Saturday was a busy but fun day at the fair. Easton brought his parents down to watch the pet show, parade auction and demolition derby.
Unfortunately, Easton got a little tired of the heat and the excitement and had to miss the derby! He also got to stop at the new Quik Trip in Emporia. The boys have this back and forth going about whether Quik Trip is better than Casey’s.
I am always happy to see my people.
The pet show was Wrenley’s long awaited debut for showing her goat. She was beyond excited about it. We were so proud of her. She marched in, talked to the judge and got her goat a first place ribbon!
She made it look like so much fun that next year Easton wants to try it!
I have never seen a kid who latched onto a goat the way Wrenley has latched onto this one. She absolutely loves Tighty Whitey. And I know goat’s are strange creatures, but I believe he loves her too.
We hung out at Mallory’s for a bit after the pet show - to cool off and then let the girls get ready for marching in the parade. It was nice to sit down for a while and just visit.
It was Saige’s first marching band event. I don’t know if she was super impressed, but the band did a great job! I am proud of my girls, they have worked really hard and spent a lot of time practicing.
Cameron and Tatum, Preston and Sunny all joined us for the parade. Tatum’s nephew also joined the fun, and picked up a lot of candy with Evelyn and Wrenley.
Our 4-H club float took first place in the 4-H division. (It might have also been the only float in the 4-H division).
GG and papa Larry got to hang out at the parade and then we all went to the auction and they gave away a belt buckle to an exemplary 4-Her in my brother’s honor. The recipient happens to be from our club and is an amazing kid. I was tickled to see her honored. My brother loved fairs - he would help Clayton at the Douglas county fair and then turn around and show up to help my kids at their fair. I hope he knows that we appreciated all the help he gave us over the years. I hope he is proud of the way we are trying to honor his memory.
Harper, Saige and Evelyn all sold goats in the premium auction. They have a lot of very generous people that supported them and I am so touched by the generosity that seems to show up for these kids every single time.
Premium auction means that we bring the goats back home. Andrew and Madison got them loaded up in Jim’s truck. But I didn’t know they had gone to load them. I went into the barn with Harper and our pen was empty. They were loading the ones who went through the terminal sale to take to the locker plant. I admit I panicked a bit, thinking they loaded Stitch and Whitey. I was headed over to pull them off the terminal trailer when Harper realized they were already in our truck! Whew! I don’t think Wrenley or Evelyn would have forgiven us if their goats went to the locker!
The girls and I were going to go to the derby, but then we realized that it was too people-y and we would never find a place to set up chairs where we would be able to see. The fairground was hit by some monster storm earlier this summer and lost their big bleachers. From the looks of it, that didn’t stop people from attending. Rednecks love a derby! I’m happy the fair board made money, but I was equally happy to sit in the recliner.
One more trip in for clean up day and we will call the 2026 Overbrook fair a wrap! Good memories, fun times with family, proud moments, and gallons of sweat!
Fair is over, guess I know what that means.
