The Fun Fair

The County Fair was this week so the kids who had not sheared their sheep yet, hurried over on Monday to get that done. Then the sheep were off to Duchesne.

The sheep all made weight, which is the first obstacle of the fair and then they each had to be washed...again.

Mariah got really good at doing everything for her lamb. She became a pro at getting it's halter on, leading it, washing it and showing it. That was until the final auction. You will see in the little video clip below that her lamb was not excited to get sold. As it ran out, the auctioneer didn't quite know what to do, so he simply kept the bidding going and by the time she came back, she had $550.00 dollars to take home!


Cado, Jace and Gavin were pretty much together 24/7 throughout the fair. The spent two nights there in the Nielsen's camper and would have stayed another, had their parents not all said, "We want you to come home!" I think that they thought being "parentless" was pretty cool.



Here's a judge checking out the sheep and asking the kids questions about them. Guess what question he asked Cado? "Do you play basketball?" He must have seen the shoes he was wearing!




It's a tradition to go floating down the Duchesne River that is right by the fairgrounds.


Bo, Mariah and Cado pose after a successful sale day. They have to split the money they make (which is most beneficial to Bo this year) and they will each come home with $533.00 this year. That should pay for half of one of those future college courses!