Emmalyn's First Pig Show

Well, as I alluded to in my last post, summer 2020 was anything from normal. No pictures of the kids walking calves in their baseball/softball uniforms after a game or practice. No chasing kids from diamond to diamond and eating more popcorn/nachos for dinner than we care to admit. Instead, we were gardening (still in awe that we were mildly successful in that venture) and focusing our time in the barn. We also had planned, after much begging to let Emmalyn try her hand at pigs this year. When the world went haywire and the deadlines were pushed back, we opted to have both kids show pigs......afterall, heck, why not. #2020

So, we were walking pigs and cows each evening, spending time getting to know them all. We tested out swine in an open show in June. At this point, it was just Emmalyn who had a pig to show - so it was Em and the Wiese boys, with the assistance of Colton & Keaton. She got her hair done up by Zoey, who was visiting with Jac, and was set and ready to go. She got a peptalk from all her "brothers", and probably more assistance than she wanted getting her pig to the arena, but once in and on her own -- she did fantastic. A perfect first start!

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