The girls cousin made his showing debut this week at a pig show!

After this workshop Lydia attended smashing flowers she had to buy more flowers to smash.  We how have many bookmarks and pictures on smashed flowers!

Why?  These hard working ladies are also involved in basketball, gymnastics, cheer, and softball, along with 4-H workshops throughout the days and evenings.  The mornings consist of washing and lots of brushing with some blow drying with the cattle, goats, and pigs.  Pua, Snort, and Snot always look forward to their brush baths.  Followed by rabbit and poultry chores we are at 50 rabbit cages and 15 poultry cages.  And though the hours are long they love it all, even when we hear some moaning and groaning.  

Community service is an important thing to learn. The 4-H club spent a couple hours cleaning up behind a local daycare.   Many hands made light work. 

We had a great time at the annual Paxton community service and potluck.  It is always a great remembrance of all who have served and what they have given us!  The kids are always excited to collect the casings after the service and serve as memory everyday to remind them of our soldiers both past and present.  

This guy will be spoiled this summer.  He will go for baths and walks. Lydia will get in and brush him. 

Lydia loves to paint ceramics.  She learned lot of new techniques from Ruth this year!  Thanks to the Hobby Shoppe in Winner SD.

We were working calves and taking cows and calves to pasture this week.  The kids were more help this year and the years of finding babysitters has passed. 

Around Lydia's birthday she asked her dad for a miniature poodle.  He disagreed with her plan of getting the smartest dog that exists. He told her he would get her any outdoor animal she wanted.  She spouted off "I'll take some goats."  So here we are!!!!

We saw some prairie dogs moving into the yard so we sent out our "Great Hunter".  She came back with a striped gopher. 

Elizabeth had a great music concert this year.  She played trombone in the Gregory Middle School Band and had two solos during the choir portion of the concert!!!!  She works hard on her music. 

One of the favorite weekends of the year for Elizabeth!  This year she qualified in .22 Pistol, .22 Rifle, and BB Gun. She had a great weekend and she went to her first real steak house with her Shirley Temple served in a boot.