Pig Champion!!

It never seems to amaze me how many random things our family can get into and this summer has been no different. I randomly picked up a book about the Woodford County Fair about a month ago and on the way to Lexington found a couple of things for our kids to do during the fair. I signed Alex up for the Cutest Baby Contest but due to an infection and tonsillitis he wasn't able to go to the fair at all.

Reagan however participated in and won the event I signed her up for - the Greased Pig Contest! She competed with about 15 kids in her 8-10 year old division and was crowned the champion when she was the first to be able to grab the pig by both back legs. We were so proud! :) Unfortunately due to the baby boy being sick, him and daddy had to stay home and watch a replay from the video I took. I would post it as well but I think it is too big of a file.

However, what made us even more proud was the way she handled herself after the match was over when there was some confusion and a little boy was announced as the winner. Even though we all thought she had won, she never said a word about it. She came out of the ring with a smile on her face and said she had a lot of fun and couldn't wait to do it again next year. When they made an announcement that they had messed up and called her back in as the winner she was of course thrilled. She won a trophy with a pig on it and $50. We made sure she knew how great she acted and how important it is to be a good sport in situations like that.

Here is our Greased Pig Champion!!