The County Fair

I apologize for taking so long to make this posting. I did say I was heading into the crazy part of my summer. Here's the update. We went to a lovely ceremony in Manti for my cousin and his new wife. The wedding was lovely (I'll be making a post about it soon). Mike has officially finished school. He turned in the last of his assignments and his internship hours, so he is done with school. Until he decides to go back for his paramedic's license. I my self have been going nuts at the fair (completing and turning in projects, helping with the 4-H judging, judging different counties' fairs, etc.) We did get to go down and enjoy it a little bit on Saturday though.

The best part of the day was the parade. This is the first year Abram actually was big enough to understand what was going on. And let me tell you, he is a pro at picking up candy off the street. I was glad Mike was so willing to help keep him from running in front of the floats and horses.

Abram had a huge grin on his face the whole time. He just couldn't believe candy would just be thrown at him from the streets.

Penny was a little less enthused. She had a totally confused look on her face the whole time.
As for my entries in the fair, I didn't to too bad. I got three reds (one on a crocheted doll I made, one the pillowcase nightgown, and on my french bread) I felt really bad about the bread. After I turned it in I went home and tasted the extra loaf I had.... My flour was bad. They shouldn't have even given me a red.

Each of my knitted items got blues. I think the gloves probably deserved a red though.

My little child figurine got blue to. It was actually really fun. I think this might be a project I will try again.

The entry that really surprised me was my tea set. I totally just made up the design and free-hand the whole thing, and it got a judges choice. It totally made up for the reds I got.

I also got a blue on my table setting. (I did a Secret Garden theme). I unfortunately forgot to take a pic of it. Over all, I did pretty good. I still have a few more big events on my agenda before my summer can come to a close, but so far it has gone well.