State Fair (photo overload)

Yesterday was the Holstein show at the state fair.

Christian "watching the cows"

You know, sometimes I'm glad that I get to show up on show day and take pictures instead of being in the barn for 4-5 days with little sleep and lots of hard work.

Thank heavens Kenneth came in to watch my kids for me!

Chandra and Ben hard at work

I have LOTS of pictures of cows, I'm guessing no one wants to see all of them except for dad and Ben? ;-)

Someone's little boy found a puddle and was stomping in it.

It was even made MORE fun when he found his reflection in the window.

But he always made sure to stop and clap when everyone else was. "Yay!"

Cows behinds, I have lots more of those pictures too.

The motley crew :-)

It was cold right then. In typical Utah weather fashion, it was really hot and sunny earlier in the day, rainy, windy and freezing by the end.

Crystal was tired. :-) I remember those days and thinking that the wood chips looked so soft and comfy to lay in, or if I could just go lay on a cow.

After the show is over, they have an ice cream social and all the dairy people can get in free. Considering we had to run in the wind and rain to get there, ice cream wasn't sounding all that great. Jesse still stocked up on Creamies and Fat Boy's to take for snacks at work. :-) (He took a break from work to come to the ice cream social with us) ha.

After an extremely long day, we went out to eat.

and Cary came too.

Unfortunately, for Ben, Dad, and Crystal, they had to go back to the show, load up the truck and trailer at 9:00 (they don't let you enter the fairgrounds to pack up until 9:00 PM) and then they had a 4-5 hr drive back home.

Thanks Ken!

Couldn't have done it without you.....I probably would have tried, given up around noon, packed up, and gone home.