experience this year was a great one. We look forward to more contests and fun next year.
