Cousins! And the Strong Man Competition

While in MN visiting the grands and my #2 son, my #1 son and his family flew in for a long weekend.  It was great fun.  All the cousins got to spend time together and the brothers got a chance to catch up.

For me, it meant all 5 of my grands in one place at one time!

We visited the Scott County Fair on Saturday.  There were some great exhibits and shows.  There was a harness horse competition with some BIG animals.

There was a Miracle of Life exhibit with really small and newborn animals.  The kids got to pet new chicks, ducks, lambs and to see calves that were born 12 hours earlier.  It was a really fun experience.

The 4-H kids had rabbits, chickens, turkeys, goats, sheep and cows all competing for ribbons.  We were there in time to see the marked winners.  It was interesting to try and determine what made one animal superior to the others.  The large animals were all getting washed and blown dry for the auction.  I chatted with one young lady who was about to auction off the calf she raised for a full year.

I wonder if it made her sad to part with a cow she hand raised for a year.  It didn't appear to.  Farm kids are tough that way.

We also went to see the Strong Man Competition.  There were all kinds of events: a farmer's carry, tire flip and yoke carry.  Really, REALLY heavy weights.

One of the more interesting parts of the competition was watching the volunteers move the equipment BACK to the starting line for the next heat.  Seriously, that guy in the gray tee and sunglasses walking alongside the yoke carry entrant flipped the tire more times than any contestant!

I really think the whole festival was fun but the tiny babies in the Miracle of Life exhibit stole the show.

--  Sandee Wagner