Riley did such an awesome job!!! He took 5Th place with his lamb. He had two animals- a pig and a lamb. He made some good $$$ for his future mission and college. After I found out how much money Riley made (a small fortune). I called my mom to find out WHY Jon and I never did 4H. We really couldn't come up with a good explanation. Here are some of Riley's awards:
Later, Kristen called to tell me how Riley did. She said that he (Riley) took after Jon and I. At first, I didn't understand... until she told me that Riley was extremely sad when they came to get his lamb. It was all fun- teaching and working with it, grooming, showing, and making the MONEY. But when they fair was over and they came to pick up "his" lamb (which he sold).... did he finally ask the BIG QUESTION... "What is going to happen to my lamb?" Let me just say, Riley is the most tender-hearted kid I know. So when Riley asked his mom and dad what was going to happen to his lamb... he got answers he didn't want to hear! He started to cry. He told his mom that he would give the money back or he would buy his lamb back with all the money he just earned. Doesn't that tear at your heart? All I can say... it was a good thing that Aunt Kerry wasn't there... I might have been "several" hundred dollars poorer. :) It was THEN, that I realized "WHY" I never was involved in 4H growing up. :)
We are not 100% certain what happened to Riley's lamb after he said his final good-bye to it. We are hoping that it is enjoying life on a nice green pasture somewhere. :) I think Riley's overall experience was good. He's excited to do it again next year.
And here's the cupcakes I made for her work.
I liked the cupcake better than the cake.
I got 44 items for less than $40.00. That makes them less than $1 each. Amazing!!! I had to go back and get a few more items.
I got it on Craig's List for $300. I thought it was a great deal.
