Fun at the fair

I am so glad that the fair is over now. We had a ton of fun, but it was exausting!! Jason's pig wieghed in at 214 lbs. So we had to get her washed and shaved first. What an exciting thing. We let Jason start, but Justin and I helped. By the time we got done she was ready for a nap. The next day was the showmanship and market shows. They were really nice and let Landon show his and Kysons pig in the showmanship part where they look at the kid and how they handle the pig. He was holding his stick wrong and lost the pig a few times, but he was so excited to get to participate. All the kids did good. Then the market show was when they judged the pigs. We weren't sure Jasons would do very well because she is so extreme. she has HUGE hams (hence the name bubble butt) and no cover (fat, lol, I know something about pigs now). But she ended up taking 5th over all and Kash's pig Ace took 3rd. They were soooo excited. Kyson and Landon's pig didn't show until Friday, and since Justin and I both had to work that morning we didn't get to see that, but Kyson took second in the showmanship and thier pig took third. Landon was all eyes when he saw the belt buckle that Kyson won. The auction was Saturday morning and it was long! I haven't ever been to one before so I was so lost. It was interesting. Jasons pig sold at $3.50/lb. to Bradford Tire (my uncles tire shop). So it was a good day for him. Landon and Kysons pig also sold for $3.50/lb. Kyson felt bad that he only paid Landon $100 for his help, but we told him that that is plenty of money for a 5 year old. He is already planning next year since he will have finished kindergarten and can do his own.