Fair

Fair week came and it was time for Gabi to show her lamb, Smokey.  She was sooooo nervous, but she did a great job!  Her lamb was not cooperative, but she showed the heck out of him anyways and didn't let him get the best of her!  She is one tough little girl.  In showmanship, she qualified for the championship round and placed 7th.  She placed 4th in her market class...behind the grand and reserve champion overall!  Not bad for her first year.  I still have people come up and tell me that they were so impressed with how she showed her lamb.  Joe taught her well and she worked hard.

Answering the judge's questions

Showing her lamb to sell

Gio and Gabi getting their lambs ready for the show.  They had a good time working together.

Gabi also won the "Top Hand" award for the Sheep Show.  She showed determination, grit, and had good sportsmanship.

Gabi also entered the Fabric & Fashion competition.  She made this wool poncho and modeled it at the Johnson County Fair.  Her poncho also went to the Wyoming State Fair where it won a purple ribbon for construction!

She also made these really cute flannel pajama pants with a sheep print.

Gabi also made a set of holiday pillowcases that were sent to the Wyoming State Fair.  They received a purple ribbon at the State Fair!  It was a fun project.

Family Reunion

We had a lot of family come to Buffalo for a weekend in July.  We took some family pics, visited, played, swam, and had lots of fun!

Don & Phyllis with ALL the great grandchildren

Jacob loves Cadence

Helping Papa Dave play cribbage

Jacob roped himself a Maya!

Track Camp

Gabi and Maya participated in a track camp held last summer.  They loved every second and did great!

Finishing strong in the mile race

Sprinting to a first place finish!

July

A few more things we did this summer...

Amanda took the kids to the top of Windy Ridge!

We celebrated a couple more birthdays!

Joe took a few more people to the top of Windy Ridge during the family reunion, Gabi and Maya included.  They're always up for a good adventure!

My blackeyed susans always go crazy in the garden

I took a trip with a few friends to San Francisco to run a trail race and to see my brother!

Ready to Run!  Golden Gate Trail Half Marathon 

Tom and I after a big lobster dinner

4th of July

We spent the entire fourth of July weekend camping near the cabin.  We all had such a fun and relaxing time fishing, hiking, and playing in the creek.

Gabi and Maya worked hard together to build a bridget

on their completed bridge

Ranch Life

Summer brings the farm equipment out on the ranch.  Jacob still loves to watch and now that he is older, ride, in the swather and tractor.

Papa Don (almost 88) still swaths all the hay!

Someday, little guy!

Seth, Dave's hired man, likes to have Jacob ride in the tractor with him while he is baling hay.  Jacob likes it too.  :)

Seth also took the girls out a couple of times to bale hay.  He even lets them make their own bale.  Here is a picture he sent me of the one Gabi baled all by herself.  :)