2018-2019 4H year

Caution: Photo overdose from last years 4h season!
Seth's second year and Tristan's first year with the Grassy Lake 4h multi club. This year was not only a steer for each boy but also a lamb.  We really enjoy being part of the 4h group and find it good for the kids.  It not only involves animal husbandry but book keeping, community involvement and public speaking.

Seth with his steer for the season - Mr. Beef

Tristan and Sir. Loin

The steers join the farm in November and the lambs come in March.  Peter and Paul were a fun addition.  It was really quite hilarious to watch the boys dragging their sheep around by halters, trying to get them to learn to walk. They became like dogs, following them around the yard.  I'd find them tied up at various stations with a little water bowl beside them.  If you ever want something funny to watch, I'd say try get some sheep halter trained!

Freshly washed and clipped

Getting ready for the show

They had to have pajamas to wear the night before the show to keep them clean.  I sewed these ones for them.  😆😍

Show and sale time!  

The first weekend in June marks the annual Taber 4h show and sale.  Big weekend for all involved. Piles of work but also piles of fun. 

Tristan came in 4th with his lamb. #119.

Seth won a ribbon for showmanship.

Selling the lamb in the ring.  Pleased as punch about it.

Tristan showing his lamb during the sale.

The steer show and sale!

Andy helped the boys to wash and dry their steers getting them ready for the show. 

And of course during it all, I got to hang out with the others.  Marla sat on the bleachers with me enjoying multiple snacks.  Abby and Rowan had friends there and were off playing most of the time. Rowan gave us a good laugh with his money and vending machine escapade.  He took $10 along and put it in the vending machine to get a bucket of candy out. He got not only a bucket of candy but also a pile of change which he thought was amazing so he kept throwing it back in till he ran out and ended up with 6 (!!) buckets of candy which he was extremely proud of.  And all this at 9:30am.  Of course his parents were quite horrified and after Andy snapped a picture with Rowan's wonderfully happy face, we removed most of it.   That is what memories and childhoods are made of.  Amazingly fun adventures which parents don't approve of ;))

All in all, the weekend was successful with good memories and great sales.  What a fun way to end the year.