State Fair

Audra and Claire qualified for State Fair for a number of items, but then they also made it for a cooking competition- Creative Cooks. They have qualified for this competition for years past, but we have never done the state competition. But, since they both made it and they were really excited, we decided to do it.

It was a lot of work!

We didn't really know what to expect as this was the first time we went to state fair. We left at 6 AM and drove almost two hours to the fair.

The girls did great! They didn't place, but they performed really well.

 It was great to walk around to see the other things that got turned in- flat bread, cross-stitch, and a quilted table runner for Audra, and triple chocolate quick bread and a dress for Claire.

Audra got 6th place for her table runner, but let me say: The competition is stiff! There are some great quilt makers out there!

If you can see it, she made the fox in the middle. It has a frame around it. She just got a "state qualifier" ribbon, which was still pretty neat.

Claire won Champion for her triple chocolate quick bread! This is pretty cool as it means she won first place for all the quick breads in her age group in the entire state! It's the first time any of them have gotten first at state for anything- go Claire!

Since we had never been to the state fair, we decided to go check things out afterwards. Ben and Camille stayed home since we had no idea what to expect, but it would have been great if they had also come. We saw pig races, high diving, and a circus act. We ate lunch, and maybe would have stayed later to go on the rides, but decided to head home after the shows.

Overall, it was a great day! It was a really fun, country feel which I happened to thoroughly enjoy- much more so than I thought I would.

Overall, it was a great day! Maybe we will do it again next year- with the whole family next time!