Monday, July 24, 2017

4-H WEEK

The girls have been hard at work! 

Fair is getting closer and closer!

It's crunch time!


 For two weeks my dining room table has been housing 4-H projects. They have been hard at work researching, computer printing, gluing, ironing, and much more. 

 Months of hard work!
Organizing and labeling each item with a tag.

 The done items were placed to the side and nobody to touch them until moving day.

MORNING OF FAIR

The truck was carefully loaded and we headed out to fair.

 We helped to set up and then the kids would start showing their projects with the judges.







 We went back 2 days later and she got a purple.

 The results are in!
Skylar got 9 blue and 3 purple and 1 pink
Kaitlin got 11 blue and 4 purple.

We helped to lay everything out and organize the projects.
It was a long day but great to see what all the kids brought in that they worked so hard at.

 Cattle show


 Tim came to check out all the projects and ribbons that the girls got.
Geology - Kaitlin got state on her box

 Sewing - Skylar got state for her cardigan and alternate for her skirt.

 Quilting - Kaitlin got state with her bag.







 Photography - Skylar got state for her chicken picture.

Cattle Appreciation Dinner

 The girls are enjoying their dinner!





~~ POULTRY SHOW ~~

This is the judge. He is great and so knowledgeable.


A duck that looks just like ours.
Now we know how to handle our duck.

Duck

A turkey



~~~~ FASHION SHOW ~~~~






Now they are waiting for the judges for the results.

Skylar got pink so she is an alternate.
Kaitlin got purple so she will go to Columbia.

WHAT THE RIBBONS MEAN:
Purple =  You get to go to state fair
Pink = Alternate to state fair
Blue = You did really good, but not 
good enough for state
Red = You did okay, you could do better
White = you got a ribbon for participation

GARDEN UPDATE!



Garden is doing great. We can barely keep up on it.


We went down to the garden to see if anything was ready.
Check it out. It is a wagon full.


Tim is getting the garlic we planted last fall strung up.


Garlic is all hanging up to dry.

This is only some of the yellow squash we have picked. We ate some fresh and then shredded it and put bags in the freezer. 
So far we put up 46 bags (2 cup bags) of zucchini and 4 bags 
(2 cup bags) of yellow squash.

Garlic is dried.

I got them put in bundles and ready to hang in the house.
The smallest bundle is what we will plant this fall.


We made more homemade strawberry jam.
This is super yummy!


Radishes

Wild blackberries!
We are hoping to can these before the japanese beetles get them.


 The corn is growing taller then Tim.



 Cabbage

 Spaghetti Squash

 Pumpkin

 Watermelon


 Cucumbers

Check out how big this zucchini is compared to my foot.