Those of you that have read this blog for long know we love the county fair! We love getting out and seeing people that we don’t see very often.

The kids love the rides!

We also love the opportunities to enter items we’ve made or grown. It’s also a great way to make some money, we’re all for finding was to teach the kids to be creative and productive.

This was the little kids first time to go to a county fair. They loved making things to enter.

Cherish came home with 4 blue ribbons and a yellow one, along with $38 in prize money!

Hayden won 3 red ribbons and a blue which equaled $22!

(Look at how dirty those boy’s nails are! I didn’t realize until I put this picture up.)

And Emma, this was her last year to do her individual 4-H booth. She won $60.

We started attending our county fair when Joshua was just 17 months old, he is now 21. We have not missed one year in 20 years. The last several years we have volunteered in one way or another and entered items.

One of Olivia’s passions is politics. This year she decided to play dumb and ‘quiz’ the candidates/workers at the political booths, both Republican and Democrat. They automatically assume she is uninformed because of her age. As she engaged them in dialog she basically kept asking ‘why’ questions. In this picture she is asking the wife of a man running for office  about the Republican platform. This woman is a pro-choice Republican, Olivia is challenging her on the issue of LIFE and when and why is it OK to kill a human. This woman is also a nurse.

I think it is pretty neat that the political parties are there - campaigning, and willing to talk with people. What is sad is that the masses walk by, not letting their voice be heard, in approval or disapproval.

The fair is as fun as you make it!

The Blount County Fair is only a few weeks away, so I hope those of you that live locally are getting your projects ready. Think of things you have made over the past year and get them ready to enter! You still have time to get something finished!

You can see the list of categories here: Handouts

We love the fair, not because of the carnival/wild atmosphere that happens at night there, but because it is a good time to get out and see people we haven’t seen in a year. We love entering things to be judged, but mostly we love the inspiration of other projects.

There are other reasons we love it too!

Because the girls are in 4-H they always make an individual exhibit display.

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So take a look at the categories and if you need help give me a call!