July, aka County Fair Time

If you live in America, your county probably has a county fair.  And if you are in Iowa (except for Clay County), it is probably in July.

We are in Boone County, and our fair this summer is July 17th through the 20th.

There will be a carnival, and a demolition derby, and cows and pigs and horses and all those great things.  You can check out the fair's webpage and schedule of events here.  

Katie is in her second year of 4-H.  Her club is the Luther Livewires.  (Luther is that really small town that you drive through on Hwy 17..... bet you didn't know that they had an awesome 4-H club.)

She had a great time at the fair in 2013.  This photo is in the Luther Livewires' booth after she helped decorate it.  She entered 10 projects plus two outfits in Fashion Day.  Her best results were for photography; she received 3 purple ribbons.

This year she has even bigger plans.  She is going to show the dog, the cat, and do an educational presentation.  Plus THREE outfits in Fashion Day, and 13 static exhibits (that means the projects that will be on display in the booth during the fair).  

Katie has been working hard on her projects, but there is still A LOT of work left to do.  A lot.  Mostly the write-ups about the projects.  4-H projects are not simply about presenting a finished project, the kids have to set a goal and then show what they learned.  It is a very good learning process, but it can be a lot of writing for the littler kids. 

If you have the chance, come to the Boone County Fair!  Or go to the one near you.  They usually have good food (like lamb kabobs).

 And fun activities for the kids- like the Ag Olympics.  That is Katie riding in a wheelbarrow that our neighbor Zoe is pushing.

You might even see a celebrity!

For all the fair families out there, good luck getting all your projects done!

I see that the Dallas County Fair is starting July 9th- I feel for those moms 4-Her's who have just a few days of crazy, late-night, running around town, hard work left.