sheep in a jeep, beep, beep

This week the annual Platte County Fair has been going on, and it's been a pleasure to share it with Ben and his family. It's fun for my family to get to see the event with fresh eyes. After so many years of bringing livestock, photography projects, woodworking and vegetables to the fair, we forget that trimming, washing and proudly showing off pigs looks funny to some people. Charlie has done a great job this year, finishing fourth in his showmanship class. In addition, of his two pigs, one finished third in its market class to the grand champion overall, and the other finished third to the grand and reserve champions in its division. He has also been helping two young neighbor kids with their pigs and has shown a lot of maturity. (Dad, the ever-faithful fair adviser, is proud.) Ben has particularly enjoyed the softest and cutest animals. This little white lamb was quickly named a favorite. I'm proud to finally add my photographic contributions to the blog. The wedding marches closer with every day, but we still haven't figured out how to answer the question, "Are you ready?" Yes? Maybe? What is it we are doing again? Really, though, we are excited to see all of the people we love and begin a new phase of life.