Jackson County Fair 2015

After the sheep show at Evansville, Pa-paw and Ma-maw took the sheep to their house so they could take them to Brownstown a few days later.  Julianne had missed them a little!

Doug and I got to the fairgrounds around noon, and let me tell you it was hot!  About an hour before the show was to start, a small storm cell moved through.  It dumped quite a bit of rain in a small amount of time, but it also cooled the temps dramatically!

Dallas was in charge of holding onto one side of the tent (we were set up on blacktop so there was no way to anchor the tents)

Julianne thought it was fun to play in the rain

Pa-paw and the drowned rat

It got crowded under the tent during the rain, so the kiddos set their chairs on the trim table to save some room

Once the rain stopped, and we were done trimming, we found some of that delicious church booth food for supper.  Julianne then really enjoyed her cookie for dessert.  I think she was even trying to save some for later!

Little Miss dressed and ready

Reba helped Pa-paw and Aunt Lisa in the yearling ram class

Dallas and Ice Cube won the ram lamb class!

Sugar enjoying the show from sidelines

Crackerjack was the only one in his class

We had our two ewe lambs and Pa-paw/Aunt Lisa had their two ewe lambs.  The judge really shook up the placings tonight!  The lamb Dallas shows (Elizabeth) won the class, and Doc (the lamb we all really like, placed 3rd!

Dallas and Elizabeth also won champion Dorset, so they were in the grand drive!

It was a tough line up, and unfortunately, we didn't win.  It was still a fun night, and we actually were loaded and off the fairgrounds the earliest we have ever been.

Until next time...

Morgan County Fair

This past weekend, we showed at our last county fair for the summer.  Doug, Julianne and I drove through a few showers Saturday morning to get to the fair, while Pa-paw, Ma-maw, Aunt Lisa, Dallas and Reba (yep, the older kiddos have spent the last week with them) drove through an absolute down-pour!

The rain did move out around noon, but it left very humid temperatures!  We all survived, and Julianne was able to enjoy her first ice cream treat.  (and her being the third child, I forgot to take pictures)

Enjoy the photos from the evening, and once again, thanks Ma-maw for taking the pictures.

Ram lamb class

Yearling ewe class

Yea!  Our ewe finally beat Pa-paw/Aunt Lisa's ewe

Mountain Man Farms - pair of yearling ewes

Reba leading Rachael for the ewe lamb class

Pocketing their ribbons

Mountain Man Farms - pair of ewe lambs

With our yearling (Rebecca) winning her class, I was able to go back for the champion drive.  Too bad we didn't win.

Until next time...

Random Photos

Before everyone had a turn with the stomach flu bug, we enjoy an afternoon "Picnic on the Patio"

During one of the recent rainy days, the kiddos were excited to be able to use the new umbrellas from Aunt Katie while we ran errands in town

The kiddos love to help with laundry (especially matching socks).  I caught Dallas with a pair of Daddy's socks on his feet and hands, while dancing in my bedroom!

Aunt Lisa calls her "Turkey", but one day at t-ball practice, she was definitely a Monkey!

Dallas taking his turn at batting practice

Until next time...

Fun Friday Fotos - Rainy Day

On Wednesday, as I was working on my tax return (fun times), it started to rain.  The kiddos decided to pull up some chairs and watch...

Not long after, I found Reba in her room like this...

I guess I'm not the only one that enjoys a good nap while it rains :)

Until next time...

Rainbow

We just had a small rain shower move through, followed by bright sunshine.  Doug mentioned that we should be able to see a rainbow.  I went to the front window, and what did I see...

 A full rainbow!

There was a slight second rainbow to it as well, but it didn't photograph as well

Until next time...

Rainy Day Drive

While on our way to pick up Dallas from Pre-K, Reba took advantage of the rainy morning and took a cat nap!

To be honest, I felt like doing the exact same thing!

 



Until next time...

Rain, Rain, Go Away...

It's the same song everyone else is singing.  This was the radar before I went to bed last night.
The arrow is where we live :)

Good thing I didn't bother washing these girls yesterday...

...They'll just end up muddy again the next time we go out for a ride.

Until next time...

Fun Friday Foto

Singin' in the rain...just singin' in the rain...what a glorious feeling...

Until next time...

What! No Rain?

Yea!  It finally stopped raining (for today anyway).  In the last week, we have received over 11 inches of rain here in southern Indiana.  It did stop for Friday and Saturday, so we took advantage of the sunshine and headed outside!  Friday we met Daddy for lunch at our favorite park in Haubstadt!  Then, Saturday morning we headed over to Newburgh and walked around some of the downtown shops and along the river walk.  It is crazy to see how high the Ohio River is at this point...and they are calling for more rain starting tonight and through the week :(

As we were making our way back to the truck after our walk, we saw a couple tug boats and barges coming up the river.  There happened to be a nice area for Doug and I to sit and  watch, and the kiddos could run around and "watch".

Here's a slide show of some pictures I was able to get of the flooding

Until next time...

Dallas' Big Indiana Adventure ~ Part 1

Dallas left on July 13th for his big summer vacation in Indiana. He stayed at Gram and Pa Bergman's until July 23rd; I thought I would share some of the memories with you.

I have heard that the weather was pretty "warm" in Indiana during the month of July...in order to beat the heat, Dallas found the water hose a tub to fill!
It looks like Gram gave Dallas a few chores around the house.

"Please, no more pictures"

Gram, Pa, and Aunt Josie took Dallas to Renyolds Farm Equipment one afternoon. I think he enjoyed climbing on all the tractors!

Dallas also got to visit Aunt Josie's apartment and check out the playground there.

On another day, they went to a car show...check out a few of the cool rides Dallas wanted to bring home.

I was glad to see this picture of Dallas getting a little bit of reading into his vacation

No trip to Pa's would be complete without getting the lawn mower and pedal tractor out!

"I'm singing in the rain...just singing in the rain...what a glorious feeling..."

I think it is fair to say he had a good stay at Gram and Pa Bergman's

Until next time...