Trust Me, Really
Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney is a favorite book at our house. Henry even got his own red pajamas when he got the book. Of course we thought a llama dressing in pajama's was silly. But did you know that llama's getting dressed in clothes really does happen?
At the Hardin County Fair we learned that you build trust with your llama by covering their bodies including their eyes. The young exhibitors must show their llama they can be trusted and lead them safely through the show ring and back to the stall. The kids have fun with the dress-up part, but take the trusting very seriously.
Our friend Emily took top honors in her class, but before getting to the show ring there was a little discussion between she and her llama. As the llama came out from the shadowed stalls into the bright afternoon sun, she stopped dead in her tracks. Emily got up close and had a little conversation with her. The lips of the llama in this photo look like she has them firmly pierced shut, like she's saying "I'm not doing this, Emily." But, Emily gently persuaded her to keep coming.
And, if you haven't figured out the costume...Emily is the groom and her bride is the llama. In the flower bouquet basket is an I-pod in a speaker base playing the wedding march!
Little sister Megan and her Domino llama.
Sisters Ashley, left, and Madison are ready to show their sheep! Ashley had shown her sheep earlier...and he ate his own ribbon. Hmm...wonder if a blue ribbon tastes good? Henry will belong to their 4-H club, also the club his dad belonged to, the Union-Whitten Hustlers. 4-H club names bring back such memories. I was a member of the Grove Progressive Girls. What 4-H club did you belong to?
Henry helped our friend Phillip feed the sheep.
Henry also got to feed the neighbors baby lamb.
This gets me in the mood for the Iowa State Fair....starts a month from today...August 13-23. Can't wait.
At the Hardin County Fair we learned that you build trust with your llama by covering their bodies including their eyes. The young exhibitors must show their llama they can be trusted and lead them safely through the show ring and back to the stall. The kids have fun with the dress-up part, but take the trusting very seriously.
Our friend Emily took top honors in her class, but before getting to the show ring there was a little discussion between she and her llama. As the llama came out from the shadowed stalls into the bright afternoon sun, she stopped dead in her tracks. Emily got up close and had a little conversation with her. The lips of the llama in this photo look like she has them firmly pierced shut, like she's saying "I'm not doing this, Emily." But, Emily gently persuaded her to keep coming.
And, if you haven't figured out the costume...Emily is the groom and her bride is the llama. In the flower bouquet basket is an I-pod in a speaker base playing the wedding march!
Little sister Megan and her Domino llama.
Sisters Ashley, left, and Madison are ready to show their sheep! Ashley had shown her sheep earlier...and he ate his own ribbon. Hmm...wonder if a blue ribbon tastes good? Henry will belong to their 4-H club, also the club his dad belonged to, the Union-Whitten Hustlers. 4-H club names bring back such memories. I was a member of the Grove Progressive Girls. What 4-H club did you belong to?
Henry helped our friend Phillip feed the sheep.
Henry also got to feed the neighbors baby lamb.
This gets me in the mood for the Iowa State Fair....starts a month from today...August 13-23. Can't wait.
Heidi...I was a member of the Kato Klippers. By the name, you can probably guess that we were an in town club specializing in our Clothing Construction Fashion Revue projects! We've come a long way since then...I am so happy to be judging 4-H for the past 28 years and now one of the projects is Quilting! The quilts that make it to the State Fair are simply amazing! And to think they are made by 4-H members that are only 12-19 years old!
We had an awesome time with you last Thurs.! Thanks for sharing your legacy with us!
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I really enjoyed learning about the llamas. Had no idea about that. Congrats to Emily on her win! Now, the name of my 4-H group escapes me. It's been oh, so many years! I'll be in Lehigh this weekend and will give the leader of our group a call and find out. Now you have me curious. LOL!
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Iwas in IL and a member of the Dakota Peppy Peppers. we were a home ec unit only. And I learned a lot and the first thing was to hate the first sewing project. A nasty red elastic waist full skirt with a 36 inch fringed scarl All out of stiff broadcloth. This was in 1958 and bless my mother's heart, it was in her house when they moved to a nursing home in 2005 and we cleaned out the house. Thanks for the memories
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I don't remember the name of our 4-H club, but I still have my 4-H uniform! I won a trip to the 1958 National 4-H Congress in Chicago in Clothing - a trip of a life-time for a farm girl from the Texas Panhandle!
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It was my very patient 4-H leader that took me in her home and taught me to sew a blouse and skirt! The skirt was a border fabric that had scarecrows printed on it. I never was any good at clothes - but quilts don't have darts and linings and don't have to fit a body!!
Jolyn
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I learned everything I ever needed to know about anything in 4-H! I belonged to the Westfield Wildcats 4-H club in Winnebago County, Illinois. We were a large, mixed club (both boys and girls) and we had a blast!
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