The Beginning of Show Season

A few weeks ago Lynden hosted the Washington state Holstein show. Hale and Rocklyn had a chance to show for the very first time in the pee-wee division.


They both had an "assistant".



Or maybe I should call them "coaches" since they helped train the kids on how to lead their animal in the ring. "Hold her right up by the head. Keep the head up!"



The kids were really excited and didn't seem anxious to go out into the ring.





They looked like naturals.



Here comes the judge. Landon hoped Hale would remember the name of his calf!



"Robin Hood Shottle Mandy"
Phew! He remembered!



Hale must have been feeling pretty confident because his form got a little sloppy.



And then even sloppier.



Rocklyn was looking pretty relaxed too.



They remained pretty composed despite the stiff competition.



Look at this huge class!



Maybe it was because they were related to over half the class.

No really, look:



Everyone won in this division. The kids RAN to tell Grandma the best part: "WE GET CANDY!!!"