4h pics and fun pics

Joey is getting ready for the fair Monday.  They took the pigs down to the fair today.  Here is a few photos at the farm before they left....  He had to talk to the farmers who came to look at the livestock about Linus...

the kids enjoying the animals

These are pictures after we arrive at the fair.........

and here is big fat 270lb Linus.  The 2nd biggest pig in the show...

Now for a change of pace....

When we were in Detroit, John's friend lives on the lake and took the kids tubing and skiing.  Here are some moments I captured on film.....

Here is Joey practicing on the boom.  He never did make it up.......so he just went tubing after an exhausting 30 minutes of trying..

And here is Johnny practicing on the boom...up on the first try of course...to Joey's dismay...

Made it up with the rope of the first try....of course......to Joey's dismay....

Tubing time.......

the girls are getting ready.....

and they are off!!!!!!!!

john going with the  boys.....

john thinks he is young again......

fun time for all

OK.....International Hanmadang taekwondo pictures next.  It was huge.  It was held at Harper College in Palatine.  Korea came and also Hawaii, California and other states..  Joey won 2nd in group form and placed 5th out of 20 11 year olds in individual form.  He was so bummed.  Used to taking first place.  I told him when he is competing against kids that fly in from Korea, he is going to have harder competition.  

this was one side of the gym...just a pic to give you an idea of the size

Joey's group waiting for their turn.  The Hawaii team beat them by .02 points.

here they are doing group

2nd place....beat by girls!!

the podium...yes, the girls were rubbing it in a little....

joey getting ready for individual form...he thought he had it in the bag..

Nope 

he placed 5th.....

that has been our week so far..........